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From a very young age she fell in love with samba under the influence of her father, Oswaldo dos Santos, a former samba singer at the Camisa Verde e Branco school, located in one of the neighbourhoods considered the cradle of samba in São Paulo, Barra Funda. He grew up among musical circles in the backyard of his maternal grandmother Amélia's house, in the neighbourhood of Vila Madalena, visits to the Camisa Verde court, cousins' meetings with guitars and accordions in the interior of São Paulo, the liturgical songs of the Catholic Church, the popular festivals and their June repertoires, songs of congado, songs of the kings, listening to records of the greats of Brazilian music and above all American jazz.
A lover of Alcione, Ella Fitzgerald, Chet Baker, Emilio Santiago, Elizeth Cardoso, Milton Nascimento, Leny Andrade and many others, Cozza approached the arts objectively and more intensely at the age of 19, when he entered the Tom Jobim Free University of Music, today Emesp, beginning his studies and also awakening his interest in theatre, dance and vocal practice. Her first professional contact was with the Parana-born singer Jane Duboc, with whom she worked for a year in the vocal group NovElla (1996/1997).
In 1999, the first opportunity arose to record his voice as a soloist. The invitation came from the São Paulo composer Eduardo Gudin, with whom Cozza worked in the second formation of the vocal group Notícias dum Brasil, recording the album Pra tirar o chapéu.
In 2023, Cozza completed 25 years of career, celebrating 9 albums, three DVDs, the book of poems Álbum Duplo (Pedra, Papel, Tesoura), two titles of the Brazilian Music Award (2013 - Best Samba Singer; 2018 - Best Foreign Language Album for ¡Ay, amor!), the release of the album Urucungo in homage to Nei Lopes.