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Biography
Infobox musical artist| name = Cesária Évora| image = Cesária Évora 2008.jpg| caption = Cesária Évora in 2008| image_size = | background = solo_singer| birth_date = Birth date|1941|8|27|df=y| birth_place = Mindelo, Cape Verde|Mindelo , Portuguese Cape Verde | death_date = Death date and age|2011|12|17|1941|8|27|df=yes| death_place = Săo Vicente, Cape Verde|Săo Vicente , Cape Verde| genre = Morna (music)|Morna Coladeira | occupation = Singer| years_active = 1957–2011| label = Cesária Évora (IPA-pt|s?'za?i? '?vu??; 27 August 1941& nbsp;– 17 December 2011) was a Cape Verde an popular singer. Nicknamed the "Barefoot Diva" for performing without shoes, http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060324.EVORA24/TPStory/TPEntertainment/ globeandmail.com: Print Edition she was also the "Queen of Morna (music)|Morna ".
Life and career
Cise (as her friends used to call her) was born on August 27, 1941 in Mindelo, Cape Verde|Mindelo , Săo Vicente, Cape Verde . When she was seven years old her father (who was a part-time musician http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/cesaria-evora-cape-verdes-soulful-barefoot-diva-6280793.html Philip Sweeney, "Cape Verde's soulful 'barefoot diva', obituary in The Independent , December 23, 2011) died, and at age ten she was placed in an orphanage, as her mother could not raise all six children. At the age of 16, she was persuaded by a friend to sing in a sailors' tavern. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/dec/17/grammy-winning-singer-cesaria-evora-dies-at-age-70/ Washington Times : "Grammy-winning singer Cesaria Evora dies at age 70", December 17 2011
In the 1960s, she started singing on Portuguese cruise ships stopping at Mindelo as well as on the local radio. It was only in 1985 when at the invitation of Cape Verdean singer Bana (singer)|Bana she went to perform in Portugal. In Lisbon she was discovered by the musician José da Silva and invited to record in Paris . http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/dec/17/cesaria-evora Garth Cartwright: Cesária Évora obituary in The Guardian , 17 December 2011
Évora's international success came only in 1988 with the release of her first album La Diva Aux Pieds Nus recorded in France. Her 1992 album Miss Perfumado sold over 300,000 copies worldwide, and included one of her most celebrated songs, "Sodade" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16232543 BBC: "Singer Cesaria Évora dies at the age of 70", 17 December 2011, composed by Bonga Kuenda (Angola 74).
Her 1995 album Cesária brought her broader international success and the first Grammy Award nomination. In 1997, she won Kora Awards|KORA All African Music Awards in three categories: "Best Artist of West Africa", "Best Album" and "Merit of the Jury". http://www.koraawards.org/php/accueil/index.php? lang=eng& page=photos& annee=1997 List of the 1997 Kora event winners, retrieved 15. February 2010 In 2003, her album '' Voz d'Amor was awarded a Grammy in the World music category.
In 2010, Évora performed a series of concerts, the last of which was in Lisbon on May 8th. Two days later, after a heart attack, she was operated on at a hospital in Paris. On the morning of May 11, 2010 she was taken off artificial pulmonary ventilation , and on May 16, she was discharged from the intensive care unit and transported to a clinic for further treatment. In late September 2011, Évora's agent announced she was ending her career due to poor health.cite web|url= http://www.publico.pt/Cultura/cesaria-evora-termina-a-carreira-aos-70-anos-1513314|title=Cesaria Evora termina a carreira aos 70 anos|accessdate=2011-09-24 (in Portuguese)
On December 17, 2011, aged 70, Évora died in Săo Vicente, Cape Verde , from respiratory failure and hypertension .cite web|url= http://rt.com/art-and-culture/news/cesaria-evora-057/|title=Evora leaving forever|accessdate=2011-12-17 A Spanish newspaper reported that 48 hours before her death she was still receiving people -and smoking- in her home in Mindelo , popular for always having its doors open. cite web|url= http://www.publico.es/412785/las-ultimas-palabras-de-cesaria/|title=Las últimas palabras de Césaria/Cesária's last words" (Spanish newspaper Público )|accessdate=2011-12-17
Sodade - Les Plus Belles Mornas de Cesária (Best of compilation, 1994)
Club Sodade (Remix album, 1996)
'' Live ŕ l'Olympia (Live album, recorded at the Paris Olympia , 1996)
Colors of the World (Allegro Music, 1997)
Live Lugano July 1997 (Live album, recorded at Lugano , 1997)
Best Of (Best of compilation, 1998) Canadian Recording Industry Association|CAN : Goldcite web |url= http://www.cria.ca/gold/0602_g.php |title=Gold & Platinum Certification – June 2002 |publisher= Canadian Recording Industry Association |accessdate=2010-08-19
Anthology (Best of compilation, 2002)
Anthologie - Mornas & Coladeras (Double CD edition of Anthology , 2004)
''Live d'Amor (Live DVD , recorded in 2004 at Le Grand Rex , Paris , 2004)
Un Geste Pour Haiti"
Singles
Nutridinha (2001)
References
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External links
Commons category
http://cesariaevora.sapo.cv/ Life and Work of Cesária Évora, in Portuguese
http://cesaria-evora.blogs.sapo.cv/ Blog by the fans of Cesária Évora, the 1st page entirely in portuguese about her, 2008
http://www.cesaria-evora.com/ Official Website
http://www.rfimusique.com/siteEn/biographie/biographie_6217.asp extensive bio by Radio France Internationale
Persondata | NAME = Evora, Cesaria | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Singer | DATE OF BIRTH = 27-08-1941 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Mindelo, Sao Vicente, Cape Verde | DATE OF DEATH = 17-12-2011 | PLACE OF DEATH = Săo Vicente, Cape Verde DEFAULTSORT:Evora, Cesaria Category:1941 births Category:2011 deaths Category:Cape Verdean singers Category:Deaths from respiratory disease Category:Grammy Award winners Category:People from Săo Vicente, Cape Verde
