Cesária Évora
Cape Verdean singer-songwriter
Died when: 70 years 112 days (843 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Cesária Évora GCIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨˈzaɾiɐ ˈɛvuɾɐ]; 27 August 1941 – 17 December 2011), more commonly known as Cize, was a Cape Verdean singer-songwriter.
She received a Grammy Award in 2004 for her album Voz d'Amor.Nicknamed the "Barefoot Diva" for performing without shoes, she was known as the "Queen of Morna".
Évora began singing as a young woman in bars in her hometown of Mindelo, and came to international prominence in the 1990s.
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