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Biography of Cesária Évora
27. Aug 1941 – 17. Dec 2011(70 years)Died in:Mindelo, São Vicente
Cape Verdean singer-songwriter
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Knight of the Legion of HonourGrammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music AlbumKora AwardsOrder of Cultural Merit (Brazil)Victory of the album of traditional musics or musics of the world
Cesária Évora (* 27. August 1941 in Mindelo; † 17. December 2011 in Mindelo) was a cape Verdean singer-songwriter. She was 70 years old. She had 4 children. She received 5 awards, including Knight of the Legion of Honour, Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album. Her cause of death was respiratory failure.
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8 Events1941
Born in Mindelo, São Vicente
1997
Kora Awards
2000
Victory of the album of traditional musics or musics of the world
Café Atlantico
2003
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album
Voz d'Amor
2004
Victory of the album of traditional musics or musics of the world
Voz d'Amor
2009
Knight of the Legion of Honour
2010
Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)
2011