Cesária Évora (1941 - 2011)

Born:
August 27, 1941 in Mindelo, Portuguese Cape Verde

Died:
December 17, 2011(age 70)

About:
Cesária Évora 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".