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Cesária Évora
Cesária Évora GCIH was a Cape Verdean singer known for singing morna, a genre of music from Cape Verde, in her native Cape Verdean Creole. Her songs were often devoted to themes of love, homesickness, nostalgia, and the history of the Cape Verdean people. She was known for performing barefoot and for her habit of smoking and drinking on stage during intermissions. Évora's music received many accol…
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entertainment · Cape Verdean singer-songwriter (1941–2011) · singer · also Cesária Évora, Cesária Evora, Cesaria Evora, Cesarea Evora, Cize, Évora
Born 27 August 1941 · Died 17 December 2011 · Q103759
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2026· 6 entries
Public attention spiked: 5,461 Wikipedia readers in one day, 16.9× the usual 324, with 0 article edits.
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Published video ““Petit pays, je t’aime beaucoup…” 🇨🇻”.
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Public attention spiked: 2,504 Wikipedia readers in one day, 7.7× the usual 324, with 0 article edits.
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The Guardian: ‘We must keep her name alive’: Cesária Évora, the captivating Cape Verdean who went from restaurant singer to global star
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Published video “Cesária Evora - Besame Mucho (Official Video)”.
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2018· 7 entries
Published video “Cesária Evora - Mãe Carinhosa : l'histoire du projet (Making of)”.
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Published video “Cesária Evora - Nutridinha (Official Video)”.
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Published video “Cesária Evora - Pomba (versão carnaval) (Audio)”.
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Published video “Cesária Evora - Estanhadinha (Versão Carnaval) (Audio)”.
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Published video “Cesária Evora - Cinturão Tem Mele (versão carnaval) (Audio)”.
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Published video “Cesária Evora - Angola (versão carnaval) (Audio)”.
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Released ep “Carnaval de Mindelo”.
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2017· 1 entry
Published video “CesariaEvoraVEVO Live Stream”.
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2015· 1 entry
Released album “The Essential”.
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2014· 2 entries
Published video “Cesária Evora - Angola (Carl Craig Mix) (Audio)”.
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Released album “La Collection Cesaria Evora”.
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2013· 1 entry
Released album “Mãe Carinhosa”.
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2012· 1 entry
And the airport's entrance features a 3-metre (9
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2011· 5 entries
The Guardian: Cesária Évora obituary
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Died 2011-12-17.
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The Guardian: Singer Cesária Évora forced to retire on medical advice
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As the most well known Cape Verdean globally
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Released album “Original Album Classics”.
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2010· 7 entries
Released album “Cesaria Evora &...”.
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Released album “The Magic of Cesária Évora”.
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Awarded Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil) (2010).
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The Guardian: Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora recovering from heart surgery
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The Guardian: Cesaria Evora and Ballaké Sissoko | World music review
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Released album “Greatest Hits”.
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Released album “The Essential Cesaria Evora”.
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2009· 4 entries
Released album “Best of Cesária Évora”.
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The Guardian: CD review | Cesaria Evora: Nha Sentimento
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Released album “Nha Sentimento”.
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Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (2009).
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2008· 2 entries
Released album “Radio Mindelo: Early Recordings”.
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Suffered a stroke and had to end the tour early
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2006· 2 entries
Released album “Rogamar”.
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Released album “Cesaria Evora”.
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2004· 5 entries
Awarded Victory of the album of traditional musics or musics of the world for Voz d'Amor (2004).
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The Guardian: Cesaria Evora, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
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The Guardian: CD: Cesaria Evora, Voz D'Amor
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And she was declared a cultural ambassador by the government of Cape Verde and granted a diplomatic passport
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And it has influenced many Cape Verde diaspora musicians as well as American pop singer Madonna
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2003· 5 entries
Released album “Voz d'amor”.
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Awarded Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album for Voz d'Amor (2003).
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Released album “Grand Collection”.
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Released album “All Gold of the World”.
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Released album “Club Sodade: Cesaria Evora By...”.
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2002· 4 entries
The Guardian: Cesaria Evora: sad-eyed lady of the dry lands
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The Guardian: Cesaria Evora, Royal Festival Hall, London
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Released album “Anthologie”.
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Released album “Les Essentiels”.
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2001· 4 entries
The Guardian: World music review: Cesaria Evora
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Released album “São Vicente di Longe”.
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The Guardian: Cesaria Evora, the singer who thrives on misery
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Released album “Les chansons du Cap-Vert”.
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2000· 1 entry
Awarded Victory of the album of traditional musics or musics of the world for Café Atlantico (2000).
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1999· 3 entries
Released album “Le Monde De Cesaria Evora”.
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Released album “Café Atlantico”.
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And was awarded the French Legion of Honour in 2009
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1998· 1 entry
Released album “Best Of”.
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1997· 4 entries
Awarded Kora Awards (1997).
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Released album “Cabo Verde”.
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Évora won the KORA All African Music Awards for "Best Artist of West Africa" and "Merit of the Jury", and she won a third with Cabo Verde for "Best Album"
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Released album “Live at Estival Jazz Lugano 1997”.
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1995· 2 entries
Released album “Cesaria”.
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After a successful tour in the United States, Évora released her fifth album, Cesaria Evora, with the American label Nonesuch Records
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1994· 2 entries
Released album “Sodade, o melhor de Cesaria Evora”.
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Released album “Sodade”.
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1993· 1 entry
Released album “Cesaria Evora Live a l'Olympia”.
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1992· 1 entry
Released album “Miss Perfumado”.
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1991· 1 entry
Released album “Mar Azul”.
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1990· 1 entry
Released album “Distino Di Belita”.
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1988· 1 entry
Released album “La Diva aux pieds nus”.
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1987· 3 entries
Released album “Cesária”.
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With the morna singer Bana, who then asked her to perform in his restaurant in Lisbon
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Was discovered by the France-based music producer José "Djô" da Silva, who had her accompany him to Paris
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1985· 2 entries
After the Organization of Cape Verdean Women asked her to travel to Portugal and contribute songs for an anthology album of women's music, Mudjer (Woman)
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When she contributed to a women's music anthology album in Portugal
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1941· 1 entry
Born 1941-08-27.
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