Born in Mindelo, Portuguese Cape Verde on August 27, 1941 — died December 17, 2011 (aged 70)
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".
