Born: August 27, 1941 - Died: December 17, 2011 (70 years)
Mindelo, Portuguese Cape Verde
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".