Cesária Évora

Summary

Cesária Évora is a human^[1]. Born in Mindelo^[2], she… she was born on August 27, 1941^[3]. She died in Mindelo^[4]. She died on December 17, 2011^[5]. She worked as a singer^[6]. She ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,658 views/month, #6,900 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Cesária Évora's place of birth was Mindelo^[2].
• Cesária Évora died in Mindelo^[4].
• Cesária Évora was born on August 27, 1941^[3].
• Cesária Évora died on December 17, 2011^[5].
• Burial took place at Mindelo^[8].
• Cesária Évora held citizenship in Cape Verde^[9].
• Cesária Évora is identified as part of the Cape Verdeans ethnic group^[10].
• Cesária Évora worked as a singer^[6].
• Cesária Évora received the Knight of the Legion of Honour^[11].
• Cesária Évora received the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album^[12].
• Cesária Évora received the Kora Awards^[13].
• Cesária Évora received the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)^[14].
• Cesária Évora received the Victory of the album of traditional musics or musics of the world^[15].
• Cesária Évora received the Victory of the album of traditional musics or musics of the world^[16].
• Cesária Évora is recorded as female^[17].
• Cesária Évora's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Cesária Évora's genre is fado^[19].
• Cesária Évora's genre is morna^[20].
• Cesária Évora's genre is modinha^[21].
• Cesária Évora's genre is world music^[22].
• Cesária Évora's record label is recorded as Lusafrica^[23].
• Cesária Évora's discography is recorded as Cesária Évora discography^[24].
• Cesária Évora's Commons category is recorded as Cesária Évora^[25].
• The cause of death was respiratory failure^[26].
• Cesária Évora's family name is recorded as Évora^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: CV^[29]

• Began / founded: 1941-08-27^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2011-12-17^[31]

• Genre(s): afro house, coladeira, folk, latin, modinha, morna, pop, worldbeat^[32]

• Community tags: african, african traditions, afro house, cabo verde, coladeira, folk, international, latin, modinha, morna, pop, server name, west african, world music, worldbeat, worldwide^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: ceafdf2f-bc18-4b99-8c71-d1834b0065c3^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Cesária Évora was born in Mindelo^[2]. She was born on August 27, 1941^[3]. She is identified as part of the Cape Verdeans ethnic group^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Cesária Évora's professions included singer^[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Knight of the Legion of Honour^[11], a Q1499804^[35], in France^[36]; Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album^[12], a class of award^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 2004^[39]; Kora Awards^[13], a group of awards^[40], founded in 1996^[41]; Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)^[14], an order^[42], in Brazil^[43], founded in 1991^[44]; and Victory of the album of traditional musics or musics of the world^[15], a music award^[45], in France^[46], founded in 1992^[47].

Death and Burial

Cesária Évora died on December 17, 2011^[5]. She died in Mindelo^[4]. The cause of death was respiratory failure^[26]. Burial took place at Mindelo^[8].

Why It Matters

Cesária Évora ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,658 views/month, #6,900 of 1,000,298).^[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] She is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

FAQs

Where was Cesária Évora born?

Cesária Évora's place of birth was Mindelo^[2].

Where did Cesária Évora die?

Cesária Évora died in Mindelo^[4].

What did Cesária Évora do for work?

Cesária Évora worked as singer^[6].

What awards did Cesária Évora receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour^[11], Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album^[12], Kora Awards^[13], and Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)^[14].