Cesária Évora

Born 27 August 1941 in Mindelo, Portuguese Cape Verde

Died 17 December 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".