Cesária Évora
Cape Verdean singer-songwriter (1941–2011)
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Updated 2026-05-29
Cape Verdean morna singer who became a global phenomenon singing in Creole about love and longing, barefoot and smoking between sets. Grammy winner in 2004 whose influence reached everyone from Madonna to the diaspora.
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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 has received many accolades, including a Grammy Award in 2004, and it has influenced many Cape Verde diaspora musicians as well as American pop singer Madonna. Évora is also known as Cize, the Barefoot Diva, and the Que…
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