Cesária Évora

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Cesária Évora
Cesária Évora 2008.jpg
Cesária Évora in 2008
Background information
Born (1941-08-27)27 August 1941
Mindelo, Cape Verde
Died Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.
São Vicente, Cape Verde
Genres Morna
Coladeira
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 1957–2011

Cesária Évora (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨˈzaɾiɐ ˈɛvuɾɐ]; 27 August 1941 – 17 December 2011) was a Cape Verdean popular singer. Nicknamed the "Barefoot Diva" for performing without shoes,[1] she was also known as the "Queen of Morna".[2]

Life and career

"Cise" (as she was known to friends) was born on 27 August 1941 in Mindelo, São Vicente, Cape Verde. When she was seven years old her father, who was a part-time musician,[3] died, and at the age of ten she was placed in an orphanage, as her mother could not raise all six children. At the age of 16, she was persuaded by a friend to sing in a sailors' tavern.[2]

In the 1960s, she started singing on Portuguese cruise ships stopping at Mindelo as well as on the local radio. It was only in 1985 when at the invitation of Cape Verdean singer Bana she went to perform in Portugal. In Lisbon she was discovered by the producer José da Silva and invited to record in Paris.[4]

Évora's international success came only in 1988 with the release of her first commercial album La Diva Aux Pieds Nus, recorded in France. Prior to the release of the La Diva Aux Pieds Nus album, Cesaria recorded her first LP titled "Cesaria" in 1987. This Album was later released on CD in 1995 as Audiophile Legends.[2] Her 1992 album Miss Perfumado sold over 300,000 copies worldwide, and included one of her most celebrated songs, "Sodade".[5]

File:Cesaria Evora Home.jpg
The house of Cesária Évora.

Her 1995 album Cesária brought her broader international success and the first Grammy Award nomination.[2] In 1997, she won KORA All African Music Awards in three categories: "Best Artist of West Africa", "Best Album" and "Merit of the Jury".[6] In 2003, her album Voz d'Amor was awarded a Grammy in the World music category.[2]

In 2006 in Italy Cesaria met Alberto Zeppieri (songwriter, journalist and record producer), who would dedicate to her "Capo Verde, terra d'amore" (www.capoverde-italia.it), taking care of all creative adaptations in Italian. Cesaria agreed to duet with Gianni Morandi [2], Gigi D'Alessio [3] and Ron [4]. The project, now in its fifth volume, gives visibility and raises funds for the UN World Food Programme, for which Cesaria was the Ambassador from 2003.[7]

Death

In 2010, Évora performed a series of concerts, the last of which was in Lisbon on 8 May. Two days later, after a heart attack, she was operated on at a hospital in Paris. On the morning of 11 May 2010 she was taken off artificial pulmonary ventilation, and on 16 May she was discharged from the intensive-care unit and transported to a clinic for further treatment. In late September 2011, Évora's agent announced that she was ending her career due to poor health.[8]

On 17 December 2011, aged 70, Évora died in São Vicente, Cape Verde, from respiratory failure and hypertension.[9] A Spanish newspaper reported that 36 hours before her death she was still receiving people – and smoking – in her home in Mindelo, popular for always having its doors open.[10]

Legacy

  • On 3 September 2013, her name was boosted publicly by the Belgian musician Stromae, when he released his famous album Racine Carrée[citation needed] that includes "Ave Cesaria", a track that honours Cesária Évora, one of Stromae's favourite artists.
  • On December 22, 2014, the Banco de Cabo Verde introduced a new series of banknotes that honor Cape Verdean figures in the fields of literature, music, and politics. Her face was featured in the new 2000 Escudos banknote.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
FRA
[11]		 POR
[12]		 BEL (WA)
[13]		 BEL (FL)
[14]		 FIN
[15]		 SWI
[16]		 NLD
[17]		 POL
[18]		 US World
[19]
Cesaria
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Discos Mindelo
  • Formats: LP, CD (7 track Album Released in 1995 as Audiophile Legends),
 — — — — — — — — —
La Diva Aux Pieds Nus
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Lusafrica
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download[20]
 — — — — — — — — —
Distino di Belita
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Lusafrica
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download[21]
 — — — — — — — — —
Mar Azul
  • Released: 15 November 1991
  • Label: Lusafrica
  • Formats: CD, digital download[22]
 — — — — — — — — —
Miss Perfumado
  • Released: 1 January 1992
  • Label: Lusafrica
  • Formats: CD, digital download[23]
 42 — 153 — — — — — —
Cesária
  • Released: 18 July 1995
  • Label: Lusafrica
  • Formats: CD, digital download[26]
 — — 36 — — — — — —
Cabo Verde
  • Released: 18 March 1997
  • Label: Lusafrica
  • Formats: CD, digital download[27]
 17 — 40 — — — — 44 3
Café Atlantico
  • Released: 25 May 1999
  • Label: Lusafrica
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download[28]
 12 — 32 — — — — — 4
São Vicente di Longe
  • Released: 5 June 2001
  • Label: Lusafrica
  • Formats: CD, digital download[32]
 11 — 19 — 40 32 55 15 —
Voz d'Amor
  • Released: 23 September 2003
  • Label: Lusafrica
  • Formats: CD, digital download[33]
 12 22 — 88 — 57 — 3 2
Rogamar
  • Released: 6 March 2006
  • Label: Lusafrica
  • Formats: CD, digital download[35]
 19 17 23 75 — 38 75 4 12
Nha Sentimento
  • Released: 26 October 2009
  • Label: Lusafrica
  • Formats: CD, digital download[36]
 21 — 82 — — 83 — 6 —
Cesaria Evora & ...
  • Released: 29 November 2010
  • Label: Lusafrica
  • Formats: CD, digital download[38]
 102 — — — — — — 9 2
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Posthumous albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
FRA
[11]		 BEL (WA)
[13]		 BEL (FL)
[14]		 FIN
[15]		 POL
[18]
Mâe carinhosa
  • Released: 4 March 2013
  • Label: Lusafrica
  • Formats: CD, digital download[39]
 23 50 198 45 8
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
FRA
[11]		 POR
[12]		 BEL (WA)
[13]		 SWI
[16]		 POL
[18]
Sodade – Les Plus Belles Mornas de Cesária
  • Released: 23 October 1994
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: CD
 — — — — —
Best of
  • Released: 19 October 1998
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD
 85 13 20 — 34
Les Essentiels
  • Released: 28 May 2002
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD
 — — — — —
Anthologie – Mornas & Coladeras
  • Released: 1 July 2002
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD
 — — 35 58 —
Anthology
  • Released: 22 July 2002
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD
 — — — — 26
Radio Mindelo
  • Released: 23 December 2008
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, digital download[40]
 120 — — — —
Capo Verde, terra d'amore - vol. 1
  • Released: 15 May 2009
  • Label: Sony Music Italy / Numar Un
  • Formats: CD, digital download[41]
 - — — — —
The Essential Cesaria Evora
  • Released: 24 August 2010
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD
 — — — — —
Capo Verde, terra d'amore - vol. 2
  • Released: 16 November 2011
  • Label: Microcosmo / Numar Un
  • Formats: CD, digital download[42]
 — — — — —
Capo Verde, terra d'amore - vol. 3
  • Released: 23 April 2012
  • Label: Egea Music / Numar Un
  • Formats: CD, digital download[43]
 — — — — —
Capo Verde, terra d'amore - vol. 4
  • Released: 16 October 2013
  • Label: Egea Music / Numar Un
  • Formats: CD, digital download[44]
 — — — — —
Capo Verde, terra d'amore_in Jazz - vol. 5
  • Released: 2 May 2014
  • Label: Musica Jazz / Numar Un
  • Formats: CD, digital download[45]
 — — — — —
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 4 August 2015
  • Label: Lusafrica
  • Formats: CD, digital download
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title Album details
Live à l'Olympia
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Tropical Music GmbH
  • Formats: CD
Live d' Amor: Cesaria Evora In Concert
  • Released: 12 July 2005
  • Label: Wrasse Records
  • Formats: DVD

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions
FRA
[11]		 NLD
[17]
"Cabo Verde" 1991 — —
"Mar Azul" — —
"Sodade" 1992 42 —
"Nha Cancera Ka Tem Medida" 1995 — —
"Apocalipse" 1997 — —
"Cabo Verde Manda Mantenha" 1999 — —
"Carnaval De Sao Vicente" 2000 — —
"Nutridinha" 2001 — 88
"Tiempo Y Silencio" (with Pedro Guerra) — —
"Yamore" (with Salif Keita) 2002 — —
"Mar De Canal" 2003 — —
"Africa Nossa" (with Ismael Lo) 2006 — —
"Crepuscolare Solitudine (Crepuscular Solidao)" (with Gianni Morandi) 2009 — —
"Ligereza" 2009 — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

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External links

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