Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora dies at 70

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Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora dies at 70

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The Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora, known as the barefoot diva, died at age 70.

19 December,2011 11:10 am

The singer, who brought the melancholy music known as morna to international audiences and received a Grammy in 2003, was hospitalized on Friday with respiratory failure, heart problems and pulmonary edema. She died at dawn on Saturday in her hometown of Mindelo on the island of Sao Vicente, Cape Verdes state broadcaster reported on its website.