Mercedes Sosa
Argentine singer (1935-2009)
Haydée Mercedes Sosa (9 July 1935[1] – 4 October 2009) was an Argentine singer. She was popular throughout Latin America and many countries outside the continent. Sosa became one of the important examples of nueva canción. She gave voice to songs written by both Brazilians and Cubans. She was best known as the "voice of the voiceless ones".[2]
Mercedes Sosa | |
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 Mercedes Sosa, photograph by Annemarie Heinrich. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Haydée Mercedes Sosa |
| Born | July 9, 1935 San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina |
| Origin | Argentina |
| Died | October 4, 2009 (aged 74) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Genres | Folk, Nueva canción |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Activist |
| Years active | 1950–2009 |
Sosa suffered from breathing problems in later years. Sosa went into hospital in Buenos Aires on September 18, 2009.[3] She died from multiple organ failure on October 4, 2009. She was aged 74.[4]
References
change- ↑ Mercedes Sosa at BrainyHistory.com
- ↑ Singer Mercedes Sosa: The voice of the 'voiceless ones' outlasts South American dictatorships
- ↑ "Clarín" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2009-10-04. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
- ↑ "Argentine folk icon Sosa dies at 74". Al Jazeera. 2009-10-04. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
Other websites
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Media related to Mercedes Sosa at Wikimedia Commons
- Tribute to Mercedes Sosa Archived 2012-09-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese BR)
- Mercedes Sosa's website Archived 2009-12-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- Mercedes Sosa's News (in Spanish)
- Mercedes Sosa on IMDb
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