Death in Cape Verde singer Cesaria Evora

Of Cape Verde Cesaria Evora, singer known as the Queen of the morna or bare feet diva, died Tuesday at 70 years of age in a Cape Verdean hospital, reported the French radio station "France Info".

Evora, born in the city of Mindelo in the island of San Vicente on August 27, 1941, had retired from the stage in September for health reasons and from Paris, where was, decided to return to his country to go there "his last days", said the radio station, citing his agent and the Ministry of culture of Cape Verde.

The latest release of its House of discs, Lusafrica, data still in September, and in the stands that the doctors who were following the gala capital "ORDERED" cancel their upcoming tour of concerts and she, according to their producer and manager, José da Silva, he decided to end his career.

"New health problems after several surgeries he suffered over the past" u000ayears, including an operation open heart, in May of 2010 ", was added in the note, which stressed that the decision he renounced"an itinerant life"that had led for the whole planet.

Evora in 1988 released their first album, "The diva of bare feet", but was not until 1992 when "Miss scented" stunned the world and began to travel with the morna, considered the Cape Verdean blues and according to his home in disks known transmit the melancholy of his country.

The artist had been distinguished in 2009 with the insignia of Knight of the order of the Legion of honour of France after more than 45 years of career, which includes 14 albums that wandered through the scenarios more prestigious.

Its nickname of "diva of bare feet", the title of their first album, gained it to pulse appearing without shoes in their performances, in homage to the most disadvantaged, and the lyrics of their songs often are u000athey had also led to these people.

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