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| 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 |
| Occupations | Singer, Activist |
| Years active | 1950–2009 |
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]
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
- ↑ Mercedes Sosa at BrainyHistory.com
- ↑ Singer Mercedes Sosa: The voice of the 'voiceless ones' outlasts South American dictatorships
- ↑ Clarín (Spanish)
- ↑ "Argentine folk icon Sosa dies at 74". Al Jazeera. 2009-10-04. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/10/200910421057755554.html#. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
Other websites
Media related to Mercedes Sosa at Wikimedia Commons
- Tribute to Mercedes Sosa (in Portuguese BR)
- Mercedes Sosa's website (in Spanish)
- Mercedes Sosa's News (in Spanish)
- Mercedes Sosa at the Internet Movie Database
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