Mercedes Sosa
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]
Mercedes Sosa Media
Sosa with Félix Luna and Ariel Ramírez (at the piano)
Fotografía de la cantante argentina Mercedes Sosa perteneciente al disco "Hasta la victoria" editado en Argentina en 1972.
Fotografía de la cantante argentina Mercedes Sosa perteneciente al disco "Mercedes Sosa", serie "Grandes Artístas" editado en Argentina en 1973.
Mercedes Sosa lying in repose, with her family and President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner viewing
Sosa in 2005, with Argentina's then-First Lady (later president from 2007 to 2015), Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
References
- ↑ Mercedes Sosa at BrainyHistory.com
- ↑ Singer Mercedes Sosa: The voice of the 'voiceless ones' outlasts South American dictatorships
- ↑ "Clarín" (in español). 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
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