Cesária Évora

Known for

Acting

Born

August 27, 1941

Birthplace

Mindelo, Portuguese Cape Verde

Died

December 17, 2011 (aged 70)

Biography

Cesária Évora was a Cape Verdean singer-songwriter. She received a Grammy Award in 2004 for her album Voz d'Amor. Nicknamed the "Barefoot Diva" for performing without shoes, she was known as the "Queen of Morna".

Best known work

Star Academy

2001

Vivement dimanche

1998

Cesária Évora

2023

Napomuceno's Will

1997

Victoires de la musique

1985

Black Dju

1997

Bernard Lavilliers Escale au Grand Rex

2005

Cesaria Evora - Morna Blues

2002

Looking for Cesária Évora

2019

Taratata - Hommage spécial à Catherine Ringer

2026

Filmography

2026
Taratata - Hommage spécial à Catherine Ringer
as Self : Guest (archive footage)
2023
Cesária Évora
as Self
2019
Looking for Cesária Évora
as self
2009
Kontinuasom
as Self
2007
Cesaria Evora: Estival Jazz Lugano
as Self - vocals
2005
Bernard Lavilliers Escale au Grand Rex
as Self
2003
Cesaria Evora: Live in Paris
as Self
2002
Cesaria Evora - Morna Blues
as Herself
2001
Star AcademyTV
as Self (1 episode)
2001
Cesaria Evora: Live in Paris
as Self
1998
Vivement dimancheTV
as Self (1 episode)
1997
Black Dju
as Maria Dela
1997
Napomuceno's Will
as Arminda
1994
Zona+TV
as Própria (1 episode)
1987
Le monde est à vousTV
as Self (5 episodes)
1985
Victoires de la musiqueTV
as Self (3 episodes)