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Mercedes Sosa
Background information • • • • • •
Birth name Haydée Mercedes Sosa Born July 9, 1935 Origin Argentina Died October 4, 2009 (aged 74)GenresFolk Occupations Singer, Activist Years active1950–2009
Life Sosa was born on July 9th, 1935, in San Miguel de Tucumán. Sosa and her first husband, Manuel Óscar Matus, with whom she had one son, were key players in the mid-60s. Sosa was an UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Awards • She won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album in 2000, 2003 and 2006, as well as many international awards. • Her album Cantora 1 is nominated for three awards at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2009. She is nominated for two awards; Album of the Year and Best Folk Album. The album is also nominated for Best Recording Package.
Last Discography • • • • • • • • • • •
La Negra (2000) Acústico (2002) Grandes Exitos, Vols. 1 & 2 (2002) 40 Obras Fundamentales (2003) Argentina quiere cantar (2003) (with Víctor Heredia and León Gieco) Voz Y Sentimiento (2003) Corazón libre (2005) Éxitos Eternos (2005) La Historia del Folklore (2007) Cantora 1 (2009) Cantora 2 (2009)
Death Suffering from recurrent endocrine and respiratory problems in later years, the 74year-old Sosa was hospitalized. She died from an aggravation of her preexisting kidney disease on October 4, 2009.
Background information • • • • • •
Birth name Haydée Mercedes Sosa Born July 9, 1935 Origin Argentina Died October 4, 2009 (aged 74)GenresFolk Occupations Singer, Activist Years active1950–2009
Life Sosa was born on July 9th, 1935, in San Miguel de Tucumán. Sosa and her first husband, Manuel Óscar Matus, with whom she had one son, were key players in the mid-60s. Sosa was an UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Awards • She won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album in 2000, 2003 and 2006, as well as many international awards. • Her album Cantora 1 is nominated for three awards at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2009. She is nominated for two awards; Album of the Year and Best Folk Album. The album is also nominated for Best Recording Package.
Last Discography • • • • • • • • • • •
La Negra (2000) Acústico (2002) Grandes Exitos, Vols. 1 & 2 (2002) 40 Obras Fundamentales (2003) Argentina quiere cantar (2003) (with Víctor Heredia and León Gieco) Voz Y Sentimiento (2003) Corazón libre (2005) Éxitos Eternos (2005) La Historia del Folklore (2007) Cantora 1 (2009) Cantora 2 (2009)
Death Suffering from recurrent endocrine and respiratory problems in later years, the 74year-old Sosa was hospitalized. She died from an aggravation of her preexisting kidney disease on October 4, 2009.
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