Who is Mercedes Sosa?

Mercedes Sosa is Argentine singer.

How did Mercedes Sosa die?

Mercedes Sosa passed away in 2009 (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).

What is Mercedes Sosa known for?

Mercedes Sosa is primarily known as a(n) musician, recording artist, singer.

Mercedes Sosa

Argentine singer

Born:July 9, 1935

Died:October 4, 2009

Age at death:74

Manner of death:Natural Causes

Cause of death:Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

Zodiac Sign:Cancer

Born in:San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina

Languages:Spanish

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Links

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Famous For

Notable Work

Todo cambia

Movies & TV

El Santo de la EspadaGüemes: la tierra en armasArgentinísimaEsta es mi Argentina

Songs & Albums

Alfonsina y el marCantora, un viaje íntimoCantora 1Al despertarMercedes Sosa en Argentina

Awards

Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album (2009)Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil) (2008)Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2004)diamond Konex award (1995)commandeur de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres

Mercedes Sosa

Argentine singer

Biography

Haydée Marta Mercedes Sosa Girón (9 July 1935 – 4 October 2009) was an Argentine singer who was popular throughout Latin America and many countries outside the region. With her roots in Argentine folk music, Sosa became one of the preeminent exponents of the nuevo cancionero ('new songbook') movement. She gave voice to songs written by many Latin American songwriters. She was hailed as the "voice of the voiceless ones", and often called "the conscience of Latin America". Sosa performed in venues such as the Lincoln Center in New York City, the Théâtre Mogador in Paris, the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, as well as sold-out shows in New York's Carnegie Hall and the Roman Colosseum during her final decade of life. Her career spanned four decades and she was the recipient of six Latin Grammy awards (2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011), including a Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004 and two posthumous Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album in 2009 and 2011. She won the Premio Gardel in 2000, the main musical award in Argentina. She served as an ambassador for UNICEF.

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Photos

Argentine singer Mercedes Sosa.

Ariel Ramírez y Mercedes Sosa, ensayo Mujeres Argentinas, Estudios Philips, Buenos Aires, 1969. Autor no identificado, Colección AR - Museo del Teatro Municipal 1° de Mayo.

Ariel Ramírez, Mercedes Sosa y Domingo Cura en grabación de Mujeres Argentinas, Estudios Philips, Buenos Aires, 1969. Autor no identificado, Colección AR - Museo del Teatro Municipal 1° de Mayo.

Singer Paz Martinez walks into the Congress building to pay his respects to Mercedes Sosa

Busto de Mercedes Sosa en bulevar de Playa Los Canales de Lechería

Jaime Torres, Mercedes Sosa, Ariel Ramírez y Félix Luna. Mujeres Argentinas, 1969. Autor no identificado, Colección AR - Museo del Teatro Municipal 1° de Mayo.

An Argentinian Winco turntable with changer arm mounted in a Docmoll radiogram.

Mercedes Sosa & Gustavo Santaolalla in Plaza de Mayo (Buenos Aires Argentina). Concert when Cristina Fernández de Kirchner begun her administration - 10dic07