Singer
Cesária Évora
Sang in bars in Cape Verde for thirty years and released her first international album at forty-seven, always performing barefoot.
Cesária Évora GCIH was a Cape Verdean singer known for singing morna, a genre of music from Cape Verde, in her native Cape Verdean Creole. Her songs were often devoted to themes of love, homesickness, nostalgia, and the history of the Cape Verdean people. She was known for performing barefoot and for her habit of smoking and drinking on stage during intermissions. Évora's music received many accolades, including a Grammy Award in 2004, and it has influenced many Cape Verde diaspora musicians as well as American pop singer Madonna. Évora is also known as Cize, the Barefoot Diva, and the Queen of Morna.
- Born
- 1941-08-27, Mindelo, Cape VerdeA Wednesday
- Died
- 2011-12-17, Mindelo, Cape VerdeA Saturday, aged 70
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- Cape Verde
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1941-08-27, Mindelo, Cape Verde · time unknown, noon chart
Atlantic/Cape_Verdethe zone used then
Atlantic/Cape_VerdeThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 3°53′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 7°16′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 12°04′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 7°52′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 22°59′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 18°28′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 28°22′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 0°19′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 26°32′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 4°46′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2011-12-17, Mindelo, Cape Verde · time unknown, noon chart
Atlantic/Cape_Verdethe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 25°13′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 18°52′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 4°47′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 26°01′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 15°49′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 0°29′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 27°14′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 0°39′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 28°32′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 6°48′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Cesária Évora was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.