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Mercedes Sosa
Haydée Mercedes Sosa, sometimes also known as La Negra, is an Argentinian singer known throughout Latin America and many other countries outside the region. With roots in Argentine folk music, Sosa has become one of the main representatives of La nueva canción. She has contributed voices to songs by many Latin American musicians. Her music has made people praise her as "the voice of the dumbbells". Sosa has performed at venues such as Lincoln Center in New York, the Mogador Theater in Paris, and the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, as well as sold-out shows at New York's Carnegie Hall and La Arena. Code during the last decade of his life. Her career spanned four decades and she received six Latin Grammy Awards, including a Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004 and two Latin Grammy Awards after leaving for Best Folk Album in 2009 and 2011. She won the Premio Gardel Prize in 2000, the main music award in Argentina. She was previously an ambassador for UNICEF.
Birth nameHaydée Mercedes Sosa
BornJuly 9, 1935, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina
OriginArgentina
DiedOctober 4, 2009, Buenos Aires, Argentina
GenresFolk, Nueva canción
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1950–2009

About Mercedes Sosa

Folk Singer Mercedes Sosa was born in Argentina on July 9, 1935. She dies at the age of 74, on October 4, 2009.

Argentine vocalist best known for records such as Sera Posible El Sur. She was a supporter of the new music movement.

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Mercedes Sosa before becoming famous

Mercedes Sosa was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1935 is also the year of Pig (豬) in the Chinese Zodiac.

At the age of fifteen, she won a singing competition organized by a local radio station.

Achievement of Mercedes Sosa

She earned a posthumous Latin Grammy award for Best Folk Album with 2009's Cantora 1.

Mercedes Sosa's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Manuel Oscar Matus, her first husband, had a son with her.

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Mercedes Sosa Collabed with

She collaborated with a variety of Spanish-speaking singers, including Pop Singer Shakira.

Mercedes Sosa Income & Net worth

Mercedes Sosa's income mainly comes from the work that created her reputation: a folk singer. Information about her net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Mercedes Sosa.

Mercedes Sosa Height and Weight

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Latest information about Mercedes Sosa updated on March 11 2023.