Legendary Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora, nicknamed the ‘Barefoot diva’, died yesterday in a hospital at the age of 70, three months after retiring due to ill health. The singing star, who won international acclaim with her sultry voice and melancholy ballads of lost love, died on her native island of Sao Vicente, Cape Verde Culture Minister Mario Lucio Sousa announced.

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