Eva Cassidy

Birth name: Eva Marie Cassidy
Born: 2.2.1963 Died: 2.11.1996 (aged 33)
Years active: 1981 - 1996
Origin: Maryland, United States

Eva Marie Cassidy was an American vocalist described by the British newspaper The Guardian
As "one of the greatest voices of her generation." She had a diverse repertoire of jazz, blues,
Folk, gospel and pop. Cassidy remained virtually unknown outside of her native Washington,
DC, when she died of melanoma (which had spread to her bones) in 1996. Her posthumously
Released recordings have since sold in excess of four million copies, and in early 2001
The compilation album Songbird reached #1 on the United Kingdom album charts.

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