Cesária Évora
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Cesária Évora was a renowned Cape Verdean singer celebrated internationally as the “Barefoot Diva” for her soulful morna and coladeira music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cesária Évora canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16601590 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cesária Évora Context triple: [Cape Verdean people, notableCulturalFigure, Cesária Évora]
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A.
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba was a renowned South African singer and civil rights activist, celebrated globally as "Mama Africa" for her powerful anti-apartheid music and advocacy.
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B.
Naïma Hébrail Kidjo
Naïma Hébrail Kidjo is the daughter of renowned Beninese-French singer and activist Angélique Kidjo.
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C.
Youssou N’Dour
Youssou N’Dour is a Senegalese singer, songwriter, and bandleader renowned for popularizing mbalax music worldwide and for his influential role in global pop and world music.
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D.
Yolanda Soares
Yolanda Soares is a Portuguese soprano and crossover singer known for blending classical music with fado and other contemporary styles.
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E.
Bongi Makeba
Bongi Makeba was a South African singer-songwriter and activist, best known as the musically gifted daughter and occasional collaborator of legendary vocalist Miriam Makeba.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cesária Évora Target entity description: Cesária Évora was a renowned Cape Verdean singer celebrated internationally as the “Barefoot Diva” for her soulful morna and coladeira music.
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A.
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba was a renowned South African singer and civil rights activist, celebrated globally as "Mama Africa" for her powerful anti-apartheid music and advocacy.
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B.
Naïma Hébrail Kidjo
Naïma Hébrail Kidjo is the daughter of renowned Beninese-French singer and activist Angélique Kidjo.
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C.
Youssou N’Dour
Youssou N’Dour is a Senegalese singer, songwriter, and bandleader renowned for popularizing mbalax music worldwide and for his influential role in global pop and world music.
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D.
Yolanda Soares
Yolanda Soares is a Portuguese soprano and crossover singer known for blending classical music with fado and other contemporary styles.
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E.
Bongi Makeba
Bongi Makeba was a South African singer-songwriter and activist, best known as the musically gifted daughter and occasional collaborator of legendary vocalist Miriam Makeba.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.