Cesária Évora discography explained

This is the discography for Cape Verdean morna musician Cesária Évora.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions									Sales	Certifications
		FRA ^[1]	POR ^[2]	BEL (WA) ^[3]	BEL (FL) ^[4]	FIN ^[5]	SWI ^[6]	NLD ^[7]	POL ^[8]	US World ^[9]
Cesária	Released: 1987 Label: Discos Mindelo Formats: LP, CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
La Diva Aux Pieds Nus	Released: 1988 Label: Lusafrica Formats: LP, CD, digital download^[10]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Distino di Belita	Released: 1990 Label: Lusafrica Formats: LP, CD, digital download^[11]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Mar Azul	Released: 15 November 1991 Label: Lusafrica Formats: CD, digital download^[12]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Miss Perfumado	Released: 1 January 1992 Label: Lusafrica Formats: CD, digital download^[13]	42	—	153	—	—	—	—	—	—	FRA: 200,000+^[14]	FRA: 2× Gold
Cesária	Released: 18 July 1995 Label: Lusafrica Formats: CD, digital download^[15]	—	—	36	—	—	—	—	—	—		FRA: Gold
Cabo Verde	Released: 18 March 1997 Label: Lusafrica Formats: CD, digital download^[16]	17	—	40	—	—	—	—	44	3		FRA: Gold
Café Atlantico	Released: 25 May 1999 Label: Lusafrica Formats: LP, CD, digital download^[17]	12	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	4	FRA: 300,000+^[18] POL: 50,000+^[19]	FRA: Gold POL: Gold
São Vicente di Longe	Released: 5 June 2001 Label: Lusafrica Formats: CD, digital download^[20]	11	—	19	—	40	32	55	15	—		FRA: Gold
Voz d'Amor	Released: 23 September 2003 Label: Lusafrica Formats: CD, digital download^[21]	12	22	—	88	—	57	—	3	2	POL: 20,000+	FRA: Gold^[22] POL: Gold
Rogamar	Released: 6 March 2006 Label: Lusafrica Formats: CD, digital download^[23]	19	17	23	75	—	38	75	4	12	POL: 10,000+	POL: Gold
Nha Sentimento	Released: 26 October 2009 Label: Lusafrica Formats: CD, digital download^[24]	21	—	82	—	—	83	—	6	—	POL: 20,000+	POL: Platinum
Cesaria Evora & ...	Released: 29 November 2010 Label: Lusafrica Formats: CD, digital download^[25]	102	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	2	POL: 10,000+^[26]	POL: Gold^[27]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Posthumous albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		FRA	BEL (WA)	BEL (FL)	FIN	POL
Mâe carinhosa	Released: 4 March 2013 Label: Lusafrica Formats: CD, digital download^[28]	23	50	198	45	8
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions					Certifications
		FRA	POR	BEL (WA)	SWI	POL
Sodade – Les Plus Belles Mornas de Cesária	Released: 23 October 1994 Label: BMG Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	FRA: Gold
Best of	Released: 19 October 1998 Label: Sony Formats: CD	85	13	20	—	34	CAN: Gold FRA: 2× Gold POL: Gold RUS: Gold
Les Essentiels	Released: 28 May 2002 Label: Sony Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—
Anthologie – Mornas & Coladeras	Released: 1 July 2002 Label: Sony Formats: CD	—	—	35	58	—
Anthology	Released: 22 July 2002 Label: RCA Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	26
Radio Mindelo	Released: 23 December 2008 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download^[29]	120	—	—	—	—
Capo Verde, terra d'amore - vol. 1	Released: 15 May 2009 Label: Sony Music Italy / Numar Un Formats: CD, digital download^[30]	—	—	—	—	—
The Essential Cesaria Evora	Released: 24 August 2010 Label: Sony Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—
Capo Verde, terra d'amore - vol. 2	Released: 16 November 2011 Label: Microcosmo / Numar Un Formats: CD, digital download^[31]	—	—	—	—	—
Capo Verde, terra d'amore - vol. 3	Released: 23 April 2012 Label: Egea Music / Numar Un Formats: CD, digital download^[32]	—	—	—	—	—
Capo Verde, terra d'amore - vol. 4	Released: 16 October 2013 Label: Egea Music / Numar Un Formats: CD, digital download^[33]	—	—	—	—	—
Capo Verde, terra d'amore_in Jazz - vol. 5	Released: 2 May 2014 Label: Musica Jazz / Numar Un Formats: CD, digital download^[34]	—	—	—	—	—
Greatest Hits	Released: 4 August 2015 Label: Lusafrica Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—	25	POL: Platinum^[35]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details
Live à l'Olympia	Released: 1996 Label: Tropical Music GmbH Formats: CD
Live d' Amor: Cesaria Evora In Concert	Released: 12 July 2005 Label: Wrasse Records Formats: DVD

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions
		FRA	NLD
"Cabo Verde"	1991	—	—
"Mar Azul"		—	—
"Sodade"	1992	42	—
"Nha Cancera Ka Tem Medida"	1995	—	—
"Apocalipse"	1997	—	—
"Cabo Verde Manda Mantenha"	1999	—	—
"Carnaval De Sao Vicente"	2000	—	—
"Nutridinha"	2001	—	88
"Tiempo Y Silencio" (with Pedro Guerra)		—	—
"Yamore" (with Salif Keita)	2002	—	—
"Mar De Canal"	2003	—	—
"Africa Nossa" (with Ismael Lo)	2006	—	—
"Crepuscolare Solitudine (Crepuscular Solidao)" (with Gianni Morandi)	2009	—	—
"Ligereza"	2009	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Special appearances

• 2002 - Lágrimas Negras with Compay Segundo
• 2003 - Drop the Debt
• 2004 - Elle chante, with Bernard Lavilliers in the album Carnets de bord
• 2005 - Elle chante, with Bernard Lavilliers in the album Escale au Grand Rex
• 2007 - Quitte à t'aimer, with Hocus Pocus in the album Place 54
• 2008 - Petites îles with Nég' Marrons in the album Les Liens sacrés
• 2009 - Crepuscolare solitudine, with Gianni Morandi
• 2009 - Ricordo d'Infanzia, with Gigi d'Alessio
• 2010 - La voce dell'Amore, with Ron

Notes and References

1. Web site: Les Charts. Lescharts.com. 23 October 2014.
2. Web site: Portuguese Charts. Portuguesecharts.com. 23 October 2014.
3. Web site: Belgium Charts (French). Ultratop.be. 23 October 2014.
4. Web site: Belgium Charts (Flemish). Ultratop.be. 23 October 2014.
5. Web site: Finnish Charts . Finnishcharts.com . 23 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141024122500/http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?search=evora&cat=a . 24 October 2014 . dmy .
6. Web site: The Official Schweizer Hit Parade. Hitparade.ch. 23 October 2014.
7. Web site: Dutch Charts . Dutchcharts.nl. 23 October 2014.
8. Web site: Olis : Polish Chart. Olis.onyx.pl. 23 October 2014.
9. Web site: Cesária Évora. Billboard.com. 23 October 2014.
10. Web site: iTunes - Music - La diva aux pieds nus by Césaria Évora. iTunes. 23 October 2014.
11. Web site: iTunes - Music - Distino Di Belita by Césaria Évora. iTunes. 23 October 2014.
12. Web site: iTunes - Music - Mar Azul by Césaria Évora. iTunes. 23 October 2014.
13. Web site: iTunes - Music - Miss Perfumado by Césaria Évora. iTunes. 23 October 2014.
14. Web site: CESARIA EVORA : The best Capevrerdean Singer. Caboverde.com. 23 October 2014.
15. Web site: iTunes - Music - Cesaria by Césaria Évora. iTunes. 23 October 2014.
16. Web site: iTunes - Music - Cabo Verde by Césaria Évora. iTunes. 23 October 2014.
17. Web site: iTunes - Music - Café Atlantico by Césaria Évora. iTunes. 23 October 2014.
18. Web site: Cesaria Evora : Biography . Rfmusique.com . 23 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141028111655/http://rfimusique.com/siteen/biographie/biographie_6217.asp . 28 October 2014 .
19. Web site: Golden - Platinum . Web.archive.org . 23 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20030802235240/http://www.zpav.pl/zlote/zasady.html . 2 August 2003 .
20. Web site: iTunes - Music - Sao Vicente by Césaria Évora. iTunes. 23 October 2014.
21. Web site: iTunes - Music - Voz d'Amor by Césaria Évora. iTunes. 23 October 2014.
22. Web site: Albums - SNEP. SNEP. 23 October 2014.
23. Web site: iTunes - Music - Rogamar by Césaria Évora. iTunes. 23 October 2014.
24. Web site: iTunes - Music - Nha Sentimento by Césaria Évora. iTunes. 23 October 2014.
25. Web site: iTunes - Music - Cesaria Evora & ... by Césaria Évora. iTunes. 23 October 2014.
26. Web site: ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Strona główna . Zpav.pl . 23 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714000448/http://www.zpav.pl/rankingi/wyroznienia/regulamin.php . 14 July 2014 . dmy .
27. Web site: ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Strona główna . Zpav.pl . 23 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014040536/http://www.zpav.pl/rankingi/wyroznienia/zlote/index.php . 14 October 2013 . dmy .
28. Web site: iTunes - Music - Mãe Carinhosa by Césaria Évora. iTunes. 23 October 2014.
29. Web site: iTunes - Music - Radio Mindelo by Césaria Évora. iTunes. 23 October 2014.
30. Web site: Capo Verde terra d'amore Vol. 1 (Canzoni di Cesaria Evora e Teofilo Chantre in italiano) di Various Artists su Apple Music. iTunes.
31. Web site: Capo Verde terra d'amore, vol. 2 di Novecento su Apple Music. iTunes.
32. Web site: Capo Verde terra d'amore Vol. 3 (Canzoni di Cesaria Evora e Teofilo Chantre in italiano) di Various Artists su Apple Music. iTunes.
33. Web site: Capo Verde terra d'amore, Vol. 4 (feat. Cesaria Evora, Teofilo Chantre & Princezito) di Various Artists su Apple Music. iTunes.
34. Web site: Capo verde terra d'amore, vol. 5 (In italiano le canzoni più belle di Cesare Evora e di grandi capoverdiani) di Novecento su Apple Music. iTunes.
35. Web site: ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Strona główna . Zpav.pl . 23 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140818055932/http://www.zpav.pl/rankingi/wyroznienia/platynowe/index.php . 18 August 2014 . dmy .