| Birth Day | July 9, 1935 |
| Birth Place | Argentina |
| Mercedes Sosa age | 85 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | Oct 4, 2009 (age 74) |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
Popular Argentine singer known for beloved albums like Sera Posible El Sur. She was a proponent of the nueva cancion movement.
She won a singing competition hosted by a local radio station in 1950 at the age of fifteen.
She earned a posthumous Latin Grammy award for Best Folk Album with 2009's Cantora 1.
She had a son with her first husband, Manuel Oscar Matus.
She worked with a number of Spanish-language artists, such as Shakira.
