Argentine folk singer Mercedes Sosa died on Sunday, October 4, 2009. According to reports, the 74-year-old Sosa passed away in Buenos Aires, Argentinia, where she'd been hospitalized for several weeks. Sosa was said to have suffered from liver, kidney and heart ailments.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/04/AR2009100400918.html?hpid=moreheadlines http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33167151/ns/entertainment-music/
During her long career, Sosa won several Latin Grammy awards. She was nominated for several Latin Grammys for her 2009 album Cantora 1.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33167151/ns/entertainment-music/