Sosa, who is of mestizo origin, was born on July 9, 1935, in San Miguel de Tucumán, a region in northwest Argentina. She was of Diaguita, Spanish, and French ancestry.
She began her career as a vocalist for the Peronist Party in Provincia Tucuman under the name Gladys Osorio. Her parents were Peronists, though they never joined the party.
She won a singing contest held by a nearby radio station when she was fifteen years old, earning her a two-month contract to perform. In 1959, she made her debut album, La Voz de la Zafra.
What is Mercedes Sosa famous for?
Argentine activist and singer-songwriter Mercedes Sosa was born in Buenos Aires. She is renowned for her expressive singing voice and lyrics that are socially conscious and emphasizes human rights, particularly those of women and Latin Americans. Argentine activist and singer-songwriter Mercedes Sosa.
Sosa, who originated in Argentine folk music, rose to prominence as one of the genre’s leading exponents. She gave voice to several Latin American songwriters’ songs. People praised her as the “voice of the voiceless ones” because of her songs.
