Eva Cassidy

Soul Singer

Birthday February 2, 1963

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Washington, DC

DEATH DATE Nov 2, 1996 (33)

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About

Soul and jazz singer who posthumously gained international fame for her renditions of "Over the Rainbow" and "Fields of Gold." In 2023 she released her album I Can Only Be Me. 

Before Fame

She joined her first band, Easy Street, at age eleven. She was also a member of the project Method Actor.

Trivia

She made seven appearances on the UK charts after her death, with "What a Wonderful World" reaching #1. Her song "Fields of Gold" has garnered more than 80 million streams on Spotify.

Family Life

She had three siblings.

Associated With

She was the fifth top-selling female soul and jazz musician, behind Norah Jones and three others, on Amazon's 2005 list.