# Celebrated Grammy-winning jazz singer Cassandra Wilson dies at 70

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- euronews, 2026-09-03 07:09 UTC
- Culture
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> Cassandra Wilson, the Grammy Award-winning jazz singer known for her deep, moody and genre-bending contralto, has died at 70. She was among the most influential American jazz vocalists of the past 40 years and reshaped the boundaries of contemporary blues, jazz and folk.

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