Famous People with Name Haydee

Haydée Mercedes Sosa            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Haydée Mercedes Sosa: was an Argentine singer who was popular throughout Latin America and internationally. With her roots in Argentine folk music, Sosa became one of the preeminent exponents of nueva canción. She gave voice to songs written by both Brazilians and Cubans. She was best known as the "voice of the voiceless ones".Sosa performed in venues such as the Lincoln Center in New York City, the Théâtre Mogador in Paris and the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, as well as sell-out shows in New York's Carnegie Hall and the Roman Coliseum during her final decade of life. Her career spanned four decades and she has been the recipient of several Grammy awards and nominations, including three nominations which will be decided posthumously. She served as an ambassador for UNICEF.

Haydée Milanés            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Haydée Milanés: is a Cuban singer born in 1980 in Havana , Cuba. She is the daughter of the important “Nueva Trova” figure Pablo Milanés. Haydée Milanés is part of the Cuban fusion new scene. Her style is often compared to Norah Jones’: shy, sultry, and jazzy.Haydée Milanés grew up watching her father perform, practice, and write songs. At the age of 6, she began playing piano and singing at the Manuel Saumell Conservatory. She also started learning music theory and choral direction in the Amadeo Roldán Conservatory, and finished her studies in Switzerland where she studied old chant.

Haydee Yorac            Origin/Culture/Country: Philippines

Haydee Yorac: was a Filipino public servant, law professor and politician.Yorac taught and served in the Admissions Screening Committee of the University of the Philippines College of Law. She was an Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of the Philippines Diliman and a Senior Researcher of the University of the Philippines Law Center.

Haydée Tamara Bunke Bider            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Haydée Tamara Bunke Bider: better known as Tania or Tania the Guerrilla, was an Argentine-born East German communist revolutionary and spy who played a prominent role in the Cuban government after the Cuban Revolution and in various Latin American revolutionary movements. She was

Erika González Haydee            Origin/Culture/Country: Mexican

Erika González Haydee: is a retired female freestyle swimmer from Mexico. She represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Her best result there was the 25th place (9:17.18) in the Women's 800m Freestyle event.