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Peruvian-born singer Yma Sumac, whose spectacular multi-octave vocal range and exotic persona made her an international sensation in the 1950s, died Saturday. She was 86. She had been diagnosed with colon cancer in February.

Yma Sumac

Peruvian-born singer Yma Sumac, whose spectacular multi-octave vocal range and exotic persona made her an international sensation in the 1950s, died Saturday. She was 86. She had been diagnosed with colon cancer in February.

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