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Angelique Kidjo

Angelique Kidjo

Beninese musician, actress, and activist
Beninese singer whose Fon-language dance music and percussive rhythms earned her international acclaim.
BornJuly 14, 1960
HometownCotonou, Benin
Net worth$5 million
SpouseJean Hébrail
ChildrenNaïma Hebrail Kidjo
ParentsYvonne Kidjo
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Benin's Angélique Kidjo on winning the Polar Music Prize

She has been called Africa's premiere diva, one of the most inspiring women in the world and the most powerful celebrity in Africa. With more than 16 million albums sold, multi Grammy Award-winning Beninese singer-songwriter, global activist and educator Angélique Kidjo is now a laureate of the 2023 Polar Music Prize, regarded perhaps as the world's most prestigious music award. She sat down with FRANCE 24's Eve Jackson.Read more on FRANCE 24 English
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MOVIES & TV SHOWS

Mama Africa
Mama Africa
1h 31min
2011
75%
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