About Angelique Kidjo
Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo is a Beninese musician, actress, and activist. Kidjo has won five Grammy Awards and a Polar Music Prize. She has collaborated with artists including Alicia Keys, Peter Gabriel, John Legend, Philip Glass, Bono, Yo-Yo Ma, and Burna Boy. She is the first Black African artist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She performed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on July 23, 2021. In 2021, Time magazine included her in its list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Kidjo is fluent in five languages: Fon, French, Yorùbá, Gen (Mina) and English. She sings in all of them, and she also has her own personal language, which includes words that serve as song titles such as "Batonga". Kidjo often uses Benin's traditional Zilin vocal technique and vocalese.
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Awards & Honors
Time 100
Polar Music Prize
Ambassador of Conscience Award
Kora Awards
Champions of the Earth
Danish Music Awards
MOBO Awards
Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album
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Officer of the Legion of Honour
Officer of Arts and Letters
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
BBC 100 Women
Medal of the City of Paris
Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain
Officer of the Ordre de Mérite du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
OkayAfrica 100 Women
Commander of the National Order of Benin
All Africa Music Award for Best Female Artiste in Western Africa
All Africa Music Award for Best African Contemporary
Crystal Award
honorary doctor of the Berklee College of Music
