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Angélique Kidjo

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Angélique Kidjo

Angélique Kidjo is a Beninese musician, singer songwriter and activist who has become one of the most celebrated artists in contemporary global music. She was born on July 14, 1960 in Ouidah, Dahomey, now Benin, and grew up in Cotonou in a large family that combined Fon and Yoruba cultural backgrounds. Her parents ran a theater troupe and encouraged the children to perform, which gave Kidjo early experience on stage as a singer and dancer. Kidjo released her first album "Pretty" in 1981 in Benin. Following a political coup in 1983 and subsequent censorship of her work, she moved to Paris to pursue music without political repression. In the late 1980s and 1990s she released albums such as "Parakou" and reached...

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  • Kidjo sings fluently in Fon, Yoruba, Goun, French and English and often switches languages within the same set or album.
  • Her 1994 hit "Agolo" is credited with bringing her to global attention and is described as a track that electrified dance floors worldwide.
  • She has five Grammy wins in world and global music categories, tying her with Ladysmith Black Mambazo in that field and earning a Guinness World Record for most Global Music Album Grammys.
  • In 2023 she received the Polar Music Prize, one of the most prestigious international music honours.
Real NameAngélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo
FromOuidah
Born1960-07-14
Active since1981
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