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Angélique Kidjo

1960 - Today

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Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo (;) is a Beninese-French singer-songwriter, actress, and activist. Kidjo has won five Grammy Awards and is a 2023 Polar Music Prize laureate. She has released many albums, performed around the world, and frequently collaborated with other artists. She performed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on July 23, 2021. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Angélique Kidjo is the 695th most popular musician (up from 855th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Benin (down from 10th in 2019) and the most popular Beninese Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Angélique Kidjo ranks 695 out of 3,175. Before her are Paul Tortelier, Jeff Porcaro, Eric Woolfson, Rudolf Barshai, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, and Chaka Khan. After her are Jelly Roll Morton, Zino Francescatti, Suzanne Vega, Rufus Wainwright, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and Jeff Buckley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Angélique Kidjo ranks 127. Before her are Takashi Miike, Axel Rudi Pell, Abdullah Abdullah, Yann LeCun, Julio César Romero, and Benigno Aquino III. After her are Tony Goldwyn, Werner Faymann, Timothy Hutton, Hong Sang-soo, Susanne Bier, and Jennifer Rush.

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In Benin

Among people born in Benin, Angélique Kidjo ranks 11 out of 25. Before her are Bernardin Gantin (1922), Hubert Maga (1916), Djimon Hounsou (1964), Patrice Talon (1958), Sourou-Migan Apithy (1913), and Faure Gnassingbé (1966). After her are Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917), Christophe Soglo (1909), Émile Derlin Zinsou (1918), Alphonse Alley (1930), Paul-Émile de Souza (1930), and Tahirou Congacou (1913).

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Among MUSICIANS In Benin

Among musicians born in Benin, Angélique Kidjo ranks 1. 

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