# Angelique Kidjo

> Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo is a French-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 second African artist - and the first of African ethnicity - 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.

*Beninese-French world music singer (born 1960)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/angelique-kidjo

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** Benin
- **Born:** 1960
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo is a French-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 second African artist - and the first of African ethnicity - 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.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 65.2
- **Momentum:** 0.5
- **Country rank:** #3
- **Total followers across platforms:** 292,000

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0452300/ (@nm0452300)
- **TIKTOK**: https://www.tiktok.com/@angelique_kidjo (@angelique_kidjo)
- **FACEBOOK**: https://www.facebook.com/angeliquekidjo (@angeliquekidjo)
- **X**: https://x.com/angeliquekidjo (@angeliquekidjo)
- **SPOTIFY**: https://open.spotify.com/artist/51qUDJb5AtQX6jIL4VJx6M (@51qUDJb5AtQX6jIL4VJx6M)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.kidjo.com
- **YOUTUBE**: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCminozacV4jDfaQohcSFyCQ (@@angeliquekidjo, 292,000 followers)

## Timeline
- **2023** - Polar Music Prize
- **2020** - BBC 100 Women
- **2018** - OkayAfrica 100 Women
- **2015** - Crystal Award
- **2011** - Champions of the Earth
- **2008** - Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album
- **2004** - Medal of the City of Paris
- **1995** - Danish Music Awards
- **1960** - Born

## Sources
- [Киджо, Анжелика](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%BE%2C_%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0)
- [アンジェリーク・キジョー](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC)
- [安潔莉克·琪蒂歐](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%89%E6%BD%94%E8%8E%89%E5%85%8B%C2%B7%E7%90%AA%E8%92%82%E6%AD%90)
- [Angélique Kidjo](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lique_Kidjo)
- [Angélique Kidjo](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lique_Kidjo)
- [Angélique Kidjo](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lique_Kidjo)
- [Angélique Kidjo](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lique_Kidjo)
- [Angélique Kidjo](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lique_Kidjo)
- [Angélique Kidjo](https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lique_Kidjo)
- [Angélique Kidjo](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lique_Kidjo)
- [Angélique Kidjo](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lique_Kidjo)
- [Angélique Kidjo](https://dga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lique_Kidjo)
- [Angélique Kidjo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lique_Kidjo)
- [Angélique Kidjo](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lique_Kidjo)
- [Angelique Kidjo](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelique_Kidjo)
- [Angélique Kidjo](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lique_Kidjo)
- [آنجلیک کیدجو](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%A9_%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%AC%D9%88)
- [Angélique Kidjo](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lique_Kidjo)
- [Angélique Kidjo](https://fon.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lique_Kidjo)
- [Angélique Kidjo](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lique_Kidjo)
- [Angélique Kidjo](https://guw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lique_Kidjo)
- [אנז'ליק קיג'ו](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%96'%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A7_%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%92'%D7%95)
- [Angélique Kidjo](https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lique_Kidjo)
- [Angélique Kidjo](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lique_Kidjo)
- [Անժելիկ Քիջո](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%B6%D5%AA%D5%A5%D5%AC%D5%AB%D5%AF_%D5%94%D5%AB%D5%BB%D5%B8)
- [Անժելիք Քիժօ](https://hyw.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%B6%D5%AA%D5%A5%D5%AC%D5%AB%D6%84_%D5%94%D5%AB%D5%AA%D6%85)
- [Wikiquote](https://as.wikiquote.org/wiki/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8B)
- [Wikiquote](https://cs.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lique_Kidjo)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Angelique_Kidjo)
- [Wikiquote](https://fr.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lique_Kidjo)

---
Generated by Fame.am · https://fame.am/person/angelique-kidjo