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Angélique Kidjo (born on July 14, 1960) is a Grammy Award-winning Beninese singer, noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos.
Kidjo was born in Cotonou, Benin. Her father is from the Fon people of Ouidah and her mother from the Yoruba people. She grew up listening to James Brown, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, and Santana.
By the time she was six, Kidjo was performing with her mother’s theatre troupe, giving her an early appreciation for traditional music and dance. She started singing in her school band Les Sphinx and found success as a teenager with her adaptation of Miriam Makeba’s “Les Trois Z” which played on national radio. She recorded the album Pretty with the Camerounese producer Ekambi Brilliant and her brother Oscar. It featured the songs Ninive, Gbe Agossi and a tribute to the singer Bella Bellow, one of her role models. The success of the album allowed her to tour all over West Africa. Continuing political conflicts in Benin prevented her from being an independent artist in her own country and led her to relocate to Paris in 1983.
While working various day jobs to pay for her tuition, Angelique studied music at the CIM, a reputable jazz school in Paris where she met and married musician and producer Jean Hebrail with whom she has composed most of her music.
Kidjo was born in Cotonou, Benin. Her father is from the Fon people of Ouidah and her mother from the Yoruba people. She grew up listening to James Brown, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, and Santana.
By the time she was six, Kidjo was performing with her mother’s theatre troupe, giving her an early appreciation for traditional music and dance. She started singing in her school band Les Sphinx and found success as a teenager with her adaptation of Miriam Makeba’s “Les Trois Z” which played on national radio. She recorded the album Pretty with the Camerounese producer Ekambi Brilliant and her brother Oscar. It featured the songs Ninive, Gbe Agossi and a tribute to the singer Bella Bellow, one of her role models. The success of the album allowed her to tour all over West Africa. Continuing political conflicts in Benin prevented her from being an independent artist in her own country and led her to relocate to Paris in 1983.
While working various day jobs to pay for her tuition, Angelique studied music at the CIM, a reputable jazz school in Paris where she met and married musician and producer Jean Hebrail with whom she has composed most of her music.
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Silverdance wrote:
Djin Djin!!!!
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rogerluiscwb wrote:
she is amazing! ^^
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StevePL wrote:
Ae Ae !
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boheemi wrote:
good music
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GHELIX wrote:
summertime!!!
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deivson12 wrote:
COME TO BRAZIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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deivson12 wrote:
Bahia <3
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wiinter wrote:
djin djin... <3
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yui_kato wrote:
great voice..wonderful songs
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Damiann_n wrote:
Gimme Shelter - with Joss Stone - great! :)
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wolfiedeadalus wrote:
musicienne
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SakuraIkuGensai wrote:
She's a great singer!
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lush46 wrote:
Summertime Fantasic...Her own version and that i love
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marcy50 wrote:
She is a cool and relaxed singer!!!!!!!! Kick back time!LOL
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wiwona wrote:
she is awesome :)
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pepero_boy wrote:
I want her to come here to chile ! >.<
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SpectrumUSC wrote:
Hey Everyone! Angelique Kidjo is coming to Los Angeles for a LIVE CONCERT at the University of Southern California (USC) on March 26th at 7:00PM. For ticket information call: (213) 740-2167 Google "USC Spectrum" to enter homepage
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DeDD12 wrote:
Olofoofo - The best!!
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klimaz wrote:
"Probably the most successful musician from Benin on the world stage"? I guess that there are more people who know of Angelique Kidjo than those who know about Benin.
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Celtic Connections 2010
Glasgow (various venues), Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Angélique Kidjo w ramach Poznań Jazz Fair
Aula UAM, Poznań, Poland
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Feb
28
Angelique Kidjo
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles CA, United States
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Angélique Kidjo launches new campaign with Pampers
30 Sep 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/angeliquekidjo
Angelique has
teamed up with Pampers and UNICEF to launch the ‘Give the Gift of Life’
campaign to help eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. She has written a new
song, “You Can Count on ...
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