Angélique Kidjo

Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo (/ˌɒ̃ʒəˈliːk ˈkɪdʒuː, - ˈkɪdʒoʊ/; dɔgebo la July 14, 1960) e la Beninese-French singer-songwriter, actress ane activist ka ba bammo neŋ a o diverse musical influences ane creative music videos. Kidjo da die Grammy Awards anuu kyɛ e a 2023 Polar Music Prize laureate.

A 2007, Time magazine boɔle la Kidjo "Africa's premier diva." O da performed la a Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony a July 23, 2021. A September 15, 2021, Time da paale o la eŋ a 100 most influential noba bana naŋ be a teŋɛ zu.

Kidjo wono la kɔkɔ tɛɛtɛɛ anuu: Fon, French, Yorùbá, Gen (Mina) ane English. O maŋ yiele neŋ la a zaa, kyɛ o meŋ taa la omeŋɛ ma-kɔkɔre, naŋ taa sɛgebie na piili me o yiele "Batonga". Kidjo wagere mine maŋ baŋ tone la Benin's traditional Zilin vocal technique ane vocalese.

 Nyɔvore Piiluu 
Kidjo dɔgebo zie la Ouidah, French Dahomey, pampana naŋ e Benin. O ba yi e la Fon noba naŋ be Ouidah kyɛ ka o ma meŋ e Yoruba noba. O ba da e la yielŋmera, kyɛ ka o ma meŋ tona a choreographer ane a theatre director. O baa iree la a maŋ kyɛlɛ Yoruba ane Beninese traditional music, Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, James Brown, Manu Dibango, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Fela Kuti, Stevie Wonder, Osibisa ane Santana. Saŋa na o maŋ da e yuomo ayoɔbo, Kidjo la da tona a o ma theatre troupe, naŋ data vɛŋ ka o da taa bammo kyaare traditional music ane dance.

 Nyɔvooroŋ 
Kidjo kulee French musician ane producer Jean Hébrail a 1987. O pɔgeyaa Naima dɔgebo daare da la 1993 a France.
Saakommo mine
 Kidjo performed the original song "How Can I Tell You?" in the documentary Nasrin, released in October 2020, with music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens.
 In 2009, Kidjo released a version of "Redemption Song" on the compilation album Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration.
 Kidjo is one of the contributors of the MOMA (Museum of Modern Art of New York) project called "Design and Violence".
Discography==
Albums
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! scope="col" colspan="6"| Peak chart positions
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! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| AUS  N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| FRA
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| SWE
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| SWI
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US World
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! scope="row"| Pretty
| 1981
| — || — || — || — || — || —
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! scope="row"| Ewa Ka Djo (Let's Dance)
| 1985
| — || — || — || — || — || —
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! scope="row"| Parakou
| 1990
| — || — || — || — || — || —
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! scope="row"| Logozo
| 1991
| 39 || — || — || — || — || 1
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! scope="row"| Ayé
| 1994
| 54 || — || 20 || 18 || — || 2
|-
! scope="row"| Fifa
| 1996
| 86 || — || 36 || 12 || — || 10
|-
! scope="row"| Oremi
| 1998
| 64 || — || — || 37 || — || 5
|-
! scope="row"| Keep On Moving: The Best of Angelique Kidjo
| 2001
| 176 || — || — || — || — || 10
|-
! scope="row"| Black Ivory Soul
| 2002
| 84 || 102 || — || 52 || — || 2
|-
! scope="row"| Oyaya!
| 2004
| — || 157 || — || 50 || — || 5
|-
! scope="row"| Djin Djin
| 2007
| — || 141 || — || 62 || 58 || 1
|-
! scope="row"| Õÿö
| 2010
| 146 || — || — || — || — || 4
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! scope="row"| Spirit Rising
| 2012
| 104 || — || — || — || — || 5
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! scope="row"| Eve
| 2014
| — || — || — || — || — || 1
|-
! scope="row"| Sings
| 2015
| 149 || — || — || — || — || 6
|-
! scope="row"| Remain in Light
| 2018
| — || — || — || — || — || 3
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! scope="row"| Celia
| 2019
| — || — || — || 73 || — || 8
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! scope="row"| Mother Nature'
| 2021
| — || — || — || 27 || — || —
|}

Charted singles
 Title Year Peak chart positions Album AUS GER NOR SWE UK<ref>< USDance  "Wé-Wé" 1992 95  —  —  —  —  — Logozo "Agolo" 1994 146  57  8  35  —  — Ayé "Adouma" 124  —  —  —  —  — "Wombo Lombo" 1996 165  —  —  —  95  16 Fifa "Shango" 165  —  —  —  —  — "Tumba" 2002 —  —  —  —  —  26 Black Ivory Soul "Salala" 2007 —  —  —  —  —  17 Djin Djin

Featured in
 Title Year Peak chart positions Album BEL(Wa) "Mama Africa"(Kids United with Angélique Kidjo & Youssou Ndour) 2017 Tip Forever United (Kids United album)
Videography

YearTitleAlbumDirectorRef1991"Wé-Wé"LogozoTom Watson1991"Batonga"LogozoMichel Meyer1994"Agolo"AyéMichel Meyer1994"Adouma"Ayé 1996"Wombo Lombo"FifaMichel Meyer1996"Shango"Fifa 1998"Voodoo Chile"Oremi 1998"We Are One"Lion King II soundtrack 2007"Gimme Shelter" (featuring Joss Stone)Djin Djin 2010"Move On Up"Õÿö Kevin Custer2012PBS Special: Angelique Kidjo and FriendsSpirit Rising Jim Gable2014"Eva" (featuring Asa)Eve Kevin Custer2014"Ekomole" (as featured artist of Dibi Dobo)2018"Born Under Punches"Remain In Light Jeff Bhasker2018"Once In A Lifetime"Remain In Light Antoine Paley2019"La Vida Es Un Carnaval"CELIA Chris Saunders2021"Dignity" (featuring Yemi Alade)Mother Nature2021"Africa, One Of A Kind"Mother Nature2021"Mother Nature"Mother Nature2022"Do Yourself" (featuring Burna Boy)Mother Nature Meji Alabi2022"Let Me Be Great" (as featured artist of Sampa The Great)As Above So Below

Soundtracks
Kidjo meŋ da ŋmɛ la yiele sere na bebe movies, TV shows ane documentaries, ane a taaba:
 Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls 
 Bimboland Blood Diamond Caro Diario by Nanni Moretti
 Changing Times by André Téchiné
 Krippendorf's Tribe Le Code A Changé by Danielle Thompson
 The Lion King 2 My Favourite Season by André Téchiné
 Pray the Devil Back To Hell Sahara Six Feet Under Streetfighter The Air Up There The Truth About Charlie The Wild Thornberrys Movie Who Does She Think She Is Without a Trace The Woman KingTV shows
Kidjo has appeared on
 Later with Jools Holland Late Show with David Letterman in 2007
 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 2007
 NOW with Bill Moyers in 2002 'Kpoŋ ŋmaaroŋ' Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher in 2003
 CBS Early Show in 2007
 Austin City Limits in 2015
 She was interviewed by David Frost for Al Jazeera in 2008 and Christiane Amanpour for CNN in 2009, 2012 and 2014.
She was the host of the Tavis Smiley Show on PBS in March 2010 and February 2014 and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in July 2010.

 She appeared as "Aunt Angelique" in the "Pink Christmas" special of Neo Yokio in 2017.

 Nimitɔɔre Zannoo 
Case Study: Mapping, Targeting, and Training Benin's Future Leaders
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Official Angélique Kidjo Site
The Batonga Foundation

Angélique Kidjo on YouTube
The New York Times review of Angélique Kidjo, January 2014.
CNN African Voices profile of Angélique Kidjo, May 2009.
Singer Angelique Kidjo Speaks Out on Climate Change – video report by Democracy Now!''.
Angélique Kidjo video interview at underyourskin

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