Tag: ANGELIQUE KIDJO
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Grammy Awards: Nigerians hope dashed as Burna Boy loses to Angelique Kidjo
Beninese singer-songwriter, Angelique Kidjo, clinched the Best World Music Album at the 62nd Grammy Awards. She beat Nigeria’s Burna Boy and three other nominees to win the Grammy on Sunday at the Staples Center, Los Angeles. Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo, known as Angélique Kidjo, is a Beninese singer-songwriter, actress, and activist…
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Angelique Kidjo loses brother
Grammy Award-winning Beninese singer, Angelique Kidjo is bereaved. A sad Angelique announced the sad demise of her elder brother Oscar Kidjo , who passed July 11th after a long illness. The revered singer noted that her brother helped her compose her first songs, adding that he was the one who showed her the importance of…