Angélique Kidjo Receives Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Angélique Kidjo makes history for Africa with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Without Africans, no music is possible on this planet, says the 66-year-old musical icon from Benin.

Angelique Kidjo makes history with Hollywood walk of fame star

Angelique Kidjo makes history with Hollywood walk of fame star

Angélique Kidjo becomes the first Black African honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Five-time Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo on Tuesday became the first Black African to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Born in Benin, Kidjo has built an international career spanning more than 40 years and 18 albums. Her star is the 2,853th on the famous Los Angeles sidewalk.

By FRANCE24

Angélique Kidjo Talks ‘Hope,’ Her Mother’s Legacy and Making History With a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Two things have been crucial to a restless Angélique Kidjo since her childhood in Benin, West Africa: diverse, universal, nuanced brands of truthful musical storytelling in all its forms, and her mother. Selling nearly four million albums worldwide, winning five Grammys, writing a bestselling autobiography, “Spirit Rising,” with its foreword by Desmond Tutu, and becoming […]

By Carolehorst

Angélique Kidjo says Hollywood star is 'for Africa, but also for France'

Singer Angélique Kidjo has become the first black African performer to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame – telling RFI the honour represented “a door opening” at a time of global turmoil.

By RFI

Angélique Kidjo Becomes First African Musician With a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: ‘Without Us, There’s No Music Possible’

The Grammy-winning multihyphenate received glowing tributes from Harvey Mason jr. and Willem Dafoe.

By Kyle-Brandon Denis

Angélique Kidjo makes history with Hollywood Walk of Fame star

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce also proclaimed 18 August Angélique Kidjo Day in Hollywood before the unveiling. The post Angélique Kidjo makes history with Hollywood Walk of Fame star appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

By Ezekiel Oyero

Angelique Kidjo becomes 1st African to receive Hollywood star

Five-time Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo became the first Black African to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday. In a glitzy ceremony under palm trees an...

Angelique Kidjo to become first African musician to get Hollywood star

Five-time Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo makes history as the first African musician to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Discover her global influe Read More: https://punchng.com/angelique-kidjo-to-become-first-african-musician-to-get-hollywood-star/

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Angélique Kidjo to become first African musician to get Hollywood star

Beninese music icon Angélique Kidjo is set to become the first African musician to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. According to Billboard, Kidjo will receive the star in the Recording category during a ceremony on Tuesday at 7011 Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, United States. The historic recognition will make […] The post Angélique Kidjo to become first African musician to get Hollywood star appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Akinbayo Wahab

Angélique Kidjo makes history for Africa with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Five-time Grammy award winner Angélique Kidjo has made history as the first African musician to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

By Emmanuel Tetteh