Angélique Kidjo (born July 14 1960) is a Grammy Award-winning Beninese singer and songwriter, noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos.

Angélique Kidjo is probably the most successful musician from Benin on the world stage. Her infectiously energetic music combines African rhythms with European production and captures listeners who don’t understand the lyrics, which may be in any of a number of languages. On her later albums, she has explored the connections between African music and the music of Brazil and the