USA : La diva béninoise Angélique Kidjo reçoit ce mardi une étoile sur le Walk of Fame d’Hollywood
Angélique Kidjo, the diva of Beninese music, will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this Tuesday, August 18. The ceremony will take place in the presence of the 66-year-old artist, American actor Willem Dafoe, and producer Harvey Mason Jr., head of the Recording Academy, the American institution that organizes the Grammy Awards. The Beninese singer has enjoyed a rich international musical career and has already won five Grammy Awards.
She has "helped pave the way for African artists on the international stage."
In a statement, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, which selects Walk of Fame inductees, indicated that the Ouidah native had "helped pave the way for African artists on the international stage."
Kidjo is on track to become the first African singer to have her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Benin represented in Hollywood
A delegation from Benin will attend the ceremony. It is composed of the Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage, Yassine Latoundji, and the Ambassador of Benin to Washington, Agniola Ahouanmenou.
In a statement, the government of Romuald Wadagni offered "on behalf of the entire Beninese people its warmest and most heartfelt congratulations to Angélique Kidjo".
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