Hollywood honours Angelique Kidjo as first Black African Walk of Fame star

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 18, 2026 · 422 words

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Hollywood honours Angelique Kidjo as first Black African Walk of Fame star Five-time Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo became the first Black African to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, marking a milestone for African music.

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What happened

Why it matters

The Beninese-French singer was honored at a ceremony in Los Angeles attended by film stars and leading figures from the music industry.

Common ground

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.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Born in Benin, Kidjo has built an international career spanning more than 40 years and 18 albums.”

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Multiple sources state her career spans more than 40 years, with one specifically mentioning a celebration of '40 years of music and activism' in 2023.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo ( born c. 1960) is a French-Beninese musician, actress, and activist. Kidjo has won five Grammy Awards and a Polar Music Prize. She has c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angélique_Kidjo

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ibrahim Maalouf (Arabic: ابراهيم معلوف, pronounced [ʔɪbraːˈhiːm maʕˈluːf]; born 5 November 1980) is a French-Lebanese trumpeter, producer, arranger, and composer. In 2022, he became the first Lebanese…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Maalouf

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Timeless is the fourth studio album by Nigerian singer Davido. It was released on 31 March 2023, via Davido Music Worldwide, Columbia Records, and Sony Music Entertainment. Primarily an amapiano recor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeless_(Davido_album)

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Claim 2: “the 66-year-old said”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results (Spring Initializr, JFrog) and does not contain her birth date or current age.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women in Music is a series of three live compilation albums that collect performances from several years of the Lilith Fair festival tour.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith_Fair:_A_Celebration_of_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of actors and actresses from, or connected to, the Republic of Benin. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Beninese_actors

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of artists that have performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_performers_at_the_Mont…

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Claim 3: “one of the 100 most inspiring people in the world by The Guardian”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim regarding The Guardian's '100 most inspiring people'.

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Claim 4: “Born in Benin, Kidjo has built an international career spanning more than 40 years and 18 albums.”

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Two independent web sources explicitly state she has released 18 albums.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Djin Djin is the eighth studio album by Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo. It was released on April 27, 2007, on Razor & Tie. The album won Best Contemporary World Music Album at the 2008 Grammy Awards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djin_Djin

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fifa is an album by the Beninese musician Angélique Kidjo, released in 1996. It was the first album on which Kidjo sang in English in addition to Fon and French. Fifa was considered to be an attempt a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifa_(Angélique_Kidjo_album)

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Claim 5: “she has also been nominated as one of Africa's 50 most iconic figures by the BBC”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim regarding the BBC's '50 most iconic figures'.

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Claim 6: “her dedication to the humanitarian work of her Batonga Foundation, which strives to empower girls and young women in Africa.”

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Claim 7: “Five-time Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that Angélique Kidjo has won five Grammy Awards.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 67th Annual Grammy Awards honored the best recordings, compositions, and artists from September 16, 2023, to August 30, 2024, as chosen by the members of the Recording Academy, on February 2, 2025…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/67th_Annual_Grammy_Awards

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 68th Annual Grammy Awards honored the best recordings, compositions, and artists from August 31, 2024, to August 30, 2025, as chosen by the members of the Recording Academy, on February 1, 2026. I…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/68th_Annual_Grammy_Awards

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Claim 8: “Born in Benin, Kidjo has built an international career spanning more than 40 years and 18 albums.”

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Multiple sources confirm she was born in Benin (specifically Cotonou or Ouidah).

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web search NEUTRAL — Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo is a Beninese musician, actress, and activist. Kidjo has won five Grammy Awards and a Polar Music Prize.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angélique_Kidjo

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web search NEUTRAL — Angélique Kidjo (born July 14, 1960) is an iconic cross-genre, Grammy-Award winning singer-songwriter and activist, hailing from Cotonou, Republic of Benin.
https://www.songkick.com/artists/338531-angelique-kidjo

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web search NEUTRAL — Born in Ouidah, Benin, Kidjo made her musical debut in 1981 with the album Pretty. Following a political coup in 1983, she moved to Paris, France, to pursue a career in music without fear of political…
https://vilcek.org/prizes/prize-recipients/angelique-kidjo/

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Claim 9: “The Beninese-French singer was honored at a ceremony in Los Angeles”

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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and professional profiles, identify her as a Beninese-French singer.

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web search NEUTRAL — Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo (; born July 14, 1960) is a Beninese-French singer-songwriter, actress and activist noted for her diverse musical influences and creative…
https://www.tunefind.com/artist/angelique-kidjo

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web search NEUTRAL — Angélique Kidjo is a Beninese French singer-songwriter, actress, activist, and humanitarian widely regarded as one of Africa’s most influential musicians.
https://thekenyatimes.com/profiles/angelique-kidjo-grammy/

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Claim 10: “Five-time Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo became the first Black African to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Angélique Kidjo is the first Black African to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Woman King is a 2022 fictionalised historical drama depicting the Agojie, the all-female regiment in the West African Kingdom of Dahomey. An American action-adventure film set in the 1820s, it …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woman_King

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Claim 11: “being named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people”

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Multiple sources confirm she was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people.

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web search NEUTRAL — Time Magazine has named Angélique Kidjo to their list of 100 Most Influential People that was revealed today. “The grace she exudes toward her fellow creators, and to humankind, is a reflection of her…
https://redlightmanagement.com/angelique-kidjo-named-to-time…

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web search NEUTRAL — Five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo—named “Africa’s premier diva” and one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world for 2021—brings with her a striking vocal performance an…
https://longwoodgardens.org/events-performances/events/angel…

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