The musical icon Angélique Kidjo became the first black African performer selected as a star in the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Kidjo, a Benin from a West African country, was one of the 35 names announced as part of the Walk of Fame class list in 2026.
A 64 -year -old boy was welcomed as “Premier Diva” in Africa at a press conference on Wednesday.
Singer Miley Cyrus, Actress Timothée Charamet, Actress Demi Moore and all basketball player Shaquille O’neal is one of those who are glorified as a star in the famous walks of Los Angeles.
Kidjo has been honored for more than 40 years of music, released 16 albums.
Song Stress has won fans from all over the world with voices and abilities that can fuse African styles such as punk, jazz and R & B.
Her long collaborator lists include forces such as BURNA BOY, Philip Glass, Sting and Alicia Keys.
Kidjo joins Charlize Theron, a white South African actress, and represents Africa on the honorary trail. Theron received a star in 2005.
Kidjo’s date has not been announced yet.
After the winner is selected as a star, they can book a sense of guidance for two years.
Kidjo grew up in Benkin, but he left for Paris in 1983 and cited the oppression of the communist government.
“From the moment the communist regime arrived in Benkin, I learned that the freedom we enjoyed could be taken away for a while,” he told the BBC in 2023.
She has been driving by curiosity since childhood, and “My nickname was ‘when, why, how?’ I want to understand things to understand my location in this world.”
KIDJO worked as a sponsor in France before he was hit by a solo artist with the album Parakou in 1990.
She is an Ambassador of UNICEF and Oxfam, and has Batonga, a charity that is dedicated to supporting the education of young girls in Africa.
