MUSICIAN

Angélique Kidjo

1960 - Today

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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 music videos. Kidjo was born into a family of performing artists. Her father was a musician, and her mother worked as a choreographer and theatre director. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Angélique Kidjo has received more than 1,546,852 page views. Her biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Angélique Kidjo is the 855th most popular musician (up from 888th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Benin (up from 11th in 2019) and the most popular Beninese Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Angélique Kidjo ranks 855 out of 3,175. Before her are Bobbejaan Schoepen, Nikolai Noskov, Orhan Gencebay, Herman Rarebell, Eric Ericson, and Michael Brecker. After her are Nicanor Zabaleta, Roy Buchanan, Freddie Hubbard, Johann Gottfried Piefke, Adam Clayton, and Jordan Rudess.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Angélique Kidjo ranks 149. Before her are Hossein Salami, Oliver Platt, Robin Shou, Rob Marshall, José Peseiro, and Richard Linklater. After her are Adam Clayton, Yu Hua, Uwe Bein, Franz Welser-Möst, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, and Reed Hastings.

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In Benin

Among people born in Benin, Angélique Kidjo ranks 10 out of 25. Before her are Djimon Hounsou (1964), Thomas Boni Yayi (1951), Patrice Talon (1958), Bernardin Gantin (1922), Hubert Maga (1916), and Faure Gnassingbé (1966). After her are Sourou-Migan Apithy (1913), Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917), Christophe Soglo (1909), Émile Derlin Zinsou (1918), Alphonse Alley (1930), and Paul-Émile de Souza (1930).

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Among MUSICIANS In Benin

Among musicians born in Benin, Angélique Kidjo ranks 1. 

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