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Angelique Kidjo: Grammy award-winning star who says it as it is

Benin singer Angelique Kidjo performs during the annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo December 11, 2011. [Reuters]

In this year’s Grammy awards, Angélique Kidjo won for her album Mother Nature, making it her fifth Grammy award.

The Grammy awards wrote on their website that Kidjo recognized young African artistes in her win, celebrating them and reminding them that ‘they are African.’

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