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World Service,7 mins
Ang茅lique Kidjo on winning Polar Music Prize: "I thought it was a hoax"
Focus on AfricaAvailable for over a year
The Benin-born singer, Ang茅lique Kidjo, has won the prestigious Polar Music Prize. She is the third African, after Youssou Ndour and Miriam Makeba to win the prize. The UNICEF ambassador is also a five-time Grammy winner. Veronique Edwards, has known Ang茅lique Kidjo for about thirty years and called up her old buddy for a congratulatory chat. (Picture: The singer-songwriter, Ang茅lique Kidjo. Credit: FABRICE MABILLOT)
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