Angélique Kidjo becomes the first Black African honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: Angélique Kidjo becomes the first Black African honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame © AFP 01:18 Issued on: 19/08/2026 - 17:25 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. Born in Benin, Kidjo has built an international career spanning more than 40 years and 18 albums. Her star is the 2,853th on the famous Los Angeles sidewalk. Keywords for this article