Aww! Angelique Kidjo Gets Birthday Surprise During Concert In Prague (Video)

Aww! Angelique Kidjo Gets Birthday Surprise During Concert In Prague (Video)

Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo,known as Angélique Kidjo born July 14, 1960, is a Beninese-born American Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter and activist, noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos. Time magazine has called her "Africa's premier diva". The BBC has included Kidjo in its list of the African continent's 50 most iconic figures. The Guardian has listed her as one of its Top 100 Most Inspiring Women in the World and Kidjo is the first woman to be listed among "The 40 Most Powerful Celebrities In Africa" by Forbes magazine. The Daily Telegraph in London described her as "The undisputed queen of African music" during the 2012 Olympic Games River of Music Festival. In March 2013, NPR, National Public Radio in America, called her "Africa's greatest living diva". Kidjo is listed among the "2014 Most Influential Africans" by New African magazine and Jeune Afrique.

Forbes Afrique put Kidjo on the cover of their "100 most influential women" issue in 2015. On June 6, 2013, Kidjo was elected vice-president of the Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d´Auteurs et Compositeurs (CISAC). 

Kidjo has received Honorary Doctorates from Yale University, Berklee College of Music and Middlebury College.

Recently, Kidjo added 'Actor' to her long list of accolades as she featured in 2015 Nollywood movie, 'The CEO.' Kidjo is the recipient of the 2015 Crystal Award given by the World Economic Forum of Davos in Switzerland and has received the Ambassador Of Conscience Award from Amnesty International in 2016.

 It's her birthday today, watch the surprise the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, directed by Gast Waltzing with David Laborier had set up for her at the end of her Prague Proms concert;