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2010 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
– Episode #1.284 (2010) (performer: "Move On Up" / as Angelique Kidjo)
 
2008 Disgrace (music: "Agolo" / lyrics: "Agolo" / performer: "Agolo")
 
2008 Africa Unite: A Celebration of Bob Marley's 60th Birthday (documentary) (writer: "Afrika" / as Angelique Carmen Kidjo / performer: "Afrika", "Zelie" / as Angelique Kidjo)
 
2007 Weeds (TV series)
– A Pool and His Money (2007) (performer: "Little Boxes")
 
2006 Blood Diamond (performer: "The Retreat Song Jikele Maweni")
 
2005 Six Feet Under (TV series)
– Dancing for Me (2005) ("Conga Habanera Latin Project RMX")
 
2005 Sahara (writer: "Wombo Lombo" / performer: "Wombo Lombo")
 
2004 Changing Times (writer: "Tumba", "Okan bale" / performer: "Tumba", "Okan bale", "Les petits riens")
 
2002 The Truth About Charlie (lyrics: "Les Enfants Perdus" / performer: "Les Enfants Perdus")
 
2002 The Wild Thornberrys Movie (performer: "Iwoya" / "Iwoya")
 
2001 Far (performer: "Senie")
 
1998 Bimboland (writer: "Yaki Yaki" / performer: "Yaki Yaki")
 
1998 Woubi Cheri (documentary) (performer: "Malaïka")
 
1998 Krippendorf's Tribe (writer: "The Sound of Drums" / as Angelique Kidjo / performer: "The Sound of Drums" / as Angelique Kidjo)
 
1995 Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (writer: "Ife" / performer: "Ife")
 
1994 Street Fighter (writer: "Worth Fighting For" / performer: "Worth Fighting For")
 
1993 Caro diario (writer: "Batonga" / as A. Kidjo / performer: "Batonga")
 
1993 My Favorite Season (performer: "Malaïka")
 
Show ShowMusic Department (2 titles)
2011 Women, War & Peace (TV series) (vocals - 2 episodes)
– Peace Unveiled (2011) (vocals)
– Pray the Devil Back to Hell (2011) (vocals)
 
2009 Wide Angle (TV series documentary) (composer: additional music - 1 episode)
– Time for School 3: Part 1 (2009) (composer: additional music)
 
Show ShowActress (2 titles)
2013 Mother of George
Ma Nike
 
2002 People I Know
Ms. Thuli Kani (as Angelique Kidjo)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2011 Angelique Kidjo & Friends: Spirit Rising (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
1995 Bintou in Paris (documentary short)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2011 Gershwin's Summertime: The Song That Conquered the World (TV documentary) (thanks - as Angelique Kidjo)
 
Show ShowSelf (24 titles)
2011 Gershwin's Summertime: The Song That Conquered the World (TV documentary)
Herself (as Angelique Kidjo)
 
2011 The Mo'Nique Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 21 February 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 Mama Africa (documentary)
Herself
 
2011 Angelique Kidjo & Friends: Spirit Rising (TV movie)
Herself
 
2010 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Herself - Musical Guest
– Episode #1.284 (2010) … Herself - Musical Guest (as Angelique Kidjo)
 
2010 2010 FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert (TV special)
Performer
 
1994-2010 Later with Jools Holland (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #36.4 (2010) … Herself
– Episode #19.3 (2002) … Herself
– 49 Not Out (1996) … Herself
– Episode #3.3 (1994) … Herself
 
2010 Half the Sky: A One Night Event (TV movie)
Herself
 
2010 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 2 March 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2009 Still Bill (documentary)
Herself
 
2008 39th NAACP Image Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2008 Africa Unite: A Celebration of Bob Marley's 60th Birthday (documentary)
Herself (as Angelique Kidjo)
 
2007 Best of the Jammys, Volume Two (video)
Herself
 
2007 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Herself - Musical Guest
– Episode dated 1 August 2007 (2007) … Herself - Musical Guest
 
1992-2007 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #15.96 (2007) … Herself
– Episode #1.91 (1992) … Herself
 
2006 Newport Jazz Festival (TV movie)
Herself
 
2006 Herbie Hancock: Possibilities (documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Live 8 (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
2004 Lightning in a Bottle (documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Global Balalaika Show (video documentary)
Herself - performer
 
2002 Nobel Peace Prize Concert (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
2002 The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' (documentary)
Herself
 
1995 Vincent à l'heure (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 30 June 1995 (1995) … Herself
 
1994 ZDF Hitparade (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.298 (1994) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2012 Africa Straight Up (documentary short)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Album: "Black Ivory Soul," 2002. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | 1 Article  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Angelique Kidjo
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Personal Quote:

I come from this diversity and richness that's Benin, where there are fifty different languages. I speak four of them. I never know in advance which language will come when I start to write.The song leads me to the language. See more »

Star Sign:

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