Angelique Kidjo, (1) ... as The Queen of African Music, is a great female singer. She was born in Cotonou, Benin, West Africa, and she grew up in Cotonou with eight brothers and sisters. She was (2) ... up in a family of performers. Angelique took up singing when she was six years old. In 1983 she left for Paris where she studied both Jazz and Law. She couldn’t decide between being a lawyer or a musician but thought, ‘I will (3) ... a bigger difference to the world if I become a musician,’ and so she developed her music career. Angelique is (4) ... at languages and sings in French, English and two African languages: Fon and Yoruba.