The Polar Music Prize, also known as the Nobel Prize of Music, is a Swedish international honour established in 1989 by Stig Anderson, the manager of the Swedish band ABBA, through a donation to the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. One contemporary musician and one classical musician receive the award annually.Information Guide Nigeria
Since its inception, The Polar Music Prize has been presented to numerous renowned musicians, including BB King, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, and many others.NYSC Portal
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Angelina KIdjo, a renowned musician from the Benin Republic, is the most recent recipient of the Polar Music Prize. She was named the 2023 champion alongside Chris Blackwell of the United Kingdom and Arvo Part of Estonia.
Angelique Kidjo, addressing the award, remarked:
“To be awarded the Polar Music Prize is humbling. I have no words to say how important this is for me. It comes with a sense of responsibility that is bestowed upon me as an artist to continue to do great work. I will do my best to be a proud recipient of the Prize through my work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, on behalf of the children, and as an ambassador of music, to help create a world in which we can all live in peace.”
Kidjo joins South Africa’s Mariam Makeba who won in 2002 and Senegalese Youssou N’dour who won in 2013 as the only African to have won the Polar Music Prize.JAMB Result
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