Vivi l'internationale

Vivi l'internationale, stage name of Victorine Agbato (1946 – 15 February 2022) was a Beninese singer.^[1]

Vivi l'internationale
Born	Victorine Agbato 1946 French Dahomey, French West Africa, France
Died	15 February 2022(2022-02-15) (aged 75–76) Porto-Novo, Benin
Nationality	Beninese
Occupation	Singer

Biography

Agbato was known for her songs for peace and love during Benin's transition from communism to democracy. During the Sovereign National Conference [fr] in February 1990, she sang the hymn for peace, N’dokolidji.^[2] She described it as her contribution to peace in Benin.^[3] Active in women's revolutionary organizations, she sang in solidarity with prison detainees in Savalou in 2018.^[4] In 2008, she was awarded the National Order of Benin.^[5]

Vivi l'internationale died in Porto-Novo on 15 February 2022.^[6][7]

Discography

• Chantent les 20 ans de la loterie nationale du Bénin (1982)
• Oluwa Dakun

References

1. Ribouis, Olivier (16 February 2022). "Vivi l'Internationale est décédée". Banouto (in French). Retrieved 17 February 2022.
2. Salomon, Gildas (27 April 2019). . Banouto (in French). Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
3. Mehounou, Josué (11 August 2017). "Vivi L'Internationale : L'artiste de la paix... l'engagée politique". aCotonou.com (in French). Retrieved 17 February 2022.
4. . Agence Benin Presse (in French). Savalou. 19 August 2018. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
5. Hessoun, Charly (5 April 2008). "Promotion du développement de la culture béninoise". La Nouvelle Tribune (in French). Retrieved 17 February 2022.
6. Houngba, Cochimau B. (16 February 2022). "Bénin: décès de la célèbre artiste Vivi l'Internationale". Bénin Web TV (in French). Retrieved 17 February 2022.
7. Ayosso, Akpédjé (16 February 2022). "La chanteuse Vivi l'internationale n'est plus". 24 Heures au Bénin (in French). Retrieved 17 February 2022.