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Folk hero Bob Dylan has been approve to receive France's Légion d'Honneur.
The award is the French Government's highest distinction, and will see France's minister of culture decorate Dylan with the five-pointed star of the top 'Chevalier' order.
In a letter to French newspaper Le Monde, the Legion d'Honneur's grand chairman Jean-Louis Georgelin confirmed the nomination and called the singer-songwriter an 'exceptional artist', universally renowned as a'tremendous singer and great poet'.
Dylan was previously given a lower rank of the award in 1990, sparking speculation that the snub was due to his past drug use and opposition to Vietnam war. In the letter to Le Monde, Georgelin referred to the 1990 incident as a 'controversy' but did not elaborate further.
Bob Dylan is set to receive France's highest honour
Previous musicians to receive the honour include Paul McCartney and France's Charles Aznavour.
Dylan's most recent album, Tempest, was released in September 2012 and peaked at No.3 in the UK charts.
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