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Birth name | Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun |
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Born | Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria | 16 July 1990
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Years active | 2001–present[A] |
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Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (born Nigerian Afrobeats singer, songwriter, rapper.[2][3] He is the founder of Star Boy Entertainment, a record label he established in 2013.[4]
July 16, 1990), also known as Wizkid is aWizkid started singing in 2001. At the age of 11, he released a collaborative studio album with Glorious Five album titled Lil Prinz before he went solo to record his first song with OJB Jezreel.[5]
In 2011, Wizkid released his critically acclaim debut studio album titled Superstar with hit singles like "Holla at Your Boy", "Don't Dull" and "Tease Me (Bad Guys)" on the tracklist. Superstar shot Wizkid to limelight, following it's nomination at The Headies 2012 and at the 2012 Nigeria Entertainment Awards which it won "Best Album of The Year".[6]
On September 17, 2014, Ayo was released as Wizkid's sophomore album. The album contained hit tracks like "Ojuelegba", "Jaiye Jaiye" and "Show You The Money". Ayo won the "Best Album of The Year" and "Best R&B/Pop Album" categories at The Headies 2015 and was also nominated in the "Album of The Year" category at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.[7] Wizkid has been working on releasing an EP titled Sounds From The Other Side.[6]
In 2016, he worked with Drake on his hit single "One Dance", which reached number-one in 15 different countries. In 2020 Wizkid became the first Nigerian artist featured on Billboard’s Hot 100.[8]
With Chris Brown's "Call Me Everyday," which debuted at number 74 on the chart, he has charted his fourth song on the Billboard Hot 100.