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Last Updated on: 30th, May 2023


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Wizkid

#1: WIZKID
SINGER/SONGWRITER
NIGERIAN CELEBRITY
* Net worth: $20 Million
* Age: 32 years old
* Children: 3


BIOGRAPHY


Birth Name: Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun
Stage Name: Wizkid
Age: 32 years old
Net-worth: $20 million (7,640,000,000.00 NGN )
Marital Status: Single
Children: 3


Nigerian singer/songwriter, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun professionally known as Wizkid, was born on 16 July 1990. His music career started at age 11 but then he wasn’t known as Wizkid, he used to be called Lil Prinz but changed the name in 2006.


At the beginning of his music career, he was part of a group, Glorious Five. Wizkid’s first single was ‘Mami Water’ and he got signed to Banky W’s EME record label in 2009, which was the beginning of his success.


Wizkid’s first single under Empire Mates Entertainment got him nominated for his first Headies award as the ‘Next Rated,’ which he won.

His album tagged “Superstar” which had been released under EME in the year 2011 catapulted to the main stage in the industry. He became unstoppable. In 2011, he had a baby boy with his then-girlfriend Shola Ogudu. After his first son, Boluwatife, Wizkid had two sons, Ayodeji and Zion, with different women.


In 2014, Wizkid released his second album ‘Ayo,’ featuring top stars. Wizkid made it to Billboard’sTwitter Last 24 Hours chart in 2016 after his collaboration with Drake on the dope track, ‘One Dance.’


In 2017, he released another album titled “Sounds from the Other Side”.  Wizkid’s hit single, ‘Soco’ became the most searched word on Google for the year, that was in 2018.


In 2019, Wizkid was featured in Beyonce’s ‘Lion King‘ album. He also featured in ‘Brown Skin Girl,’ alongside Beyonce’s first child, Blue Ivy, Beyonce, and Saint Jhn for which he won the Ashford and Sampson Songwriters’ Award during the 2019 Soul Train Awards.

MUSIC AWARDS

AWARD

EVENT

RECIPIENT

YEAR

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group NAACP Image Awards Brown Skin Girl 2020
The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter’s Award Soul Train Music Awards 2019
Song of The Year Afrima Fever
Best International Act Mobo Awards Wizkid(Himself) 2017
Artiste of the year All Africa Music Awards
Best West African Artiste
Song of the year Come Closer (featuring Drake)
African Artist of the year African Pride Awards Wizkid(Himself) 2016
African Artist of the year Ghana Music Awards
Song of the Year African Muzik Magazine Awards Ojuelegba 2015
Best Video
Male Artist of the Year 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards Wizkid(Himself)
Hottest Single of The Year Ojuelegba
Song of the Year The Headies 2015
Best R&B/Pop Album Ayo
Most Gifted Duo/Group or Featuring 2014 Channel O Music Video Awards Pull Over(KCee featuring Wizkid) 2014
Hottest Single of the Year 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards
Most Gifted Video of the Year Channel O Music Video Awards Azonto 2013
Best Group Video of the Year 4Syte TV Music Video Awards Slow Down (R2Bees featuring Wizkid)
African Artist of the Year Ghana Music Awards Wizkid(Himself)
Musician of the Year (Male) City People Entertainment Awards
Musician of the Year The Future Awards 2012
Best International Act Africa BET Awards 2012
Artist of the Year The Headies 2012
Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year
Best Album of the Year Nigeria Entertainment Awards Superstar
Best Pop/R&B Artist of the Year Wizkid(Himself)
Best African Act MOBO Awards 2011
Artiste of the Year Dynamix All Youth Awards
Best New Act of the Year Nigeria Entertainment Awards
Next Rated The Headies 2011 Holla at Your Boy
Promising Artiste of the Year City People Entertainment Awards Wizkid(Himself)
Best New Male Artiste Dynamix All Youth Awards 2010

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