Wizkid

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Wizkid is a Nigerian singer and songwriter widely recognized as one of the leading global stars of Afrobeats music.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Afrobeats musician
human
recording artist
singer
songwriter
activeYearsStart 2001
alsoKnownAs Big Wiz
Starboy
associatedAct Akon
Burna Boy
Chris Brown
Drake
Justin Bieber
Olamide
Skepta
Tems
Tiwa Savage
awardReceived BET Award for Best International Act: Africa
Grammy Award for Best Music Video
MOBO Award for Best African Act
Soul Train Music Award
birthName Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun
collaboratedWith Akon
Beyoncé
Chris Brown
Drake
H.E.R.
Justin Bieber
Skepta
Tems
countryOfCitizenship Nigeria
dateOfBirth 1990-07-16
gender male
genre Afrobeats
Afropop
R&B
reggae fusion
influencedGenre global Afrobeats
languageOfWorkOrName English
Yoruba
notableAchievement first Nigerian artist to win a Grammy as a lead or featured artist on a major category music video
one of the first Afrobeats artists to achieve major global chart success
notableAlbum Ayo
Made in Lagos
More Love, Less Ego
Sounds from the Other Side
Superstar
notableCollaboration One Dance
notableSingle Come Closer
Don’t Dull
Essence
Fever
Ginger
Holla at Your Boy
Joro
Ojuelegba
Pakurumo
Soco
notableWork Come Closer
Don’t Dull
Essence
Fever
Ginger
Holla at Your Boy
Jaiye Jaiye
Joro
Mood
Ojuelegba
Pakurumo
Soco
occupation entrepreneur
record producer
singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria
recordLabelFounded Starboy Entertainment
religion Christianity (raised in a Christian and Muslim household)
residence Lagos, Nigeria
London, United Kingdom


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