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
surface form: 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
Afrobeats
surface form: 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 Lagos
surface form: Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria
recordLabelFounded Starboy Entertainment
religion Christianity (raised in a Christian and Muslim household)
residence Lagos
surface form: Lagos, Nigeria

London, England
surface form: London, United Kingdom

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Afrobeats notableArtist Wizkid
Tiwa Savage associatedAct Wizkid
“Ojuelegba” artist Wizkid
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“Ojuelegba” performer Wizkid
subject surface form: Ojuelegba
“Ojuelegba” recordedBy Wizkid
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Davido associatedAct Wizkid
Burna Boy associatedAct Wizkid
Mr Eazi collaboratedWith Wizkid
Olamide associatedAct Wizkid
Sarkodie associatedAct Wizkid
Don Toliver associatedAct Wizkid
2Baba influenced Wizkid
Fally Ipupa associatedAct Wizkid
Brown Skin Girl artist Wizkid
Brown Skin Girl performer Wizkid
Brown Skin Girl vocalist Wizkid
Brown Skin Girl recordedBy Wizkid
Starboy performer Wizkid
Starboy alsoKnownAs Wizkid
this entity surface form: Starboy Wizkid
Starboy associatedAct Wizkid
Starboy usedBy Wizkid
Big Wiz alternateName Wizkid
Holla at Your Boy artist Wizkid
Don’t Dull artist Wizkid
subject surface form: Don't Dull
Don’t Dull performer Wizkid
subject surface form: Don't Dull
Don’t Dull albumArtist Wizkid
subject surface form: Don't Dull
Don’t Dull associatedAct Wizkid
subject surface form: Don't Dull
Don’t Dull isSignatureSongOf Wizkid
subject surface form: Don't Dull
Jaiye Jaiye artist Wizkid
Jaiye Jaiye performer Wizkid
Jaiye Jaiye associatedWith Wizkid
this entity surface form: Wizkid discography
Come Closer artist Wizkid
Come Closer performer Wizkid
Come Closer hasWriter Wizkid
Fever artist Wizkid
Fever performer Wizkid
Fever writer Wizkid
Fever partOf Wizkid
this entity surface form: Wizkid discography
Essence artist Wizkid
Essence performer Wizkid
Essence writer Wizkid
Essence primaryVocalsBy Wizkid