Who is Wizkid? Wizkid Biography and Wiki
Wizkid originally christened Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun is a Nigerian singer and songwriter, and a rapper and well known as the founder of StarBoy Entertainment, a record label he established in 2013.
The music artist grew up in an interfaith household with twelve female siblings. His mother may be a Pentecostal Christian and his father practiced Islam. Wizkid grew up together with twelve sisters.
Wizkid Career
He started his music at the age of eleven and managed to unharness a cooperative album with the wonderful 5, a bunch he and a handful of his church friends shaped.
In 2009 the star began to record his debut studio album called Superstar and He started recording music at the age of 11 and managed to release a collaborative album with the wonderful 5, a gaggle he and a handful of his church friends shaped.
Wizkid to Prominence
He rose to fame in 2010 with the release of the song “Holla at Your Boy” from his debut studio album, superstar (2011). “Tease Me/Bad Guys”, “Don’t Dull”, “Love My Baby”, “Pakurumo” and “Oluwa Lo Ni” were also released as singles from the Superstar album.
His self-titled second studio album, Ayo, was released on September 2014 and was preceded by six singles: “Jaiye Jaiye”, “On Top Your Matter”, “One Question”, “Joy”, “Bombay” and “Show You the Money”.
Wizkid Collaboration
In 2016, he achieved international recognition following his collaboration with Drake on the global hit, “One Dance”, which reached number one in 15 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. In addition to his solo work, Wizkid has collaborated with several other artists and was featured on the hits “Girl” (with Bracket), “Fine Lady” (with Lynxxx), “Sexy Mama” (with Iyanya), “Slow Down” (with R2Bees), “The Matter” (with Maleek Berry), “Pull Over” (with KCee) and “Bad Girl” (with Jesse Jagz).
Following the release of his second studio album and expiration of his 5-year recording contract, Wizkid left E.M.E. After leaving E.M.E music, the singer went on and started his own record label which he is called “Starboy records” and now has a couple of artists signed under his record label.
Lil’ Prinz
Before gaining fame, he was a member of a Gospel Singing Group known as “Glorious Five”. Their albums might not have been much of a hit, Wizkid was actually a member of a gospel singing group called ‘Glorious five’ and they released an album together before they eventually parted ways after Wizkid decided to pursue a solo career in pop music.
The group consisted of Wizkid and four of his other church friends. Before stylizing his name to Wizkid, he used to call himself Lil’ Prince during his gospel singing days.
Wizkid Ojuelegba
It is a single track including in the second studio album Ayo, of Wizkid. It shows Wizkid’s exertions as an upcoming artist, who struggles around the streets of Ojuelegba to support his music.
The song is by the record producing duo Legendury Beatz. The song video features a scene of bus conductor calling out to passengers to board his vehicles to Ojuelegba.
Well, Starboy is seen boarding the bus. The hit song was directed by Clarence Peters. The video describes the dramatic and realistic view of community life in Ojuelegba.
Moreover, the song topped number 1 on Capital Xtra’s Afrobeats Chart for February 2015 and received diverse airplay on all well-known radio stations across Nigeria. Also, it ranked 12th on The Fader’s list of the 107 Best Songs of 2015. Further, the song remix features rappers like Drake and Skepta
Wizkid Age and Birthday
The Nigerian singer was born as Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogunon on the 16th day of July in the year 1990 in Surulere, a residential and commercial area of Lagos, Nigeria. He celebrates his birthday on July 24th every year. He is 29 years old as of 2019. Starboy will turn 30 on July 16th, 2020.
Wizkid Hometown
Wizkid was born Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun on 16 July 1990, in Surulere, Lagos. He grew up in an interfaith household with twelve female siblings. His mother is a Pentecostal Christian and his father practices Islam.
Wizkid Height and Weight
Starboy is a man of average stature. He stands at a height of 5 feet 5 inches and weighs about 143 pounds( 65 kg).
Wizkid Education
He attended Ijebu Ode Grammar School in Ogun State. Wizkid started his educational activity at Lagos State University, however within the second year, he transferred to lead a university. He was at 200 level Wizkid dropped out because of his music career.
Wizkid Parents| Siblings
The hitmaker Wizkid’s parents are Alhaji Muniru Olatunji Balogun and Dolapo Jane Balogun. Wizkid Mother mother is a well devoted Christian while his father a Muslim. His father had three wives. Wizkid shared the household with his dearly twelve sisters whose names and identifies are currently under review.
Wizkid Quote
” I didn’t have accessories when I started my career. Did you see me wearing bling-bling when I did ‘Hola at Your Boi?’ No! I hustled to get money to buy them, and there is no crime if I show it or flaunt it to my fans because they gave me money to buy them.”
Wizkid Sons
He is a father of three boys from three different mothers. His first son is Boluwatife Balogun who was born in 2011 from his relationship with Sola Ogudugu. His second son Ayodeji Balogun was born in 2016. At first, Wizkid didn’t accept the child, and the mother, Diallo Binta insisted that Wizkid was the father and even came up with a paternity test to buttress her point.
His third child is known as Zion Balogun was born in late November in the year 2017. His mother Jada Pollock is Wizkid’s manager. The relationship between the two was unknown until the arrival of the baby.
Wizkid Girlfriends| Wife
He has been spotted with various ladies who have also been speculated to be his girlfriends. Some of the ladies he is said to have dated Sophie Rammal, Sola Ogudugu. Moreover, he is reported to have been in a relationship with Victoria Kimani, Tonto Dikeh, Huddah Monroe, Binta Diamond, Tania Omortayo, Seyi Shay, Chidinma Ekile, and most recently Justine Skye.
Wizkid Children
Boluwatife Balogun, Ayodeji Balogun, and Zion Balogun.
Wizkid Facts and Body Measurements
Here are some interesting facts you don’t want to miss about Wizkid
- Full Name: Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun
- Age/ How Old?: 29 years old
- Date of Birth: 16 July 1990
- Place of Birth: Surulere, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
- Birthday: 16 July
- Nationality:Nigerian
- Father’s Name: Alhaji Muniru Olatunji Balogun
- Mother’s Name:Dolapo Jane Balogun
- Siblings:twelve sisters
- Marital Status:Single
- Children/ Kids: 3 sons
- Height in feet/ How tall?: 5 feet 5 inches
- Weight: 143 pounds
- Profession:Singer, songwriter
- Net worth: $4 Million
Wizkid Net Worth
The award-winning musician, WizKid’s net worth is roughly $4 Million dollars as of 2020. He reportedly charges N6million per show. Apart from his music career, Wizkid has other ventures that have brought him money.
He has his own music label Starboy Entertainment founded in 2013. He also makes lots of money from his many endorsements. At the begging of 2012, he signs a year endorsement deal with Pepsi reportedly worth $350, 000.
What’s more, in 2013, he signed an N110 million contract with MTN. In 2015, the singer became one of Globacom’s brand ambassador for N180 million.
Wizkid House and Cars
He owns a house worth 13 million which is based on Mainland in Surulere Lagos State Nigeria. Wizkid also owns cars like Mercedes 2012 Compressor worth 9 million, BWM X6 worth 11 million, Hyundai Sonata worth around 6 million, and Bentley that worth 45 million.
Wizkid Awards
His legacy ranges from Music and to humanitarian causes. He is undoubted, a fine singer as outlined in the following awards and accomplishments:
- Two City People Entertainment Awards
- Two BET Awards, two Channel O music video awards
- Two Ghana Music Awards
- Three MOBO Awards
- Six The Headies Awards, three Billboard Music Awards
- Six Nigeria Entertainment Awards
- Four MTV Africa Music Awards
- A future Award
- Two iHeartRadioMusic Awards
- Two SoundCity MVP Awards
- Two Dynamix All Youth Awards
- One MTV Europe Music Award
He has also been nominated for:
- MTV Europe Music Awards (five times)
- American Music Awards (thrice)
- World Music Awards (four times)
- Grammy Awards (once)
Wizkid And Tiwa Savage
The singer has been spotted on several occasions with Tiwa Savage who is also a Nigerian musician. The two musicians have also released music together. It is said that the two were spotted getting really cozy with each other and even kissed. There are speculations that the two Nigerian singers might be having a love affair.
Tiwa Savage got married to Tunji Balogun but their marriage did not work out. They filed for a divorce but it is not known whether the divorce process has been finalized.
Wizkid Soul Train Music Awards
The Nigerian musician has been nominated for the 2019 Soul Train Music Awards. It is scheduled to be held on the 17th of November in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is said that Wizkid is nominated in the Best Collaboration and the Songwriters’ Award categories, all for his collaborative song with Beyoncé known as “Brown Skin Girl.”
Wizkid Tours and Concerts
He is currently touring across 4 countries and has 4 upcoming concerts. His next tour date is at Plaine De La Belle Etoile – Bois De Vincennes in Paris, after that, he will be at Zrce Beach in Novalja. For more details kindly click here to know more about his tours and concerts
Wizkid and Davido
Popular singer, Davido has revealed that he is very cool with fellow singer, Wizkid as opposed to popular belief. The DMW boss made this revelation in a recent interview he had in the United States.
Davido, in the interview, said that although he and Wizkid had owned their differences in the past, he revealed it was more because they were quite young during those periods.
Wizkid Ayo
Ayo is the self-titled second studio album by Nigerian recording artist Wizkid. It was released on September 17, 2014, by Starboy Entertainment and Empire Mates Entertainment. It is the follow-up to his debut album, Superstar.
Release date: 17 September 2014
Label: Empire Mates Entertainment
Genres: Afrobeat, Highlife, Reggae
Awards: The Headies Award for Best R&B/Pop Album
Nominations: The Headies Award for Album of the Year, MORE
Wizkid One Dance with Drake
On April 5, 2016, he became Nigeria’s first artist to emerge on Billboard’s Twitter Last 24 hours chart following his guest feature on Drake’s afrobeat-infused “One Dance” single, which charted at number 21 and on May 12, 2016, the song reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, a position it kept for 10 non-consecutive weeks.
The single went on to become an international smash hit, topping the charts in 15 different countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, and Germany. The single thereby became his first number-one single as a featured artist in these territories.
Wizkid Joro
The Nigerian star Wizkid has dropped his song “Joro” which was much-anticipated and came together with the Visuals. The song was produced by NorthBoi who also produced his 2018 hit song “Soco”. “Joro” was released after a few weeks of dropping a tune known as “Ghetto Love”.
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