Wizkid

Wizkid
Wizkid
	Wizkid performing at the Desire album launch concert in 2013
Background information
Birth name	Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun
Also known as	Lil Prinz; Wizzy; Starboy; Machala; Daddy Yo; Baba Nla; Big Wiz; Eleniyan;
Born	16 July 1990 (aged 35); Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria
Genres	Afrobeats; Afrobeat; reggae; dancehall; R&B; hip hop; pop;
Occupation(s)	Singer; songwriter; rapper; record producer;
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Starboy Entertainment; Starboy; RCA Records; RCA(current); Empire Mates Entertainment; Empire Mates former);
Associated acts	Maleek Berry; Sarz; Legendury Beatz; Tyga; Drake; Skepta; Beyoncé; Olamide; Damian Marley; Drake; Akon; Kizz Daniel; Tiwa Savage; Burna Boy;

Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (born (1990-07-16)July 16, 1990), also known as Wizkid is a Nigerian Afrobeats singer, songwriter, rapper.^[2]^[3] He is the founder of Star Boy Entertainment, a record label he established in 2013.^[4]

Wizkid Media

Wizkid was involved in the writing and production of Drake's "One Dance".
Wizkid won his first Grammy Award with his collaboration on Beyoncé's The Lion King: The Gift soundtrack.
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Related pages

List of Nigerians

References

↑ Wizkid BiographyMTV Base. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
↑ Alex Frank. Nigerian Pop Star Wizkid on Fashion and African Style - Vogue. Vogue. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
↑ Hobbs, Thomas. Wizkid: ‘I’m here to steer the new generation – we’re the kings now’ (in en). Evening Standard (2023-07-14). Retrieved 2023-07-14.
↑ Phiona Okumu. Wizkid Is Getting The Global Embrace He Deserves. The FADER. Retrieved 4 May 2016.

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Notes

↑ Wizkid began his singing career when he was 11 years old, in 2001. He recorded his first song with OJB Jezreel and also recorded a 7-track album under the stage name Lil Prinz.^[1]

↑ Bad Girl - Wizkid Ft Asake (in en). EdabyTrends. Retrieved 2025-02-21.

[1] Wizkid BiographyMTV Base. Retrieved 12 November 2013.

[3] Alex Frank. Nigerian Pop Star Wizkid on Fashion and African Style - Vogue. Vogue. Retrieved 4 May 2016.

[4] Hobbs, Thomas. Wizkid: ‘I’m here to steer the new generation – we’re the kings now’ (in en). Evening Standard (2023-07-14). Retrieved 2023-07-14.

[5] Phiona Okumu. Wizkid Is Getting The Global Embrace He Deserves. The FADER. Retrieved 4 May 2016.

[2] Wizkid began his singing career when he was 11 years old, in 2001. He recorded his first song with OJB Jezreel and also recorded a 7-track album under the stage name Lil Prinz.^[1]

[6] Bad Girl - Wizkid Ft Asake (in en). EdabyTrends. Retrieved 2025-02-21.

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Wizkid
Wizkid performing at the Desire album launch concert in 2013
Background information
Birth name	Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun
Also known as	Lil Prinz Wizzy Starboy Machala Daddy Yo Baba Nla Big Wiz Eleniyan
Born	16 July 1990 (aged 35) Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria
Genres	Afrobeats Afrobeat reggae dancehall R&B hip hop pop
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter rapper record producer
Years active	2001–present^{[upper-alpha 1]}
Labels	Starboy Entertainment Starboy RCA Records RCA(current) Empire Mates Entertainment Empire Mates former)
Associated acts	Maleek Berry Sarz Legendury Beatz Tyga Drake Skepta Beyoncé Olamide Damian Marley Drake Akon Kizz Daniel Tiwa Savage Burna Boy