10 Things You Didn’t Know About Nigerian Superstar ‘Wizkid’ as He Clocks 31 Today
The Nigerian-born, Lagos-raised superstar still has some unshared details of his life and career. To celebrate him we present to you all the wonderful fascinating and crazy details you might have missed while jamming to Wizkid’s.
His full name
In case you were wondering, Wizkid‘s real name is Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun and he was born July 16, 1990.
He is the original Starboy
Before The Weeknd arrived with his declarative single and album, Nigerians the world over have acknowledged Wizkid as “Starboy”.
Starboy isn’t just a moniker
Aside from claiming the title Starboy Wizzy, Wizkid also owns a record label named Starboy Entertainment. The label boasts acts also from Nigeria like L.A.X. Together, Wizkid and L.A.X have released smash hits, Caro and Ginger.
Before Drake, there were others
While his collaboration on Drake’s 2016 album, Views, may have earned him a Grammy nomination, Wizkid is not new to international collaborations. In the past he has collaborated with Wale, Jeremih and the likes.
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Wizkid
He is the Nigerian artiste with the most award nominations in Nigeria.
He is the first African to bag seven Billboard nominations.
He is the first Nigerian artiste to win three Billboard awards.
Wizkid is the first afro-pop artiste to appear in the Guinness Book of World Records.
He is the first Nigerian artiste to win an award from the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).
Thanks to his collaboration on “One Dance” a track he was featured on by Canadian rapper, Drake, Wizkid is the only Nigerian artiste to maintain the number one spot on iTunes World Chart for more than one week.
The governor of Minnesota, Mark Brandt Dayton honoured the singer, by naming a day after him in the US.
