Wizkid

To me, Wizkid is one of the architects who carried Afrobeats from Lagos streets to the global mainstream. Born in the Ojuelegba area of Surulere, Lagos, he absorbed Afrobeats, afropop, R&B, reggae and dancehall and folded them into something unmistakably his own. Winning the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Worldwide Act in 2016, plus Billboard and Soul Train recognition, signaled that African sound had reached the center of the Western stage on its own terms. What I admire most is the pride in his roots: he never sanded off where he came from to be accepted. An artist who conquers the world while staying anchored to home always wins me over.

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Name (English)

Wizkid

Name (Japanese)

Wizkid

Reading

うぃずきっど

Born

July 16, 1990 (age 36)

Origin

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Height

152 cm

Occupation

singer / songwriter / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Horse

University

Lagos State University

Awards & achievements

• 2017 Echo Pop Award for the Hit of the Year
• Billboard Music Awards
• MOBO Awards
• Soul Train Music Awards
• NAACP Image Awards
• All Africa Music Awards
• African Entertainment Awards USA
• 2016 MTV Europe Music Award for Best Worldwide Act

• Official sitehttps://www.wizkidofficial.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/wizkidayo/
• Xhttps://x.com/wizkidayo
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizkid
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizkid
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16233663

Tags

• Lagos State
• singer
• songwriter
• musician

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.