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My Take
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.
Overview
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (; born 16 July 1990), better known as Wizkid, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. Born in the Ojuelegba suburb of Surulere, Lagos Nigeria, Wizkid is a voice in the emerging Afrobeats movement. His music is a blend of Afrobeats, afropop, R&B, afrobeat, reggae, dancehall, and pop.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Wizkid
- Name (Japanese)
- Wizkid
- Reading
- 不明
- Born
- July 16, 1990 (age 35)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Horse
- Origin
- Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 5 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / songwriter / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- 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
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.wizkidofficial.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/wizkidayo/
- Xhttps://x.com/wizkidayo
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizkid
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.