Wizkid

Wizkid
Wizkid performing at the Desire album launch concert in 2013
Background information
Birth nameAyodeji Ibrahim Balogun
Also known as
  • Lil Prinz
  • Wizzy
  • Starboy
  • Machala
  • Daddy Yo
  • Baba Nla
  • Big Wiz
  • Eleniyan
Born (1990-07-16) 16 July 1990 (age 34)
Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
  • record producer
Years active2001–present[A]
Labels

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]

  1. "Wizkid Biography". MTV Base. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  2. Alex Frank. "Nigerian Pop Star Wizkid on Fashion and African Style - Vogue". Vogue. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  3. Hobbs, Thomas (2023-07-14). "Wizkid: 'I'm here to steer the new generation – we're the kings now'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  4. Phiona Okumu. "Wizkid Is Getting The Global Embrace He Deserves". The FADER. Retrieved 4 May 2016.


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