Biography of wizkid balogun
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Wizkid's songs and albums
Wizkid has released and recorded 4 studio albums, which are listed below:
Superstar
In 2009, Wizkid started recording his debut studio album, "Super Star." E.M.E. released the Superstar album on June 12, 2011.
E.M.E. was under the management of Banky W and Tunde Demuren at the time.
The superstar album became the second best-selling album on NotJustOK, a music download website.
Wizkid's Superstar album won the Best Album of the Year in the Nigeria Entertainment Awards in 2012.
Ayo
Ayo, which means Joy in the Yoruba language, was named after Wizkid, following his first name, Ayodeji.
Ayo was released on September 17, 2014, under two record labels, Starboy Entertainment (founded by Wizkid) and Empire Mates Entertainment.
Wizkid recorded his third studio album, Sounds from the other side (STFOS), and released it on July 14, 2017.
SFTOS was released under three record labels Starboy Entertainment, R.C.A. Records, and Sony Music International.
The album featured foreign artists like Chris Brown, Bucie, Drake, and Ty Dolla Sign. e.t.c
SFTOS was ranked 107 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and 58 on Canadian Album Charts.
Made in Lagos
Made in Lagos (M.I.L.) is Wizkid's 4th album, released on October 30, 2020, under Starboy Entertainment and R.C.A. Records.
By the end of 2020, M.I.L. was the number 1 album on Native Mag and Vogue's 20 Best Albums of 2020.
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, known professionally as Wizkid (sometimes stylized as WizKid and also as Wizzy or Starboy), is a Nigerian singer and songwriter.
One of Africa's biggest artistes, Wizkid is the most decorated Nigerian artiste ever (the most decorated African internationally), and one of the most revolutionary Afro-pop artist of the modern era.
He began recording music at the age of 11 and managed to release a collaborative album with the Glorious Five, a group he and a couple of his church friends formed. Wizkid signed a record deal with Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E) in 2009.
He rose to prominence after releasing "Holla at Your Boy", the lead single from his debut studio album Superstar (2011). "Tease Me/Bad Guys", "Don't Dull", "Love My Baby", "Pakurumo" and "Oluwa Lo Ni" were also released as singles from the Superstar album. Ayo, his self-titled second studio album, was released in September 2014. It was supported by six singles: "Jaiye Jaiye", "On Top Your Matter", "One Question", "Joy", "Bombay" and "Show You the Money". Wizkid left E.M.E after his contract expired.
In 2016, Wizkid achieved international recognition following his collaboration with Drake on the global hit, "One Dance", which reached number one in 15 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia.
He signed a multi-album deal with RCA Records in March 2017. His third studio album Sounds from the Other Side was released on 14th July 2017. It serves as his major-label debut and was primarily a Caribbean-influenced record. SFTOS was supported by five singles: "Daddy Yo", "Sweet Love", "Come Closer", "African Bad Gyal" and "Naughty Ride".
Wizkid became the first Afrobeats artist to appear in the 2018 Guinness World Records for his contribution to "One Dance".
In 2019, he was featured on Beyoncé's project The Lion King: The Gift on the collaboration "Brown Skin Girl", which won him a Grammy Award for Best Music Video. His fourth album, M
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Wizkid
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun whose stage name is Wizkid is one of the fastest rising Nigerian music artists and probably one of the youngest too. He was recently named one of the richest African musicians by Forbes.
Biography
Wizkid was born Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun on July 16, 1990, in Lagos, Nigeria. There has been a little controversy about his date of birth, some sources have claimed he was born on July 16, 1989.
He was born into a polygamous family – his father had three wives. His mother is a Christian and his father a Muslim. Wizkid who followed his mother to the church began singing in his local church at the tender age of 11 years. He was not only a good vocalist but also a lead singer.
Before his big break came in 2009, Wizkid released a couple of albums. As part of the church choir, he produced an album. He later went on to form a singing group with five of his church friends, the group was known as “Glorious Five”
Before he finally settled for the stage name Wizkid, he performed using other names such as “Glorious Five”, as well as “Lil Prinz”. While using the name Lil Prinz, he was able to record an album with 7 tracks.
Wizkid’s big break in the music industry came in the year 2009. This is after successfully collaborating with renowned musician M.I. The two artists produced the award-winning track “Fast Money” which not only went ahead to receive many nominations and awards but also received a lot of airplay both in Nigeria as well as in many other African countries.
In 2010, he released Holla at Your Boy. The song earned him the Next Rated award at the 2011 Headies and he was nominated for Best Pop Single at the aforementioned awards show. The music video for the same song was nominated for Most Gifted Newcomer Video at the 2011 Channel O Music Video Awards. It was also nominated for Best Afro Pop Video at the 2011 Nigeria Music Vi
WIZKID INTERESTING LIFE STORY
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as WIZKID, is the first african musician to score seven billboard nominations, the youngest african to get a Grammy nomination, and the first Nigerian to win three Billboard Music Awards.
He was born on the 16th of July 1990 in Surulere, a small suburb in Lagos State, Nigeria, in West Africa. Even though he was born and raised in Nigeria's most active and affluent city, he was not fortunate enough to be part of a wealthy family.
In this composition, I will share the story of how he went from being very poor to becoming one of the most famous musicians from the continent of Africa.
Wizkid attended primary and secondary schools but could not graduate from the university. His father married three wives, and he grew up with twelve siblings, so life was tough for him. Growing up, WIZKID listened to a lot of music, had a great passion for music and decided he wanted to be a musician.
His stage name was Li’l Prince until 2006 when he changed it to “Wizkid”. Due to his perseverance, he always went to a recording studio located in Surulere, where some major singers and producers came to work. He tried to get their attention but no one would give him an opportunity to show his talent. So he slept outside the studio for a long time, watching other musicians go in and out as they got their business done. Nigeria was a country where you might not have a change if you don’t have the money and the right connections.
One fateful day, they got tired of seeing him day and night and he got the opportunity to prove himself, which he effortlessly did, and that was the beginning of a successful career. Wizkid started recording his debut album in 2011, which was in English (since that is the official language) and Yoruba, the major dialect in Nigeria. He is also Yoruba. His first single video was nominated for the Most Gifted Newcomer Award. The Album was called “Superstar” and incorporated Afrobea