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Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (born 16 July 1990), better known by his stage name Wizkid (sometimes stylised as WizKid), is a Nigerian singer and songwriter.tinyurl.com He started recording music at age 11 and managed to release a collaborative album with the Glorious Five, a group he and a couple of his church friends formed. In 2009, he signed a record deal with Banky W.'s record label Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E).tinyurl.com 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, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. Following the release of his second studio album and expiration of his 5-year recording contract, Wizkid left E.M.E. On 1 March 2017, Billboard magazine reported that Wizkid signed a multi-album deal with RCA Records. He was ranked 5th on Forbes and Channel O's 2013 list of the Top 10 Richest/Bankable African Artists. In February 2014, Wizkid became the first ever Nigerian musician to have over 1 million followers on Twitter. Moreover, he became the first Afrobeats artist to appeared in the 2018 Guinness World Records for his contribution to the hit song "One Dance".
So, it wasn’t just Wizkid that missed it, a lot of people who were at the concert did. Either way, people should know that the relationship between Wizkid and I is deeper than any fame or fortune. Wizkid is my younger brother, he has been for a very long time and that is never going to change. "We love each other and that’s my brother for life. And honestly, the same goes for Skales, Xclusive, Niyola, Shaydee, MasterKraft , Suka Sounds, Timothy King etc. Everyone we worked with at EME during the early years. There’s a bond between us all, it’s a family affair.
No matter what happens, family remains family. Family first, family forever. When you call the name ‘Wizkid’ everybody immediately knows who you are talking about but if you talk about Ayo Balogun, a lot of people might not really know whom you are talking about. Well, they are one and the same person as Wizkid is only just a nickname he gave himself when he started his music career. Wizkid’s real names are Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun. Here are 10 other things you didn’t know about this young, successful musical super star. Although it might have taken some years before he finally broke into limelight, Wizkid is not exactly a kid in the music industry.
He started singing at the young age of 11 in local churches. At that young age, Wizkid could already handle being a vocalist as well as being a lead singer in the church choir. He has also been a songwriter and been hanging around prominent people in the music industry for a very long time before he broke into limelight. Many fans have playfully suggested that he change his name to ‘Wizdad’ as he is no longer a kid but now a father to a very handsome boy, Boluwatife Balogun. Boluwatife was born on October 2010 by his babymama, Oluwanishola Ogudugu. Although Wizkid publicly denied having a son for a very long time, he eventually owned up in October 2013 after he put up warm birthday wishes for his son’s 3rd birthday.
Well, if you ever hear the name Lil’Prince being used in reference to Wizkid, don’t be amused because Wizkid used to be called Lil’ Prince during his gospel singing days. This is one Nigerian artist that is always in the news for both good and crazy things. There’s always one crazy story, fight or beef involving Wizkid. Wizkid has been going steady with this young, beautiful lady Tania Omotayo, who is now somewhat of a celebrity too as her relationship with Wizkid has made her a popular face in the entertainment scene. Update: Wizkid and Tania who is now an actress are no longer together.
After parting ways with EME music, his former record label, Wizkid went on to start his own record label, Starboy Records and now has a couple of artist signed under the label as well. One thing that that has undoubtedly helped his success in the music industry is his unique voice. Wizkid is said to be friends with well known musicians such as Chris Brown and Drake to mention a few. They have done a couple of songs together such as ojuelegba and come closer. They have also been pictured together several times hanging out. Wizkid and Davido are both very good and versatile Nigerian artistes. They have continuously done as much as they can to ensure Nigeria remains relevant globally on the music scene. Wizkid just recently collaborated with US based Chris Brown and Davido also recently worked with Meek Mill; so, both locally and internationally, their name sounds familiar. Who is the better artiste?
Who has more baby mamas? What is their net worth? These are inevitable questions when two of the hottest acts in the country are involved. So let’s have a quick overview. Wizkid: Wizkid is the CEO of StarBoy Muisc record label. With the help of OJB Jeezrel, he rose to fame in 2010 and has remained relevant ever since. Wizkid isn’t just a musician but a businessman. He has a couple of investments to his name. He signed a deal with MTN for N40Million, then another with GLO in the excess of N100million. Wizkid is also a Guinness ambassador and his Pepsi deal was reported to be in a region of N100Million.
Davido: The "Dami Duro" crooner has done everything possible to stay ever relevant since his rise to fame in 2011. He’s an MTN ambassador and the deal is worth well over N40Millon. He is also the co-owner of the HKN Music along with his elder brother; Adewale Adeleke. His songs "Aye" and "Gobe" are currently having 15million and 11million views on YouTube respectively. OBO is a multiple award winning artiste and has collaborated with acts like Diamond Platnumz, Akon and Meek Mill. Davido makes money from his events/shows, endorsements, local and international tours. He charges between N2M-N5M per show for bookings and between N30k - N250k per show for concerts and organized events.
Davido is from a rich family but he has done absolutely well for himself, carving out a path and a name for himself. Also, he has worked hard enough to create his own fortune. Wizkid, the Starboy is an artist that almost everyone will be interested in seeing perform. His recent performance at Eko Hotels on 19 December has raised the question if he is indeed a man of the people considering rumours surrounding him in recent times. The live concert titled "Wizkid Live Concert" was scheduled to start by 7 pm but the audacity of the music superstar was equal to none as the show started after midnight. Wizkid made an attempt at apologising for the late start of his headline concert.
Unlike Simi’s apology that was heartfelt, he had the cockiness of a superstar that all would be forgiven. He even tried to blame ‘good old Lagos traffic’ as the cause of the late start. Meanwhile, a journalist had seen him leaving the event venue, Eko Hotels walking towards the next building Eko Signatures at 8 pm. Perhaps, there was heavy traffic from his dressing room to the concert venue. The host, Basket Mouth tried to justify the late start with ‘Nigerian time’ as if they are entitled to make Nigerians wait that long because they are entertainers. In spite of this, the show was memorable as he performed the old songs that brought him to the limelight: songs that served heavy doses of nostalgic memories to the audience.
The audience soon forgot the wait as they enjoyed what seemed like an unending night of surprises as famous artists took the stage to perform to their delight and heart’s content. Guests performances include Tiwa Savage, Do2dtun the hypeman, Teni the Entertainer and then the bonding and ‘aw’ moment with Dammy Krane who he prayed blessings on. In the past, the two had a beef between them. When Wizkid missed Banky W’s traditional and white wedding in 2017, many fans criticized and judged him. Well, Banky W has now reacted to it. "I think people unfairly judged Wizkid and a lot of them were a little bit too harsh on him for missing the wedding.
Many people forget that around the time of my traditional wedding was also when One Africa Music Fest was going on in Dubai. So, there were many other artistes at the event, who were struggling trying to make it back to catch up with the wedding. In fact, Tiwa Savage had to take the last available economy seat in the plane, even though she had an upper-class ticket for a few days later, just to get her back in time for my wedding. So, it wasn’t just Wizkid that missed it, a lot of people who were at the concert did.
Either way, people should know that the relationship between Wizkid and I is deeper than any fame or fortune. Wizkid is my younger brother, he has been for a very long time and that is never going to change. We love each other and that’s my brother for life. And honestly, the same goes for Skales, Xclusive, Niyola, Shaydee, MasterKraft , Suka Sounds, Timothy King etc. Everyone we worked with at EME during the early years. Osagie, Uche, Anuel and others… there’s a bond between us all, it’s a family affair. No matter what happens, family remains family. Family first, family forever.
Who is Wizkid and What is his net worth 2019? One of the finer artists to come out of the Nigerian music industry is Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, or as he is popularly known, WizKid. Wizkid is a Nigerian recording artist, performer and also one of the best songwriters in the music industry. Ibrahim had an early entry into music as a career with him performing for an album with his teenage band. Ibrahim showed a passion for music at a very young age and with the adequate support he was able to make it big in the industry. Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun was born on 16 July 1990 in the residential part of Lagos, his home state. He was brought up in Surulere which was also the commercial part of Lagos with all the traders setting up shop here making it a hub for almost everything.
Ibrahim’s father had three wives and was very apprehensive about him getting into the music industry so he had to prove himself to his father by spending a lot of time in the studio recording songs. In the year, 2001, Ibrahim started singing professionally along with the boy band he was part of in his teenage years and until 2006, he went by the stage name, Lil Prinz. He later changed his moniker to Wizkid to gain more popularity. The group Ibrahim had formed was along with a few of his church friends and they called themselves the glorious five and they even managed to release an album before they decided to call it quits and disbanded themselves. Ibrahim showed an inclination towards music and his love for the art was quite evident by the efforts he took to practice and make himself proficient in that field.
2010 marked the year that Ibrahim would release his debut album as WizKid and his first album turned out to be a huge success as well. Wizkid’s debut album was called ‘Superstar’ and was released in 2011. However, the lead single off the album ‘Holla at your boy’ was released in early January of 2010 and brought him fame and recognition. The song was nominated for Best pop single of 2010 and Wizkid himself won several awards for the song itself even before the entire album was released. He also releases several singles and albums during his career and in 2015 he announced the release of two more singles.
He was also part of the ‘One Dance’ song by Drake in 2016 and the song reached number one on the billboards making him more popular than ever before. Apart from album release and song releases, Wizkid has also gone on various tours all of which brought him a ton of money apart from fame. Wizkid also has an enviable collection of cars including a Porsche Panamera and a Cayenne. 14 million making him among the richest artist from Nigeria. Wizkid is truly an inspiration to all the aspiring musicians out there and he also is a fine example of how to make it big in the industry.
He worked on his talents and skillfully navigated the music industry to come out on top. His first release catapulted him to success and he intelligently capitalised on that success to come out on top. What is Wizkid’s Net Worth? Do you want to know Wizkid Net Worth 2018? Then keep on reading. This post include Wizkid biography, list of awards and finally Net Worth of the Nigerian super star Wizkid. Wizkid is a popular Nigerian musician who’s famous for his song "Holla at Your Boy" which was introduced in the entire year 2010. He’s presently the chairman along side the CEO of the music record label giant,’ StarBoy’. His label is in a productive partnership with "Disturbing London". Today, Wizkid is probably the richest amidst the hotshots in Nigeria. His label hosts musicians as Ayo, LAX, Berry and others. Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun aka Wizkid came into this world in 1990 on 16th July.
He came into this world to a Christian mom and a Muslim father. Born and also brought up in Lagos, Nigeria, Wizkid has twelve female siblings. He had Lil Prinz as the stage name till the entire year 2006. He’s an active musician in categories as hip hop, Afropop, dancehall, afrobeat and other things. He’s a performer and a songwriter too. Wizkid continues to be busy from the year 2001 till date. He began recording music at age eleven and managed to launch a collaborative album with the Glorious 5, a team he along with a few of his church friends formed. In 2009, he signed a record deal with Banky W.’s record label Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E).
In 2016, Wizkid achieved global recognition following the collaboration of his with Drake on the worldwide hit, "One Dance", that hit top in fifteen countries, like the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. Following the release of the second studio album of his and expiration of his 5 year recording contract, E.M.E was left by Wizkid. On 1st March 2017, Billboard magazine found that Wizkid signed a multi album contend with RCA Records. He was placed 5th on Forbes and Channel O’s 2013 wish list of the Top ten Richest/Bankable African Artists. In February 2014, Wizkid evolved into the very first ever Nigerian musician to possess more than one million supporters on Twitter. Furthermore, he became the original Afrobeats artist to showed up in the 2018 Guinness World Records for his contribution to Drake’s hit song "One Dance.
From the time Wizkid’s development as an artist have been incremental! • African Artist of the entire year at (African Pride Awards), • Wizkid mama award. Wizkid may be the lone guy in the whole of Nigeria with whom the soft drink giant Pepsi has previously partnered. 2018. MTN signed the very first agreement with him for forty million naira and also during the repair, they signed the superstar for one hundred million naira (N100m). Wizkid is referred to as the Justin Bieber of Nigeria as well as Africa. He charges over two million naira to four million naira for one show.
Thus, it comes as no surprise that the Afropop star’s career is in its zenith. He’s successfully completed numerous world trips with the first tour of his getting in the year 2012. Wizkid, who’s among the richest musicians in Africa is steadily garnering the limelight with the talent of his. The feud between Shatta Wale and Nigerian artiste Wizkid was buried at the Ghana Meets Naija concert yesterday. During his performance at the Fantasy Dome in Accra, Wizkid announced Shatta Wale as a surprise act. "Bring down the light Ghana, I have my brother with me tonight. Make some noise for the dancehall king," he cut into his performance and introduced Shatta Wale.
He then followed up with ‘Gringo’ which got the audience singing along and jamming. Wizkid also talked about unity among African artistes and brought on stage Tiwa Savage. Some months ago, Shatta Wale made statement that irked fans of bit.lytinyurl.com/bet9jaNG">Wizkid</a> and some Nigerians. He said on Kasapa FM that he did not regard Wizkid as a superstar. Even though Wizkid said he was not going to reply Shatta Wale on his statement, he was not spared by critics. Shatta Wale expanded the argument to an advocacy for Ghanaians to cherish what they have and not hold the Nigerian artiste in higher esteem than the Ghanaian act. Other artistes that performed at the concert are Kidi, Kuami Eugene, King Promise, Sista Afia, Nana Yaa, Wisa, Tic, Kumi Guitar, Stonebwoy, Obibini, Darlin Gage, Patapaa and Fancy Gadam. Apart from Wizkid, Mr. Eazi, Mayorkun and Dice Ailes also hoisted the flag of Nigeria with their acts. Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun a.k.a Wizkid is a talented singer, songwriter and performer.
He kicked off his singing career at the early age of 11 when he recorded his first song with one of Nigeria’s celebrated music icons, OJB Jezreel. Years later in 2006, with a new stage name, and a passion for making music and God-given talent, Wizkid got back into the studio to hone his craft. He continued to develop as a Singer and Songwriter by working under some of Nigeria’s biggest Musical names such as OJB Jezreel, Naeto C, Ikechukwu and many others. Over the next few years his talent as a Singer and Songwriter became evident and it resulted in Wiz being prominently featured alongside some of the biggest Artistes in Nigeria’s Music Industry to much critical and commercial acclaim. 2009 would prove to be Wizkid’s break-out year, as his collaboration with M.I on "Fast Money, Fast Cars" on the Talk About It album drew major attention to his distinct voice, singing style and penchant for great songwriting.
He went on to feature on Kel’s "Turn by Turn", the Barcelos radio jingle and many other high profile projects. He also got signed to Banky W’s Empire Mates Entertainment, and featured prominently on Banky’s "The W Experience" album. Born Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun on 16 July 1990, Wizkid started singing at the early age of 11. He was helped by the producer OJB Jezreel at the beginning of his music life. Wizkid started work at his debut album in 2010. Superstar’s (2011) single "Holla at Your Boy" was a real success. The album’s second and third single were "Tease Me/Bad Guys" and respectively, "Don’t Dull". For the album launch, Wizkid organised a party.
There, numerous artists such as Banky W and Ice Prince performed. In 2013, the rapper issued the single "Jaiye Jaiye" featuring Femi Kuti, through Starboy Entertainment. A bit later that year, the single "On Top Your Matter" was released. Ayo (2014) met with mixed reviews from the critics.The bonus song of the album, "Caro" featuring L.A.X was produced by Legendury Beatz. Wizkid is known also for his extravagant way of dressing. He declared in an interview with Vogue: "I design everything myself, and I get them to make it. I do a little sketch; sometimes I just sit down with a tailor and describe what I want.
Sometimes we go back and forth, like, for days, trying to get it right. Sometimes it’ll take a day to make it, sometimes three, four days. I have a lot of tailors. If I want something made in 12 hours, it will be made in 12 hours". Starboy Wizkid releases "Fever" video and it’s beyond expectations as it stars the queen diva, Tiwa Savage as a vixen. "Fever" is one of the two singles Wizkid released a few weeks ago and he’s bragged so much about the video prior to its release. As we have it, "Fever" video portrays another love sync between Wizkid and Tiwa Savage as they get romantic and cozy in the visual.
This is quite strategic of the Starboy knowing fully well the fanbase the Wiz-Tiwa collabo has built already. This is one shot that will go far for Wizzy. Watch "Fever" video as directed by Meji Alabi of JM Films. OFFICIAL VIDEO: Skepta ft. DjBrytos Got his mix-tape turn out with enough DJ spice, that you would love to listen to. Getting the groove from an interesting Wizkid musical collection (both old and recent) is the right thing to get in your smart phone’s music Library now! The playlist is spiced up with recent and old mid-tempo tune from the star-boy and songs he was featured. DjBrytos really gave the best in the 1hr : 30mins compilation which had scratches and smoothly blended tunes from Wizkid. 2. NEW BOUNCE (ft. 6. SAY YOU LOVE (Maleek Berry ft. 7. OH BABY (Lengendarybeatz ft. 8. BAD (Tiwa Savage ft. 14. BRIGHT (Vibes ft.
15. FREAK OF THE WEEK (Krept ft. 17. NAUGHTY RIDE (ft. 18. DUTTY WHYNE (ft. 23. ONE FOR ME (ft. 24. JAHS LOVE IS TRUE (Burna Boy ft. 25. SURULERE ( Dr. Sid ft. 26. BEND DOWN PAUSE (Runtown ft. 27. LAGOS 2 KAMPALA (Runtown ft. 28. WAD UP (ft. 32. SKIN TIGHT (ft. 33. COME CLOSER (ft. 34. MAMACITA (Tinie Tempah ft. 35. MAKE WE RUN (CDQ ft. 36. FEELING THE BEAT (Dj Jimmyjatt ft. 37. OPOJU ( Dj Spinall ft. 40. SINGLE (Burna Boy ft. 41. SAY YOU LOVE ME (Leriq ft. 42. ODOO (Masterkraft ft. 43. THIS KIND LOVE (Patoranking ft. 44. TONIGHT (R2bee ft.
45. WON GBO MI (Shaydee ft. 48. BAD GIRL (Jesse Jagz ft. 49. THE MATTER (Maleek Berry ft. 51. ONE LIFE (Maleek Berry ft. 56. FAMILARITY (Jay Ru ft. 58. WHINE TO THE TOP (Yybz Kartel ft. 59. KPONO (Wandecoal ft. 63. FOR EXAMPLE (Kayswitch ft. Wizkid & Davido Played Us! The manner at which the turbulence between Nigerian music titans, Wizkid and Davido just simmered down like that, has got many wondering what really was the rationale behind it. While conversations on the feuding topic continue, one clear point is the fact that we might have been spectators of a dramatic show put together by the hotshots. Jaywon further drives that point home in this interview with tooXclusive TV. He claims it is showbiz afterall, and moreso a stunt that has helped to boost immensely, the sale and recognition of Wizkid’s latest music project, Sounds From The Other Side.
] better known by his stage name Wizkid (sometimes stylised as WizKid), is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He started recording music at age 11 and managed to release a collaborative album with the Glorious Five, a group he and a couple of his church friends formed. In 2009, he signed a record deal with Banky W.'s record label Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E). Following the release of his second studio album and expiration of his 5-year recording contract, Wizkid left E.M.E. ] During an interview with Adesope of Factory 78 TV, Wizkid described his life in a nutshell. ] The group managed to release an album prior to disbanding. ] While visiting OBJ's PointBeat Studios frequently, he watched 2 Face Idibia record songs for his Grass 2 Grace album. ] Wizkid cited Naeto C as one of the people who mentored and coached him when he was 15 years old. Wizkid also told Factory 78 TV that his parents weren't receptive of his music from the onset. ] In mid-2009, he dropped out of Lagos State University (LASU) to focus on his craft.
] On 2 April 2010, Wizkid released "Tease Me/Bad Guys" as the album's second single. ] The album was recorded in English and Yoruba. It was released on 12 June 2011, by Empire Mates Entertainment. The album incorporates elements of R&B, dancehall, and reggae. Wizkid collaborated with a wide range of music producers, including E-Kelly, Jay Sleek, Shizzi, DJ Klem, Masterkraft, Q-Beats and Samklef. The album features guest appearances from Banky W., Skales, D'Prince and Wande Coal. It was initially scheduled for release on 14 February 2011, but was later pushed back. On 12 June 2011, Wizkid hosted an album launch party at the Expo Hall of the Eko Hotel and Suites.
Earlier on in the year, Wizkid announced that the members of his record label will be releasing a joint EP, Made In Lagos, following their infectious hit single, "Soco" — one of 2018's best songs.tinyurl.com That seems to have taken a turn, however, as Wizkid then announced Made In Lagos as the name of his own upcoming album, which he has now teased a release date for. Following the tepidly received Sounds From The Other Side, Wizkid has come back to his original sound that we know and love. This is evident in all the stellar songs he's released and featured on this year — from Olamide's "Kana" to Duncan Mighty's "Fake Love". In an interview with Tim Westwood, the afropop superstar also revealed that Made In Lagos will be a 10-track album with no features, saying it'll be "just pure Wizkid", and you can imagine how excited we are about that.
"We made this song in 2006, it was one of d biggest songs in Africa. I was just 16. The youngest kid Artiste/Producer at Dat time. Parents flogged music talents off their kids, but it changed afterwards. There was no social media so we had to travel everywhere we wanted our songs to be aired.tinyurl.com Channel O was the biggest international cable station and this song remained on No1 spot on the chat for several weeks. Then, Radio wouldn’t play u if u aren’t exceptionally good as they played more of western Artistes. But we reached out despite the limitations. We did almost the best dat was available at dat time. Every kid wanted to be like me. Even the person in question wouldn’t say I didn’t inspire him. Besides 2face (African queen) , Dbanj (Oliva twist) and Ice prince (oleku) further established our music internationally.bet9ja.com Thank God for wizkid and Davido as they have further broken bounds by building on these platforms and we are proud of them.. It will not end there as it is like a process.
Wizkid, the Nigerian singer and global superstar, is serious about making his voice heard when it comes to improving education and sanitation for everyone — especially girls and children — in Nigeria. In a series of tweets, Wizkid called on the governor of Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode, to invest in "eliminating barriers for Nigerians", which starts with quality education and proper sanitation for everyone. I support educating girls, do you? Though Nigeria is making progress on the matter, the situation is still far from perfect. More than 70 million Nigerians still lack access to clean drinking water, and rates of open defecation are still dangerously high.tinyurl.com 90 million, but that Nigerian state governments must be ready to split the bill if the fund is to be established. Up to now, Nigerian state governors haven’t shown much interest in the fund, despite its huge importance to education, health, economic growth, and dignity for Nigerians . That’s why Wizkid is raising his voice on behalf of those in Nigeria who cannot.
