WIZKID
Musician
(Founder, Starboy Entertainment)
Ayo Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, a.k.a Starboy is one of the biggest artists out of Nigeria in this decade. Since the success of “Holla At Your Boy” in 2010, Wizkid has not slowed down and has continued to break records. He is the only Nigerian to have won the BET ‘International Act’ award twice and been nominated for the MTV EMAs five times.
In 2016, Wizkid became one of Africa’s biggest music exports after his feature with Drake became number 1 in over 15 countries across the world. That record, “One Dance” also gave him his first Grammy credit. He got his second Grammy credit this year for his song, “Brown Skin Girl” with Beyonce.
Wizkid has collaborated with numerous international artists including Rihanna, Steflon Don, Future, Zara Larsson, Chris Brown, Trey Songz, Dua Lipa and more. He has continuously sold out his international shows since 2017 and has a very dedicated fan base.
He is the only African artist to have appeared in the Guinness World Record and he has received over 55 awards in the course of his career. He played a role in helping Mr Eazi become popular in Nigeria. Mr Eazi has now become one of the most visual musicians in the diaspora.
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