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Popularly known by stagename "Wizkid", Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (July 16, 1989) is a Nigerian songwriter,recording artist and performer.Discovered by popular Musician, Banky W, who signed him into Empire Mates Entertainment(EME) after dropping his first hit single, Holla at ya boi after which he sang hits like Don’t Dull, Love My Baby, Azonto, Pakurumo, Tease Me/Bad Guys, and Dance For Me.

Early Life

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He hailed from a large family of six children, with him being the last. 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. He went on to record a 7-track album, which he released in his church in Lagos, under the name of Lil’ Prinz; this was just a stint that earned him a remarkable deal of encouragement and recognition from family, his church and other artistes.

Late 2006,He continued to develop as a Singer and Songwriter getting for himself the popular stagename "wizkid", and 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.
Collaborations


2009 would prove to be Wizkid’s break-out year, collaborating 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.

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At the age of 20, He had already achieved so much, thanks to his drive and focus for turning his life’s experiences into incredible music. In 2010, he released his first singles, “Holla at your Boy“, “Gidi Girl” and “Ori Mi” with label mate, Skales; followed by the hit song, “Tease Me” which was just a studio freestyle that got leaked online and turned into a big hit in different parts of Nigeria and among Nigerians worldwide.

He bagged the coveted award for the Promising Artiste of the Year at the 2010 edition of the Dynamix All Youth Awards, collaborated with several artistes and performed at some A-list events; some of which include the Soundcity Music Video Awards, Lord of the Ribs Lagos, Rhythm Unplugged, the Shutdown Concert with Rick Ross, the Koko Concert, Crack Ya Ribs Lagos, Face of Selera 2010 Abuja just to mention a few.

Awards and nominations

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Thank GOD for him. WHAT ARE YOU EXPECTING US TO LEARN FROM THIS