"BIOGRAPHY, AGE, FAMILY, CONCERTS AND TOUR DATE OF WIZKID".
Early Life and Musical Beginnings
Birth Name and Place: Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun was born on July 16, 1990, in Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria.
Family: He grew up in a large, interfaith household, with a Muslim father and a Christian mother, and has 12 siblings.
Early Music: Wizkid began his musical journey at age 11, forming a group called The Glorious Five with friends from his church.
Stage Name: He initially performed under the name "Lil Prinz" before adopting the name Wizkid.
Rise to Stardom
Record Deal: He signed a record deal with Empire Mates Entertainment (EME) in 2009.
Debut Album: His rise to prominence was cemented by the release of his debut album, Superstar, in 2011.
International Breakthrough
Drake Collaboration: Wizkid gained international recognition with his collaboration with Drake on the 2016 hit song "One Dance".
Global Phenomenon: This collaboration propelled him onto the global stage, and he became the first Afrobeats artist to appear in the Guinness World Records.
Major Label Debut: In 2017, he signed a multi-album deal with RCA Records, releasing his Caribbean-influenced album Sounds from the Other Side.
Continued Success
Grammy Award: He won a Grammy Award for his feature on Beyoncé's "Brown Skin Girl" from The Gift project in 2019.
"Essence": His 2020 album Made in Lagos featured the hit song "Essence," which became the first Nigerian song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
Early Life and Musical Beginnings
Birth Name and Place: Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun was born on July 16, 1990, in Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria.
Family: He grew up in a large, interfaith household, with a Muslim father and a Christian mother, and has 12 siblings.
Early Music: Wizkid began his musical journey at age 11, forming a group called The Glorious Five with friends from his church.
Stage Name: He initially performed under the name "Lil Prinz" before adopting the name Wizkid.
Rise to Stardom
Record Deal: He signed a record deal with Empire Mates Entertainment (EME) in 2009.
Debut Album: His rise to prominence was cemented by the release of his debut album, Superstar, in 2011.
International Breakthrough
Drake Collaboration: Wizkid gained international recognition with his collaboration with Drake on the 2016 hit song "One Dance".
Global Phenomenon: This collaboration propelled him onto the global stage, and he became the first Afrobeats artist to appear in the Guinness World Records.
Major Label Debut: In 2017, he signed a multi-album deal with RCA Records, releasing his Caribbean-influenced album Sounds from the Other Side.
Continued Success
Grammy Award: He won a Grammy Award for his feature on Beyoncé's "Brown Skin Girl" from The Gift project in 2019.
"Essence": His 2020 album Made in Lagos featured the hit song "Essence," which became the first Nigerian song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
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