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Nigerian singer and songwriter (born )

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Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (born 16 July ), popularly known as Wizkid,^[6] is a Nigerian singer and songwriter.^[7] Born in the Ojuelegba suburb of Surulere, Lagos, Wizkid is a voice in the emerging Afrobeats movement.^[8] His music is a blend of Afrobeats,^[9]afropop,^[10]R&B,^[11]afrobeat,^[12]reggae,^[12]dancehall,^[12] and pop.^[12] He began recording music at the age of 11 and released a collaborative album with the Glorious Five, a group he and a couple of his church friends formed.

In , Wizkid signed a record deal with Banky W's Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E). He rose to the limelight after releasing "Holla at Your Boy", the lead single from his debut studio album, Superstar (), which also spawned the singles "Tease Me/Bad Guys" and "Don't Dull".

On 17 September , he released the self-titled se