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Nigerian Afro beat and Pop star Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun aka Wizkid is a one known for his fast track and record breaking seal to the African music industry, but holds more to that. ArtsGlo brings you some of the amazing facts you probably didn’t know about this act;
- Wizkid was raised by a Pentecostal mother and a Moslem father, but this didn’t affect his upbringing. He was freely raised, and wasn’t forced into any belief, which he honors to this day.
- The Star is born amongst 7 sisters, which he says shaped him into one who understand all to do with women. He has more female friend too compared to the males.
- Initially Wizkid’s parents were susceptible about him doing music. He always had fights with especially his father. But he further balanced the education and music before they discovered his true calling.
- Wizkid is the 3rd richest musician in Africa with a net-worth of close to $12 million, beating Davido and Don Jazzy according to Forbes.
- To Wizkid, UK has played a bigger role in embracing and growing of Afro-Pop, then US carrying on too, “I feel like Africa is really gonna take over the world with the sounds, now that producers now draw inspirations from African sound, everything is coming back home,” he states.
