If I start to talk about Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun you probably would not know who that is but if I mention Wizkid, I bet you are bound to pay attention to what I have to say. In this article, we talk about Wizkid’s net worth in dollars and biography. He was born Ayodeji Ibrahim in the year 1990 on the 16th of July precisely in Surulere, Lagos state in South-Western Nigeria. He is 28 years old as of now. He is a famous Nigeria Singer, Songwriter recording artiste,  Stage Performer, and a Model.

At the onset of his music career, the young Ayodeji didn’t have the support of his family until he began to conquer Nigeria with his music. His music career was kicked-started at the tender age of 11 when most kids of his age were still focused much on academics and his gamble paid off. He was involved in his local church choir from where he later formed his own music group which he called “Glorious Five”. Wizkid rose to the top of his chosen career quickly with his talent propelling him. His big break came in the year 2010 and he hasn’t looked back ever since. His good vocals, as well as his talent, has helped endear him to his teeming fans on the African continent as well as globally.

Wizkid Net Worth 2020 And Biography

  • Full Name: Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun
  • Stage Name: Wizkid
  • Nationality: Nigeria (Lagos State)
  • Occupation: Musician
  • Source of Wealth: Music and Record Label
  • Net Worth: $14 million
  • Marital Status: Single

Wizkid Biography

Let’s go into Wizkid’s biography in detail. Wizkid was born Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun on the 16th of July 1990, in the Surulere area of Lagos, Nigeria although some sources have claimed his actual birthday was on the 16th of July 1989. Wizkid Ayo was born into a polygamous family, his father is a Muslim who has three wives while his Mother is a Christian. Wizkid chose to follow his mother to church and began singing in his church choir at the young age of 11 years. His vocal prowess was identified at that young age and he was a lead singer in the choir not just a vocalist. Before his major break out came in the year 2009, he had released a couple of albums. While in the church choir, he produced an album. He then formed a music group with 4 of his friends from the church which he called the “Glorious Five”. Before eventually settling for the stage name Wizkid, Ayo Balogun had performed using other names such as “Glorious Five”, as well as “Lil Prinz”. He was able to record a 7 track album under the name Lil Prinz.

Still on Wizkid biography. His big break in the music industry came in the year 2009 when he successfully collaborated with renowned rapper M.I. The two highly talented artistes worked together to deliver the award-winning track “Fast Money” which not only went on to receive many nominations as well as awards but also received a lot of airplay both locally as well internationally in many other African countries. His profile continued to rise in the year 2010 when he released Hills at Your Boy. This song fetched him the Next Rated award at the 2011 Hoodies ceremony and he was also nominated for Best Pop Single at the aforementioned awards show. The music video for the same song, Hills at Your Boy was also nominated for Most Gifted Newcomer Video at the 2011 Channel O Music Video Awards. It also earned another nomination for Best Afro Pop Video at the 2011 Nigeria Music Video Awards (NMVA).

The young man has not taken his foot off the pedal ever since. He has grown tremendously as an artist, earning international transportation with famous international acts as well as top-rated located acts such as 2Face Idibia, Naeto C, Sound Sultan, award-winning producer OJB, Drake, Chris Brown, Trey Songz, French Montana, Kranium, Ty Dolla $ign, etc. The year 2016 saw Wizkid emerge as the first Nigerian artist to feature on Billboard’s Twitter Last 24 hours chart following his guest feature on Drake’s afrobeat-infused One Dance single, which debuted at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. By the month of May same year, the song had reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, a position it was able to maintain for 10 non-consecutive weeks. The amazing feats achieved by this hot song didn’t stop here. It went on to become an international hit, topping the charts in at least 15 different countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, and Germany.

Away from music, he is the father of 3 boys even though he is not yet married. It is quite interesting that all three boys were given birth to by different women. This is not much of a surprise as famous men with the same level of success and personal charm as Wizkid then have crowds of female fans chasing after them. His first son is named Boluwatife Balogun and his mom is Oluwanisola Ogudugu. Sola gave birth to Wizkid’s first son in the year 2011 when she herself was still a teenager. She was 19 then. Initially, Wizkid denied being the father of the boy and a DNA test had to be carried out before the paternity of the boy was established. Took over 2 years of fighting between both Wizkidand Sola’s families before the famous Starboy finally accepted the child. His second son is named Ayodeji Balogun and his mom is called Binta Diallo. He was born in the year 2016 by Binta who had to again rely on a DNA test before Wizkid accepted the boy.

Binta is a beautiful Guinean-American model. She went through a whole year of persecution and bullying started by Wizkid’s fans until he finally recognized the baby as his child. His third son is Zion Ayo Balogun. His mother is Jada Pollock who is also Wizkid’s manager. He was born in the year 2017 but this time around, there was no drama as he quickly accepted the boy as his son. Jada Pollock is a brand consultant who hails from Great Britain and used to work with Chris Brown and Pia Mia before she started the same consultancy work with Starboy. The association between the two of them started in the year 2014 and by 2017, they were already having an affair, which led to the birth of the lovely boy Zion in the month of November 2017. You can find tattoos of the names of his three boys on his body. So how much is Wizkid’s net worth? Find out in this article

  • Wizkid Awards And Nominations

Over the course of his illustrious career so far, African Star boy has been nominated for severe awards and he has won a countless number of them. Some of his wins include 2 city people entertainment Awards, 2 BET Awards, 2 Channel O music Video Awards,2 Ghana Music Awards, 3 MOBO Awards, 6 Headies Awards, 1 Future Award, 2 IHeartRadio Music Awards, 2 SoundCity MVP Awards 2 Dynamix All Youth Awards, 3 BillBoards Music Awards, and 1 MTV Europe Music Awards. Also, he has been nominated for:

  • MTV Europe Music Awards(Five Times)
  • American Music Awards (Thrice)
  • World Music Awards (Four Times)
  • Grammy Awards (Once)

He was also been nominated for six(6) Categories of the 2017 Sound City Awards where he won The digital Artiste Of The Year. How much is Wizkid’s net worth?

How Much Is Wizkid Net Worth 2020?

Currently, Wizkid’s net worth is estimated to be about $14 million- that is about N5 billion. He reportedly charges about N6 million per show. He is said to have also ventured into other things that fetch him more money outside of music. Aside from his personal music career, Wizkid has invested in some other ventures that have brought him money. He is a record label boss as he founded his own music label Star-boy Entertainment in 2013. He rakes is a lot of money from his numerous endorsements as well. In the year 2012, Wizkid signed a one-year deal with Pepsi which was valued $350,000 dollars. In 2013, he signed an N110 million Contract with Sour African Telecoms company, MTN. On the 18th of June 2015, it was reported that Wizkid had ditched MTN and signed a ₦128 million deal with GLO, a rival telecoms company in Nigeria. Wizkidalso signed an endorsement deal with Guinness for the “Guinness World of More” concert. All of these have helped to grow Wizkid net worth to an astonishing $14 million.

Wizkid And Zion

  • Wizkid Cars And Houses

The multi-talented and award musician owns two massive and quite expensive mansions in Lekki, Nigeria, and in Los Angeles, USA. The mansion in Lekki is said to worth about N70 million. He also owns a collection of exotic cars such as BMWX6 Hyundai Sonata, Bentley, and Porsche Panamera.

  • Wizkid Relationships

Wizkid has been linked with so many beautiful ladies since his music career began as expected of a start of his stature. He was first linked to Sophie Rammal then later to Sola Ogudugu, with whom he has a child. Other women to have been in a relationship with Wiki include Tonto Dikeh, Victoria Kimani, Binta Diamond Diallo, Hudda Monroe, Chidinma Ekile, Seyi Shay, Tania Omotayo, and US-singer, Justine Skye.

  • How Tall Is Wizkid?

Wizkid does do not fall in the list of tallest artistes in Nigeria. He is of a small build. He is only 5”4 tall.

  • Wizkid Rivals

The greatest rivalry in the history of modern music in Nigeria is between Wizkid and Davido. There is an underground rivalry between the two as to who is the greater artist. This has often divided fans and has led to the absence of a collaboration between the two on a music track. A music collaboration between these two music giants remains a fantasy for avid lovers of Nigerian music. This doesn’t look like happening anytime soon but hey, Never say Never! With musicians, always expected the unexpected. We may wake up tomorrow and be treated to a musical collaboration between Wizkid and Davido. Whom is the greater and more successful artiste between these two African music princes remains a question to be answered on another day!

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Conclusion On Wizkid Net Worth And Biography

Ayodeji Ibraheem Balogun may not be a popular household name in Nigeria but certainly, Wizkid is. Many people are not aware of the real name of this amazing, highly talented young man who has ruled the airwaves both at home and abroad for almost a decade now. This article has talked about Wizkid’s biography, Wizkid net worth and how much is Wizkid net worth. His break out song was recorded with rap legend M.I in the year 2009 and ever since he hasn’t looked back. His next hit song was in the year 2010 and was titled Holla at Your Boy. This song really took him to the limelight and had the ladies drooling all over him. He soon followed with numerous other songs and his debut album titled Starboy is still one of the best debut albums in Nigerian music industry to date. He is indeed an enigma, a legend, a Starboy indeed. Expect more hits from this young man in the coming years as he is going nowhere just yet!

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