WIZKID BIOGRAPHY AND LIFE HISTRY.

Wizkid, whose real names are
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun is
currently one of the fastest rising
Nigerian entertainers in the
music industry.
How Old Is Wizkid
The biography of wizkid shows
that, wizkid date of birth is July
the 16th, 1989 and in July 2013-
wizkid age is therefore 24. Just
like many celebrities that started
their music career in the church,
wizkid profile as a singer began
at the age of 11 and was known
then as "Lil Prinz" and he
rebranded his name in 2006
when his music career came into
limelight.
Wizkid Profile
Wizkid Nigerian artist recorded
his first album at the age of 11,
the album was produced by one
of the most celebrated music
producers in the country-OJB
Jezreel and it was a 7-track
album that was released for his
church in Lagos. The 2006 album
launch was well received by Ayo
Balogun's parents, friends and
other artistes. Ayo Balogun's
growing passion for music and
the use of his God given talent
inspired him to get back into the
studio and perfect his music acts.
It was in 2006 that Ayo Balogun
dropped his initial stage name-
Lil Prinz and he began working
with some of the best artistes in
Nigeria today, these include-
Naeto C and Ikechukwu.
Wizkid Nigerian Artist
Since 2006, Wizkid songs
enjoyed continuous radio plays,
while He himself enjoyed
collaboration with the best
artistes in Nigeria but it was not
until 2009 when this young
talent got his first major break in
the music industry- according to
wizkid twitter, His collaboration
with one of Nigeria's best
rappers and MCs-MI Abaga, on
"fast money fast cars" track drew
major attention to Wizzy's unique
voice and style.
Ayo Balogun is also a song
writer. Aside being featured by
so many established artistes, Ayo
Balogun also featured in several
TV commercials, the most recent
is the Pepsi Co. advert which also
featured one of the best female
performers-Tiwa Savage. His first
TV commercial was "Turn by
turn" by Kel's which became
Barceló's radio jingle.
Ayo Balogun signed a multi-
million naira deal with the Empire
Mates Entertainment {EME}, a
recording label owned by
versatile performer and one of
the best R&B artistes cum
producer and manager- Bank W,
in 2009.
Ayo Balogun has continued to
release hit songs with EME
records since 2009, his music
career has gone beyond the
chores of Nigerian borders
especially with his numerous
international stage performances
and collaboration with
international artistes such as
Akon, Kardinal Official, and Young
Jeezy to mention just a few.
In 2010, Ayo Balogun fully broke
into the music industry with the
release of his smash hit singles;
"Don't dull", "Holla at your boy",
and "Tease me". Ayo Balogun's
debut album- "Super star" was
released in 2011 and in June
2011 also, he performed several
sold-out concerts in Nigeria, UK,
and the United States.
Wizkid Biography is not
complete without making
mention of some of his
numerous awards. Ayo Balogun
won the 2012 BET award for the
best African act, and between
2010 till date, he has also won
several other numerous awards
in Nigeria, South Africa, the UK,
and the US.