In a radio interview with Tim Westwood in 2012, he said that "his father has three wives". He grew up listening to King Sunny Ade, Fela Kuti and Bob Marley. Wizkid attended Ijebu Ode Grammar School. His mother is a Pentecostal Christian and his father practices Islam. He grew up in an interfaith household with twelve female siblings. Wizkid was born Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun on 16 July 1990, in Surulere, Lagos. Life and music career 1990–2010: Early life and career beginnings Wizkid's fifth album More Love, Less Ego was released on 11 November 2022. The album includes the single " Essence" featuring Tems, which became the first Nigerian song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached the top ten following a remix released by Justin Bieber. In October 2020, he released his fourth album, Made in Lagos, which received commercial success and acclaim, reaching number-one on the Billboard World Album Chart. The following year, he was featured on Beyoncé's project The Lion King: The Gift on the single " Brown Skin Girl", which also reached number-one on the World Digital Song Sales chart, and won him a Grammy Award for Best Music Video. In 2018, he was featured on the song " Checklist" by Normani and Calvin Harris, which reached number-one on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart. The album was supported by five singles, including " Come Closer" featuring Drake. In March 2017, he signed a multi-album deal with RCA Records and released his third studio album Sounds from the Other Side, later that year. The song broke multiple records, making Wizkid the first afrobeats artist to appear in the Guinness World Records. In 2016, Wizkid achieved international recognition following his collaboration with Drake on the hit single " One Dance", which reached number-one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts in 14 additional countries. The album was supported by six singles, including the song " Jaiye Jaiye". In September 2014, he released the self-titled second studio album, Ayo. He later rose to the limelight after releasing " Holla at Your Boy", the lead single from his debut studio album, Superstar (2011), which also spawned the singles " Tease Me/Bad Guys" and " Don't Dull". In 2009, Wizkid signed a record deal with Banky W's Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E). He began recording music at the age of 11 and released a collaborative album with the Glorious Five (5), a group he and a couple of his church friends formed. A prominent figure in the modern-day afrobeats music scene, Wizkid is regarded as one of the biggest and most influential African artists of all time. Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (born 16 July 1990), known professionally as Wizkid, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter.
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