Wizkid

Summary

Wizkid is a human^[1]. He was born in Lagos^[2]. He was born on +1990-07-16T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a singer^[4], songwriter^[5], and musician^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,206 views/month, #6,295 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Lagos^[2], Wizkid…
• Wizkid was born on +1990-07-16T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Wizkid held citizenship in Nigeria^[8].
• Yoruba was Wizkid's native language^[9].
• Wizkid is identified as part of the Yoruba people ethnic group^[10].
• Wizkid worked as a singer^[4].
• Wizkid's professions included songwriter^[5].
• Wizkid's professions included musician^[6].
• Wizkid was educated at Lagos State University^[11].
• Wizkid received the Echo Pop Award for the Hit of the Year^[12].
• Wizkid received the Billboard Music Awards^[13].
• Wizkid received the MOBO Awards^[14].
• Wizkid received the Soul Train Music Awards^[15].
• Wizkid received the NAACP Image Awards^[16].
• Wizkid received the All Africa Music Awards^[17].
• Wizkid's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[18].
• Wizkid's image is recorded as Wizkid at Iyanya's album launch concert, 2013 (cropped).jpg^[19].
• Wizkid's image is recorded as Wizkid in Canex - Algiers 2025.jpg^[20].
• Wizkid is recorded as male^[21].
• Wizkid's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Wizkid's genre is recorded as Afrobeats^[23].
• Wizkid's ISNI is recorded as 0000000462743520^[24].
• Wizkid's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 164149485958893422138^[25].
• Wizkid's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 753163706759729421122^[26].
• Wizkid's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 300162664380455001551^[27].

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Origins and Family

Wizkid was born in Lagos^[2]. He was born on +1990-07-16T00:00:00Z^[3]. He is identified as part of the Yoruba people ethnic group^[10]. Yoruba was his native language^[9].

Education

Wizkid's education included a stint at Lagos State University^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[4], songwriter^[5], and musician^[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Echo Pop Award for the Hit of the Year^[12], a class of award^[28], in Germany^[29], founded in 1993^[30]; Billboard Music Awards^[13], an annual music awards ceremony^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1989^[33]; MOBO Awards^[14], a music award^[34], in United Kingdom^[35], founded in 1996^[36]; Soul Train Music Awards^[15], a group of awards^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1987^[39]; NAACP Image Awards^[16], a group of awards^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1967^[42]; and All Africa Music Awards^[17], a recurring event^[43], founded in 2014^[44].

Personal Life

Wizkid's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[18].

Why It Matters

Wizkid ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,206 views/month, #6,295 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

FAQs

Where was Wizkid born?

Wizkid's place of birth was Lagos^[2].

What did Wizkid do for work?

Wizkid worked as singer^[4], songwriter^[5], and musician^[6].

Where did Wizkid go to school?

Wizkid was educated at Lagos State University^[11].

What awards did Wizkid receive?

Honors received include Echo Pop Award for the Hit of the Year^[12], Billboard Music Awards^[13], MOBO Awards^[14], and Soul Train Music Awards^[15].