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Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, widely known as Wizkid is a globally famous Nigerian singer-songwriter who has taken Afrobeats music to a whole different dimension. As an African music artist, he is considered one of the most influential artists in the industry. His creations have reached out to the maximum number of people and gained the largest attention. This 32-year-old artist started working with music at the early age of 11.
At that young age, he worked on an album with the group Glorious Five. After that, he even worked with Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E). Later that he came up with his very first album ‘Superstar’, which was released in the year 2011. From the very beginning, this artist has gotten everyone’s attention. Along with that, he also won the ‘Next Rated Award’ in the same year and become even more famous.
Wizkid has proven his worth in every possible way. He also got into the top 10 charts of the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Later in 2017 he worked with R.C.A. Records and made his third album ‘Sounds From the Other Side’. While making his album, he also collaborated with artists like Chris Brown, Ty Dolla Sign, Major Lazer, Trey Songz, and more.
Between all of these, suddenly there was news about what happened to Wizkid. People didn’t have confirmed news if the Nigerian singer is dead or alive. This whole conversation started with the accident that Wizkid got into. His car got crashed and it was extremely difficult to recognize if he was alive or not. This kind of news were quite irrelevant and uncertain. But this has created a buzz on the internet.
It is not the only one, just 2 months after that, there was a rumor about his death again. And this time everyone said he has died in a plane crash. Well, the singer is not dead and there is no confirmed news of who was spreading such rumors and what their purpose was. After all this, Wizkid made his comeback with the most popular track ‘Essence’. This record-breaking track became the first Nigerian song to break all the results. His contribution is in the music industry is unavoidable. Currently, he is one of the most famous singers in the industry whose net worth is around $17.8 million. Thus he is not only the best pop singer in Africa but he has secured his position in international music too.
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