

Latest Release

- 16 NOV 2022
- Apple Music Live: Wizkid
- 24 Songs
- Views · 2016
- Views · 2016
- Energy (Stay Far Away) - Single · 2018
- Made In Lagos · 2020
- Come Closer (feat. Drake) - Single · 2017
- Revenge Is Sweet · 2019
- We're All Alone In This Together · 2021
- Soco (feat. Wizkid, Ceeza Milli, Spotless & Terri) - Single · 2018
- One Dance (feat. Wizkid & Kyla) - Single · 2016
- The Lion King: The Gift · 2019
Essential Albums
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Albums
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Artist Playlists
Worldwide appeal that’s rooted in African heritage.
Apple Music’s live series continues with Wizkid in London.
The Nigerian legend’s hits take shape and colour.
His honeyed melodies have inspired a new generation of Afrobeats stars.
From hits to deep cuts, breaking down the samples that have inspired one of music’s most vital artists.
The Nigerian star bridges the gap between Africa and the world.
2022
2020
2020
2020
2019
2019
Live Albums
Chris Brown
Burna Boy
Assurance
Reekado Banks
The artist discusses 'More Love, Less Ego' and Apple Music Live.
Dotty connects with Wizkid and celebrates 'More Love, Less Ego.'
New releases from Wizkid, Rauw Alejandro, Nas, and Rihanna.
Wizkid talks to Dotty about his massive year and what's next.
Dotty chats with Wizkid and plays her 2021 worldwide faves.
LootLove celebrates Apple Music Award winner Wizkid.
The artist talks about "Rose Gold (feat. King Von)."
More To See
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About Wizkid
“Everything about Lagos is me,” Wizkid told Apple Music in 2020. “That’s what shaped me, that’s what made me, that’s what inspires me every day.” In turn, Wizkid is shaping not just the sound of his city but the image of Nigeria worldwide. Born Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun in Lagos in 1990, Wizkid hit the stage early, forming the group Glorious Five with church friends at just 11. A decade later, he had regional success with his synth-kissed single “Holla at Your Boy”, which would appear on his 2011 debut solo album Superstar, but it was the lilting “Ojuelegba”, from 2014’s Ayo, that announced him as a force to be reckoned with. Afrobeats—the 21st-century fusion of styles like highlife and juju with house and UK funky—was on the rise, and for Wizkid, it was a case of right time, right place, right voice. Wizkid’s feature on Drake’s 2016 smash “One Dance” cemented his role as one of Afrobeats’ chief ambassadors, paving the way for 2017’s Sounds From the Other Side, his major-label debut. Assisted by global names like Ty Dolla $ign, Major Lazer, and Drake, the album embraced EDM and dancehall while further developing Afrobeats’ irresistibly airy grooves. It didn’t hurt that Wizkid’s blend of African and Caribbean styles coincided with reggaetón’s explosion, satisfying listeners seeking new sounds from a distinctly global perspective. In 2020, Made in Lagos fused more ideas still into his most cohesive whole and confirmed Wizkid’s role as a musical visionary—not just for African music, but for pop music worldwide. A year later, he won the Apple Music Award for Artist of the Year — Africa.
- HOMETOWN
- Lagos, Nigeria
- BORN
- 16 July 1990