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Wizkid
El chico de Lagos, salido de Ojuelegba, que llevó el Afrobeats de las calles de Surulere a los mayores escenarios del mundo.
El ascenso
Nacido Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun en el barrio de Ojuelegba, en Surulere (Lagos), cantó en la iglesia de niño y despuntó con el sencillo «Holla at Your Boy» (2010) y su álbum debut Superstar (2011).
Lo que hicieron
He won a Grammy for his feature on Beyonce's 'Brown Skin Girl' (2021), topped charts worldwide with the album Made in Lagos (2020), and with 'Essence' became one of the first Afrobeats artists to crack the US Billboard Hot 100.
El cuadro completo
His towering influence is matched by an unpredictable side: long album delays, public feuds with peers such as Davido and Burna Boy, and on-and-off relations with collaborators and his own fanbase. He embodies both the genius and the volatility of the Afrobeats era.
Por qué importa
Wizkid proved an African artist singing in Pidgin and Yoruba inflections could be a global headliner on his own terms, opening doors for a whole generation of African musicians.
“"I make music for the world, but I make it from Lagos."”