By Josephine Uzorh
Fans of multiple award winning artiste, Ayodeji Balogun better known as Wizkid (Starboy), visited an orphanage in Isolo, Lagos on Tuesday to celebrate his birthday.
Wizkid clocked 29 years today, July 16, 2019, and his fans celebrated him by handing out gift items to children in the orphanage.
His fans also posted congratulatory messages on twitter using different hashtags like #Wizkidday, #Wizkidfc and #Wizkid29.
”We ain’t Teamwizkid by mouth, we love our own STARBOY with passion, no fake love over here We celebrated his birthday by visiting a motherless home (SOS) at Isolo More life to the king @wizkidayo” @shaddies27 said.
“Today a Legend was born, Wizkid. He has been a very important figure in the Nigerian Music industry and the World beyond. Rt if you’ve listened to every track on this list”, @Emmyleeem99 said.
@lifeof_Cisse said- “Happy birthday @wizkidayo , may you keep on bringing us the joy and happiness you always do”.
@Stevydomiles said: “Nobody do it badder than you Ayo, the Undisputed King of Afropop…… Thanks for all the good music, you keep inspiring me, a LEGEND i stan”. More
But, starboy is yet to post on his twitter or instagram page.
Wizkid kicked off his singing career as early as 11 when he recorded his first song with one of Nigeria’s celebrated music icons, OJB Jezreel. He went on to record a 7-track album, which he released in his church in Lagos, under the name of Lil’ Prinz; this was just a stint that earned him a remarkable deal of encouragement and recognition from family, his church and other artistes.
Years later in 2006, with a new name, which he picked up from a very funny incident, Wizkid got into the studio to record again; this time with HMan (OJB’s younger brother) and Ugly on a song titled ‘Naija Boy’, produced by OJB Jezreel.
From that time, he continued to hone his singing skills with influences from OJB Jezreel, Ruffman, Naeto C, Ikechukwu and many others.
By 2008, he had developed a unique reggae style and had worked with some of the finest artistes in Nigeria such as Sound Sultan, Ruffman, Nyore, Durella, Kel, TBase etc.
