Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid turned 31 today as took to social media to celebrate the award-winning singer as he celebrates his birthday today.
Also known as Starboy, and BigWiz recently, he holds several notable achievements in the Nigerian as well as the global music space.
In 2021, Starboy became one of the first Nigerian musicians to win a Grammy for his collaboration with Beyoncé on the song ‘Brown Skin Girl’, which was awarded the Best Music Video.
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He made his debut in the Nigerian music industry in 2011 and has been breaking grounds since then.
He was featured by Drake and had writing credits for One Dance, a song that appears on the 2O18 Guinness World Record as the most-streamed song on Spotify.
With various trending hashtags for his birthday,the Wizkid FC, took to social media to celebrate the star.
@lytski posted: “Happy Birthday King BIG WIZ, thank you for giving us timeless music, thank you for taking Afrobeat worldwide. God bless you always.
@grace posted: Thank you for inspiring us with your music, you deserve to be celebrated, happy birthday Star Boy. #Wizkidat31 #WIZKIDDAY
@Habeebee posted: HBD! May God keep protecting x supporting in all you do. Thanks for all you’ve done so far. Living legend. #Wizkid #WizkidAt31 #WIZKIDDAY
@Hydro_jr posted: The greatest African artiste alive, the Mayweather of the entertainment industry, the most decorated African artist, the god of the African giants. King Machala. #WIZKIDDAY #WizkidAt31 #WIZKIDFC
@Starboylekzy posted: Happy Birthday to the greatest man to ever do AfroBeats, Love & respect you till the wheels fall off my king, more greatness, they’ll never see your downfall, it’s UP UP UP@Wizkidayo #WizkidAt31 #WIZKIDDAY #BigWizDay