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Wizkid, Nigeria’s biggest Afro-pop star, with real name Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, turns 30 today, July 16, 2020 and it’s such a time to celebrate him as he has grown to become one of the biggest artistes in the music industry – and by extension its pop culture – in the last decade. His fans have launched a Hashtag: #WizkidAt30 to celebrate the singer. Interestingly, Wizkid has continued to influence, define and change the Afro pop genre with power moves that have seen a seeming paradigm shift in the focus of international record labels and management towards Africa. Here are Ten things to know about the pop star who clocks 30 today: 1. Wizkid was born Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun on July 16, 1990, in Surulere, Lagos. He grew up living with 12 sisters; his father, Alhaji M.O Balogun, who is Muslim […]