Talented Nigerian singer and Grammy-award winner, Ayodeji Balogun, better known as Wizkid has won the Apple music African artist of the year.
Apple proclaimed him as the 2021 African artist of the year on Tuesday.
Wizkid’s hit song “Essence,” a track from his ‘Made In Lagos’ album, gained 125 million plays on Apple Music and over 2.8 million Shazams.
The father of three while accepting the award expressed gratitude to Apple, and described the award as a blessing.
He said he was proud to represent Africa.
“Thank you to Apple Music for this award, it’s a blessing to get to do what I do, and I’m proud to be representing Africa,” Wizkid said.