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2010 – Dynamix All Youth Awards:
Promising Artiste of the Year – Winner
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2011 – Nigerian Entertainment Awards (NEA):
Best New Act – Winner
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2011 – Channel O Music Video Awards:
Most Gifted Newcomer – “Holla at Your Boy” – Nominated / Winner (varies by category/year)
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2011 – City People Entertainment Awards:
Best New Male Artiste – Winner
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2011 – The Headies (Hip Hop World Awards):
Next Rated – Winner
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2012 – BET Awards:
Best International Act: Africa – Winner
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2012 – The Headies:
Artist of the Year – Winner
Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year – Winner
Best R&B/Pop Album – “Superstar” – Winner
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2012 – Ghana Music Awards:
African Artiste of the Year – Winner
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2013 – MOBO Awards:
Best African Act – Winner
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2014 – MOBO Awards:
Best African Act – Winner
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2014 – AFRIMA / AFRIMMA (various African award shows):
Nominations and wins across Best African Act / Best West African categories – Winner / Nominated
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2015 – BET Awards:
Best International Act: Africa – Winner
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2015 – AFRIMA / AFRIMMA:
Song of the Year – “Ojuelegba” – Nominated / Winner (varies by ceremony)
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2016 – MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA):
Best Worldwide Act – Winner
Best African Act – Winner
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2016 – SoundCity / Local Awards:
Multiple wins/recognitions including Digital Artist / African Artist awards – Winner
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2017 – Billboard Music Awards:
Top Streaming Song (Audio) – “One Dance” (Drake ft. Wizkid & Kyla) – Winner
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2017 – Various International Nominations:
Multiple nominations/wins related to international collaborations (e.g., Billboard, AMA nominations) – Nominated / Winner
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2019 – MOBO / African Awards:
Continued wins and nominations in MOBO, AFRIMA and other continental award shows – Winner / Nominated
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2020 – BET Awards:
Best International Act – Winner
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2019–2021 – Various US / Intl Awards:
Recognitions and plaques (ASCAP credit for “One Dance”, other songwriting/production acknowledgements) – Awarded / Recognized
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2021 – Grammy Awards (63rd GRAMMYs):
Best Music Video – “Brown Skin Girl” (Beyoncé, Blue Ivy & Wizkid) – Winner
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2021 – MOBO Awards:
Best African Music Act / Best International Act – Winner
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2022 – NAACP Image Awards:
Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album – “Essence” (with Tems) – Winner
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2022 – BET Awards:
Best Collaboration – “Essence” (Justin Bieber & Tems / Wizkid credited) – Winner
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2022 – Billboard Music Awards:
Top R&B Collaboration – “Essence” – Winner
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2022 – Soul Train Music Awards:
Best Collaboration – “Essence” – Winner
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2022 – The Headies:
Album of the Year – “Made in Lagos” – Winner
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2023 – iHeartRadio Music Awards:
Afrobeats Artist of the Year – Winner
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2024–2025 – Continental & Intl Awards:
Continued nominations/wins across MOBO, AFRIMA, NAACP and other shows; song/album specific awards and recognitions – Winner / Nominated
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Other notable recognitions:
Most-awarded African artist at BET, Soul Train, Billboard and MOBO (per aggregated awards counts); ASCAP plaque for “One Dance”; multiple industry lifetime/honorary recognitions – Awarded / Recognized
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, professionally known as Wizkid, is a Grammy Award-winning Nigerian singer and songwriter born on July 16, 1990, in Surulere, Lagos State, Nigeria. He began his music career at a young age and rose to stardom in 2010 with the release of Holla at Your Boy under Banky W’s EME Records.
