Wizkid Crowned Best African Artist At AFRIMA 2017 Award

Wizkid, a.k.a Star boy, has defeated his arch-rival Davido, to become the best
African male artiste at the 2017 All African Music Award (AFRIMA) held in
Lagos on Sunday.

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Wizkid’s award included, Artiste of the Year, for his song ‘Come Closer’, Song of
the Year for the same song and Best Male artiste in Western Africa.

This win has once again renewed the battle of supremacy between the two popular
artistes and is coming shortly after Davido edged Wizkid out at the 2017 MTV
EMA by winning the ‘Best African Act’.

Wizkid got a rare international recognition in 2016 after he had a collaboration
effort with American international Drake with their Collabo song ‘One Dance’ sold
in 15 countries including U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia.

Earlier this year, Wizkid became the first Afrobeat artist to appear in the 2018
Guinness World Records for his contribution to Drake’s hit song ‘One Dance’.
In his acceptance speech, the Ojuelegba crooner thanked 2baba and DJ Jimmy Jatt
for their contributions to the African music landscape.

Wizkid, born on July 16, 1990, a song writer and a solo artiste started his foray into
music at the tender age of 11 with his band ‘Glorious Five’ a group formed from a
church choir.

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He, however, took the music world by storm with his all-time hit track ‘Holla at
your Boy’ in 2010 and another hit track ‘Ayo’ in 2014.