WizKid wins MOBO Award for Best African Act!

Fast rising Nigerian pop sensation Ayo Balogun better known as Wizkid has won the award for ‘Best African Act' at the 2011 edition of the MOBO Awards!

Wizkid’s win has come as a huge surprise as he beat African entertainer D’banj and Afrobeat singer Seun Kuti to the prize. Other nominees in the category inlcude Cheikh Lo, Fatoumata Diawara, Liquideep, Owiny Sigoma Band, Smod,Spoek Mathambo, and Vieux Farka Toure.

Wizkid was quick to tweet about his surprise win. ‘#TEAMWIZKID we did it!!..now let’s get the EMA!!!!…God bless every1 dat voted!!!…wow!!!’, @wizkidayo tweeted

Congrats Wizzy