The burial arrangements for Ayo Balogun’s mother, Jane Dolapo Balogun, who passed away on August 18 have been made public by the family of the Nigerian music icon Wizkid or Big Wiz.
A wake and homage will be conducted in memory of the Grammy Award-winning singer’s mother on October 12, the family announced in an e-flier posted on social media. The funeral will follow the wake the following day.
Also in Lagos, the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) City of David, Victoria Island, will host the funeral service.
It should be noted that during a 2012 radio interview with Tim Westwood, Wizkid revealed that his father has three wives. However, the singer is known to be very fond of his mum.
In 2014, Wizkid released ‘Mummy Mi’, a song off his ‘Ayo’ album. The song was dedicated to mothers across the world. The singer praised Jane for all the joy she gave to him. He also promised to spoil her with the finest things in life.
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Born Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun on 16th July 1990, the singer and songwriter is termed to be a prominent figure in the modern-day afrobeats music scene.
Wizkid is regarded as one of the biggest and one of the most influential African artists of all time. He began recording music at the age of 11 and released a collaborative album with the Glorious Five, a group he and a couple of his church friends formed.
In 2009, Wizkid signed a record deal with Banky W’s Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E). He later rose to the limelight after releasing “Holla at Your Boy”, the lead single from his debut studio album, Superstar (2011), which also spawned the singles “Tease Me/Bad Guys” and “Don’t Dull”.
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