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Wizkid Leads Top 5 Biggest Nigeria Celebrities Of 2017 | Pulse TV

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Wizkid Leads Top 5 Biggest Nigeria Celebrities Of 2017. These are the biggest Nigerian celebrities for that you couldn't stop talking about.

5. Tiwa Savage
Tiwa Savage took a huge step with her career in June 2017 when she signed a publishing and management deal with Jay-Z' Roc Nation. 

Tiwa Savage's new deal with Jay Z' Roc Nation sure made 2017 bring more success for her.

On the home front, it seems more than likely that Tiwa Savage patched things up with her husband Tunji ‘Tee Billz’ Balogun. A few public appearances here and there, as well as Teebillz coming on stage to hug her, made news for her this year.

The success of Tiwa Savage ‘All Over’ and ‘Ma Lo’ featuring Wizkid in November 2017 just goes to show you that she is as big as they come.

4. Falz
Falz, the funnyman of Nigerian Hip-Hop continued his winning ways in 2017. 

Falz' unique mix of acting, comedy and music helped him push his brand more. Coming off his collaborative album with Simi in 2016, Falz dropped the hit singles ‘Jeje’, ‘Something Light’, and ‘La Fete’. 

Late in the year, Falz dropped another dope album ‘27’.

In mid-2017, Falz made comments about Internet fraudsters in Nigerian music. His words stirred up a lot of debate online and an imaginary beef with singer 9ice. 

This just shows how Falz has grown in influence in the music industry.

Add a few eye-popping photos with DJ Cuppy and you can say Falz had it good this year.

3. Simi
Simi is in the third spot. 2017 has seen the girl next door grow into not only Nigeria’s best female singer of the year but a big celebrity as well.

In 2017, we continued to be fixated on Simi's relationship with Adekunle Gold and musical chemistry with Falz. 

Also, Simi's fashion choices were under a lot of scrutiny more than ever before but she did not allow it deter her.

On the music end, Simi bossed the scene with her single ‘Joromi’ and the release of stellar album ‘Simisola’ which was met with a lot of rave reviews.

Simi’s rise this year is proof that if you keep it simple you can still get ahead in this business.

2. Davido
We cannot but admire how Davido stormed 2017 and took it with a bang. First was the release of the song "IF" in February, which took everyone by surprise and was highly successful.

After an ‘okay’ 2016 Davido came back with full force in 2017. His subsequent releases ‘Fall’, and ‘Fia’ have been hits. Even with controversies- the death of Tagbo and personal tragedies- the death of DJ Olu and his uncle- Davido couldn’t be stopped.

Davido won two awards at the MTV EMA and nabbed a MOBO award as well. Despite the ongoing beef with Wizkid, 2017 has been largely positive for Davido as well. 

Davido welcomed his second daughter this year and regained his status in the music industry as a hit maker.

1. Wizkid
Wizkid started 2017 on a very good note with the release of the single "Come Closer" featuring Drake on April 26, 2017.

Wizkid's "One Dance" collaboration with Drake became the most streamed song on Spotify globally with over 1.1 billion streams which became a Guinness World Record.

Another event which made Wizkid solidify his position on this list was his sold out concert the 'Royal Albert Hall' in London. 

Wizkid also released "Sounds From The Other Side" EP in 2017.

Even the awards couldn't stop coming for Wizkid. In November 2017, he won 3 awards at the AFRIMA awards held in Lagos and the biggest award came at the MOBO awards where he won 
"Best International Act". 

His victory at the MOBOs saw him receive congratulatory messages from President Buhari, VP Osinbajo, and former VP Atiku Abubakar.

Wizkid also got blessed with a bouncing baby boy with his manager, Jada Pollock in 2017. As a celeb, nobody was bigger than Wizkid this year.

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