MOBO Awards 2021: List of Winners As Wizkid Emerges Best African Music Act, Tiwa Savage Presents Award

MOBO Awards 2021: List of Winners As Wizkid Emerges Best African Music Act, Tiwa Savage Presents Award

  • The 2021 MOBO Awards went down over the weekend and several stakeholders in the entertainment industry were in attendance
  • Nigerian singer Wizkid was among the big winners of the night as he emerged as the winner of the Best African Act category
  • Female superstar Tiwa Savage was also in attendance and she presented an award category to a fellow colleague at the event

The much-anticipated 2021 edition of the MOBO Awards went down on Sunday, November 6 and it was indeed a night of celebration.

Top music stars and other creatives gathered around for the annual British music award which is dedicated to honouring achievements in ‘music of black origin’.

MOBO Awards 2021
Wizkid has emerged Best African Music Act at the MOBO Awards. Photo: @wizkidayo/@moboawards
Source: Instagram

Interestingly, Nigerian superstar Ayodeji Balogun aka Wizkid was among the big winners of the night as he emerged as the winner of the Best African Act category.

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Wizkid also snagged the award for Best International Act at the award ceremony.

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Check out more winners from the award ceremony below:

Dave emerged as the winner of the Album of the Year category.

Best Performance in a TV Show:

Video of the Year:

Best HipHop Act:

Song of the Year:

Find the full list of winners here. Congratulations to every one of them!

Nigerians congratulate Wizkid

As expected fans and supporters of Nigeria's Wizkid were excited on his behalf and many congratulated the MIL singer.

Read some comments sighted below:

e.miles__ said:

"My votes not in vain always good to be in this winning camp!"

_kimbillz said:

"Take it or leave it. Wizkid is not anybody’s mate ooh."

kehmjika said:

"WIZKID .....what a story ...a big lesson for any dreamer out there."

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sabitalkofficial said:

"Them still never believe say big wiz na number 1 in the whole Africa? Hmmm."

etinjohn said:

"Abeg How many awards Big Wiz don win this year alone Opor."

Tiwa Savage presents award

Singer Tiwa Savage was among the music stars who showed up at the award ceremony. Watch the moment she presented a category award below:

Wizkid wins Apple Music's African Artist of the Year

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that Wizkid added another achievement to his list of breakthroughs.

The Made In Lagos star was recently named Apple music’s African Artist of the year alongside other stars from all over the world.

A photo of Wizkid holding his plaque made the rounds online and fans gushed as they celebrated the music star.

Source: Legit.ng

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Adeyinka Odutuyo Adeyinka Odutuyo is a lifestyle and entertainment journalist with over four years of working experience at Legit.ng. He is currently the deputy HOD of the Gossip and Entertainment Desk. Adeyinka holds a degree in Linguistics and Communication Studies from Osun State University, Osogbo. He graduated in 2016. He emerged as Legit.ng's Best Entertainment Editor in 2020 and 2021. Contact: adeyinka.odutuyo@corp.legit.ng