After winning the Best African Act award, Wizkid on Sunday also took home the Best Worldwide Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards.
Wizkid edged out six artists from around the globe to be named Best Worldwide Act.
They were; Shawn Mendes (Canada), Zara Larsson (Sweden), Maluma (Columbia), GOT7 (Korea) and Troye Sivan (Australia).
The Nigerian Afro-pop star and Lady Gaga were tied as the second biggest winners of the night with two plaques apiece.
The pair’s achievement was only surpassed by Justin Bieber, who won Best Song, Best Fans and Best Canadian Act.
The 2016 MTV EMAs which took place in Rotterdam, Netherlands, was hosted by Bebe Rexha.
The “other Starboy”, multi-platinum R&B singer known as The Weeknd, performed for the first time on the EMA stage.
The Weeknd performed his hit single, ‘Starboy’.
Here are the full list of winners:
BEST SONG
Justin Bieber – Sorry
BEST VIDEO
The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk – Starboy
BEST FEMALE
Lady Gaga
BEST MALE
Shawn Mendes
BEST AFRICAN ACT
Wizkid
WORLDWIDE ACT
Troye Sivan – Australia
Shawn Mendes – Canada
Maluma – Columbia
GOT7 – Korea
Wizkid – Nigeria
Zara Larsson – Sweden
BEST LIVE
Twenty One Pilots
BEST NEW
Zara Larsson
BEST POP
Fifth Harmony
BEST ROCK
Coldplay
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Twenty One Pilots
BEST HIP HOP
Drake
BEST ELECTRONIC
Martin Garrix
BEST PUSH
DNCE
BIGGEST FANS
Justin Bieber
BEST LOOK
Lady Gaga
GLOBAL ICON AWARD
Green Day
BEST WORLD STAGE
Martin Garrix – Isle of MTV, Malta (2015)
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I love wizkid
he is good
Good one for Wizzy, u make us proud globally as a Nigerian artist since from day one.
wizkid is one of the best musician in the world and the best in nigeria