LAGOS, NIGERIA (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Fast rising singer, Wizard Chan, has reacted to the controversy surrounding the Alternative Song of the Year award at the 16th Headies Awards.
Recall that British-Nigerian singer Obongjayar’s song “Tinko Tinko” was mistakenly named the winner of the Best Alternative Song category at the 2023 Headies Awards, which was held in Atlanta, USA, on Sunday. This mistake has since been rectified and Wizard Chan declared winner.
In an Instagram story post on Monday, Wizard Chan whose hit song ‘Earth song’ was also nominated in the category stated that the award was recovered from Obongjayar and presented to him as the rightful winner.
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He expressed gratitude towards his fans for their support and said he was grateful to have been nominated for the award.
He said: “Hi everybody. I know it was a crazy day last night. I just want to tell you guys that I got my award. This is for you that voted for me; my fans, my management. This is for my Ijaw people. This is for Okrikka people. This is for Rivers people. This is for Port Harcourt. This is for Nigeria. This is for my dad and mum. This is for Don Jazzy. Thank you very much, Jazzy. This is for Tacha, Sabinus, and everyone that supported me.”