Nigerian-British actor John Boyega has shared that Afrobeats megastar Wizkid is his favorite Nigerian musician.
Nigerian-born superstars are making strides across different sectors in the global entertainment industry and John Boyega is one of the Nigerian-born actors flying the Nigerian flag through his remarkable performances.
John Boyega while appearing on the show “Rep Your Flag” on Netflix shared some of his favourite things about Nigeria.
When asked about his favourite musician, John Boyega shared that Wizkid is a personal favourite although he also loves Davido and Burna Boy just as much. However, Wizkid is the artist whose career he has followed the most.
John Boyega’s love for Wizkid’s music and Afrobeats extends to his movies as he had the producers of ‘Pacific Rim’ add Wizkid’s 2017 single ‘Daddy Yo’ to the movie’s soundtrack.
In the interview, John Boyega also revealed that his favourite Nigerian food is Jollof Rice, and his favourite places to visit in Nigeria are Abeokuta where’s family lives, Lagos where he enjoys the bubbling festivities of “Detty December”, and Abuja for its serenity.
John Boyega also enjoys Nollywood and he has previously shared that he trained with the famous Mike Bamiloye‘s “Mount Zion Films” as a young adult in the UK. On his favourite Nigerian movie, Boyega gives that honour to the 2003 classic ‘Blood Sisters’ which starred superstar actresses Omotola Ekehinde & Genevieve Nnaji.
