Patrice Wilson net worth: Patrice Wilson is a Nigerian singer and songwriter who has a net worth of $2 million dollars. Patrice Wilson was born in Nigeria, and began singing when he was a child in his mother's church. He went on to school in Europe and trained in track and field. He began singing professionally as a back-up vocalist for Ibrahim Maiga. He also began performing as a rap artist under the name Pato, and toured extensively throughout Eastern Europe. He relocated to the United States in 2001, and continued performing under the name Pato. He attended school at Whitworth University in Washington, and then moved to Los Angeles, where he began to make a name for himself as both a model and a rap artist. In 2010, he opened ARK Music Factory with fellow producer Clarence Jey. Their first major hit, was the catchy, but much reviled, "Friday", performed by Rebecca Black. In addition to his work with ARK, he also launched his own music label called PATO World Music. The label recently released the song "Chinese Food", which, like "Friday", has attracted a great deal of negative attention.