Seyi Shay
Seyi Shay | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Oluwaseyi Joshua |
| Born | 21 December 1985 Tottenham, London, United Kingdom |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2001–present[upper-alpha 1] |
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| Website | iamseyishay |
Deborah Oluwaseyi Joshua (o suuna yuli n-nyɛ Oluwaseyi Joshua; 21 December 1985),[5][6] ka o tuma yuli nyɛ Seyi Shay (ka di bɔlibu nyɛ Shay-yee Shay), o nyɛla Nigeria paɣa ŋun yiini yila, ka lahi sabiri yila, ka lahi be nyɛ kpɛrikpɛrita. [6][7][8][9][10] Anashaara goli January yuuni 2021, Shay mini French laɣingu yuli booni Universal Music Publishing Group daa dihi gbana ni.[11][12]
Yila tuma
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Di mini tuuli o daa na laɣindi Afropop mini R&B maa zaa yoli, Shay bɛ zaŋ o maŋa ri yila yaɣ'shɛli. O malila dihitabili ni o yila shihirila yaɣ'bɔbigu, ka yɛli ni o yila niŋdi mi n dɔli binshɛŋa din kpɛhiri o kɔrisi ni. Shay kalila o ma, Mathew Knowles, 2face Idibia, Beyoncé, Tina Turner, Sound Sultan, Wizkid, ni Omawumi ka bɛ nyɛ ninvuɣ'shɛba o ni lihiri ka be biɛhigu ni.[13][14][15][16]
Discography
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]- Studio albums
- Seyi or Shay (2015)
- Big Girl (2021)
- EPs
- Electric Package (2018)
Selected singles
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]As lead artist | ||
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Loving Your Way" | Non-album single |
| "No Le Le" | ||
| 2012 | "Irawo" | |
| "Irawo" (Remix) (featuring Vector) | ||
| 2013 | "Chante" (featuring Ajuju) | |
| "Killin' Me Softly" (featuring Timaya) | ||
| "Chairman" (featuring Kcee) | ||
| "Ragga Ragga" | ||
| 2014 | "Murda" (featuring Patoranking and Shaydee) | Seyi or Shay |
| 2015 | "Crazy" (featuring Wizkid ) | |
| "Jangilova" | ||
| "Right Now" | ||
| 2016 | "Pack and Go" (featuring Olamide ) | |
| 2018 | "Ko Ma Roll" (featuring Harmonize) | Non-album single |
As featured artist | ||
| Year | Title | Album |
| 2013 | "For You" (Praiz featuring Seyi Shay) | Non-album single |
| "Paradise" (Mr Walz featuring Seyi Shay) | Walz Have Ears | |
| "Get Down" (Yung GreyC featuring Seyi Shay) | Non-album single | |
| "Yarinya" (Amir featuring Seyi Shay) | ||
| 2014 | "In Love" (Wizkid featuring Seyi Shay) | Ayo |
| 2015 | "Sugar" (Ayoola featuring Seyi Shay) | Non-album single |
| "The Motion" (DJ Lambo featuring Seyi Shay, Cynthia Morgan & Eva Alordiah) | ||
| 2016 | "Only You (Remix)" (Nikki Laoye featuring Seyi Shay) | |
| 2017 | "Celebrate" (NC Dread featuring Seyi Shay) | |
| 2018 | "Yalla Habibi" (Ragheb Alama featuring Seyi Shay and Costi Ioniță) | |
| 2018 | "Bia" | Electric Package |
| 2018 | "Alele" (featuring DJ Consequence and Flavour N'abania) | |
| 2020 | "By Gones" (Navio featuring Seyi Shay and Sheila Way) | Strength in Numbers |
Selected videography
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]| Year | Title | Director | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Murda" (featuring Patoranking and Shaydee) | Meji Alabi | [17] |
| 2015 | "Right Now" | [18] | |
| 2017 | "Bia" | Clarence Peters | [19] |
| "Weekend Vibes" (Remix) (featuring Sarkodie) | Moe Musa | [20] | |
| "Your Matter" (featuring Eugy and Efosa) | Meji Alabi | [21] | |
| 2018 | "Surrender" (featuring Kizz Daniel) | Clarence Peters | [22] |
| 2019 | "Ko Ma Roll" (featuring Harmonize) | Cardoso Imagery | [23] |
| "Gimme Love" (featuring Runtown) | Clarence Peters | [24] |
Filimnima
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Lara and the Beat | Lara | [25] |
Pina mini piibu
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]| Year | Event | Prize | Recipient | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Headies | Best Vocal Performance (Female) | "Irawo" | Nominated | [26] |
| Next Rated | Herself | Nominated | |||
| City People Entertainment Awards | Best New Musician of the Year (Female) | Won | [27] | ||
| Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Best New Act of the Year | Nominated | [28] | ||
| Chase Awards | Artiste of the Year (Female) | — | [29] | ||
| Song of the Year | "Irawo" | — | |||
| 2014 | 2014 Channel O Music Video Awards | Most Gifted Female | "Irawo" | Nominated | [30] |
| City People Entertainment Awards | Musician of the Year (Female) | Herself | Nominated | [31] | |
| 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Female Artist of the Year | Nominated | [32] | ||
| World Music Awards | World's Best Song | "Ragga Ragga" | Nominated | [33] | |
| World's Best Video | Nominated | ||||
| World's Best Female Artiste | Herself | Nominated | |||
| World's Best Live Act | Nominated | ||||
| World's Best Entertainer of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| 2015 | MTV Africa Music Awards 2015 | Best Female & Video of the Year | TBA | Nominated | [34][35] |
| 2019 | The Headies | Best R&B Single | "Gimme Love" | Won | [36] |
| 2021 | Net Honours | Most Popular Musician | Herself | Nominated | [37] |
| Most Searched Musician (female) | Nominated |
Notes
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]- ↑ Men see me as a sex symbol – Seyi Shay. Punchng.com (17 March 2013).
- ↑ Seyi Shay floats record label with 'silent partner'. YNaija (14 November 2015).
- ↑ Seyi Shay - Universal Music France (fr-FR).
- ↑ Nigeria's Afrobeats Music Scene Is Booming, but Profits Go to Pirates (3 June 2017).
- ↑ Beyonce's dad 'keeps us grounded'. Independent (29 December 2011).
- 1 2 Seyi returns home with a promise – Vanguard NewsShe presently is a bad judge in the bad show Nigerian idol. Vanguardngr.com (28 July 2012).
- ↑ Top 'returnee' musicians ruling Nigerian airwaves – Vanguard News. Vanguardngr.com (25 January 2014).
- ↑ Alonge, Osagie (9 February 2014). Seyi Shay signs endorsement deal with Etisalat. Thenet.ng.
- ↑ Seyi Shay signs record deal with UK's Island Records. Nigerian Entertainment Today (23 June 2015).
- ↑ Seyi Shay is on Fire! Lands Endorsement Deal with Pepsi (11 November 2015).
- ↑ Seyi Shay seals deal with Universal Music (2 May 2021).
- ↑ My Pictures, Expression Of My Confidence As A Woman - Seyi Shay (28 January 2021).
- ↑ Agadibe, Christian (13 April 2013). Seyi Shay: Beyonce's dad made me!. The Sun.
- ↑ SEYI SHAY: MY FIRST PROFESSIONAL HIT MUSICALLY WAS A TOUR TO JAPAN AT AGE 14.. Rhodies World (22 August 2013).
- ↑ Why I don't read comments on blogs – Seyi Shay. Vanguardngr.com (22 November 2013).
- ↑ I Admire 2Face Idibia, Says Singer Seyi Shay. P.M. NEWS Nigeria (19 March 2014).
- ↑ VIDEO: Seyi Shay - Murda Ft. Patoranking & Shaydee - (en-US) (2014-06-11).
- ↑ VIDEO: Seyi Shay - Right Now - (en-US) (2015-07-07).
- ↑ Seyi Shay - Bia [New Video] (en-US) (2018-02-01).
- ↑ VIDEO: Seyi Shay ft. Sarkodie - Weekend Vibes (Remix) - (en-US) (2017-07-17).
- ↑ Bilo. VIDEO: Seyi Shay - Your Matter Ft. Eugy & Efosa | Jaguda.com (en-US).
- ↑ Watch Seyi Shay and Kizz Daniel in "Surrender" music video (en-US) (2018-07-12).
- ↑ Seyi Shay - 'Koma Roll' feat Harmonize [Official Music Video]. Pulse Nigeria (3 January 2019).
- ↑ Watch: Seyi Shay Releases Video For "Gimme Love". Guardian Nigeria (21 January 2019).
- ↑ Ukiwe, Urenna (1 July 2018). "Meet The Cast Of Lara And The Beat". The Guardian. https://guardian.ng/life/meet-the-cast-of-lara-and-the-beat/.
- ↑ Olamide wins big @ Headies 2013 + full list of winners. Vanguardngr.com (27 December 2013).
- ↑ 2013 City People Entertainment Awards: First Photos & Full List of Winners. Bella Naija (16 July 2013).
- ↑ Abimboye, Micheal (31 May 2013). Nigerian Entertainment Award announces 2013 nominees. Premium Times.
- ↑ CHASE Awards 2013 unveils nominees – Premium Times Nigeria. Premiumtimesng.com (12 October 2013).
- ↑ Channel O Africa announces Music Video Awards nominees. Mail & Guardian (5 September 2014).
- ↑ Rita Dominic, Davido, Tiwa Savage, Majid Michel – 2014 City People Entertainment Awards Nominees. Bellanaija.com (6 June 2014).
- ↑ Abimboye, Micheal (31 May 2014). Pop duo, Skuki, reject Nigerian Entertainment Awards nomination. Premium Times.
- ↑ D'banj, Tuface, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Davido, Kcee Nominated at World Music Awards. Channelstv.com (20 February 2014).
- ↑ Seyi Shay Singer thanks 'God almighty' for MAMA nomination. Joey Akan.
- ↑ #MTVMAMA2015 NOMINEES ANNOUNCED!. MTV.
- ↑ Headies 2019: Here are all the winners at the 13th edition of music award. Pulse Nigeria (20 October 2019).
- ↑ Net Honours - The Class of 2021 (en-US) (9 June 2021).
References
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