Omah Lay Biography
Nigerian Musician
Popularity Rank: #34
Biography
Stanley Omah Didia (born 19 May 1997) and also known as Omah Lay is a Nigerian singer and songwriter who hails from Ikwerre in Rivers State in Nigeria. He gained widespread recognition in early 2020 after his self-produced single “Bad Influence” went viral on social media. He is signed to KeyQaad and Sire Records; a subsidiary of Warner Music Group .
| Omah Lay | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Stanley Omah Didia |
| Born | May 19, 1997 (age 28) |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Relationship Status | Single |
| Education | University of Port Harcourt |
| Awards | Most Played Pop Song (Net Honours) |
| Booking Contact | omahlay@keyqaad.com |
| Organization | KeyQaad |
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Contact UsEarly Life
Omah Lay was born on the 19th of May 1997 in Port Harcourt in Nigeria. Omah Lay‘s paternal grandfather was a drummer for Highlife major act – Celestine Ukwu.
Education
- He attended Comprehensive High School in Rivers State before proceeding to the University of Port Harcourt.
Career
- Omah Lay started out in a rap group under the stage name Lil King. He later moved on to songwriting and music producing which went largely uncredited, and as a result of that, he released “Do Not Disturb” in April 2019. “Hello Brother” was released a month after.
- He signed to a record label named KeyQaad in June 2019, and took a seven month break. During the break, he worked on his debut EP, Get Layd. He told OkayAfrica, “I started working on it August [of 2019]. At some point I had to go off social media, stay away from a lot of things and keep my head straight to get the project right. The first song I’d recorded on Get Layd was ‘Bad Influence.’ I’d done that way before the songs we had to put on the project.”Following the break, he released “Bad Influence,” which became the most streamed Nigerian song on Apple Music at the end of 2020.
- On 14 February 2020, he released “You,” his first official single. He then released his five-track debut EP, Get Layd on 22 May 2020. The EP peaked at number one on the Nigerian Apple Music Charts. All five songs from the EP reached the top 15 of the Apple Music charts for Nigeria, with “You” peaking at number one.
- In October, Omah Lay appeared on Olamide’s album Carpe Diem. His feature on Olamide’s track “Infinity” topped the Apple Music charts for Nigeria. On 20 November, Omah lay released his second five-track EP, What Have We Done. All five tracks reached the top 12 of the Apple Music charts for Nigeria, with “Godly” reaching number one.
- On 3 July 2020, he was the first artist highlighted for Apple’s Africa Rising Campaign to spotlight African talent. In December 2020, he was included in BBC Radio 1Xtra‘s annual “Hot for 2021” list. He was also the first African artist featured on Audiomack’s #Up Now program for emerging artists; included in Montreux Jazz Festival’s “20 artists to watch in 2021”; and was named BET’s Amplified International Artist of the Month for November 2020.
- He is currently signed to Dvpper Music Distribution in Nigeria, and Sire Records for international distribution.
- He was nominated in 4 categories at the 2020 Headies Awards, winning the Next Rated award. On 8 July 2021, Omah Lay released a new single “Understand”.
Awards & Honours
- In 2021, he won the Most Played Pop Song “Godly” at the Net Honours awards.
- In 2020, he won the Next Rated award at the Headies.