The Genesis Of Omah Lay

Who is OmahLay?

Omah Lay is a singer, songwriter and record producer. His genre is Afro-fusion and Afrobeats. He started out as a record producer before he switched to being an artiste. This was because he was not given the accolades he deserves for the songs he produced

How old is OmahLay?

Stanley Omah Didia known by his stage name Omah Lay was born May 19, 1997 (23) in Port Harcourt.

What school did Omah Lay attends?

For his schooling, Lay attended Comprehensive High School in Rivers State. He then proceeded to join the University of Port Harcourt.

How Omah Lay got signed

The 23 years old singer started singing professionally in 2019 when he released Do Not Disturb and Hello Brother which earned him a record deal with KeyQaad — a new record label at the time in July 2019. This made him leave his hometown for the first time and moved to Lagos — The entertainment hub of West Africa.

Omah Lay’s awards

He released his debut EP Get Layd on the 22nd of May that became an instant commercial success, becoming the most streamed Afrobeats album on digital stores like Applemusic, Audiomack, Deezer, etc. This earned him an award for Apple music Favorite New Artiste of the month of June 2020 in Africa.

Omah Lay also made the list as ‘Best Newcomer’ nominees of the Afrimma 2020 awards. He was celebrated by popular entertainment platform; Black Entertainment Network (BET) as the amplified international artiste of the month.

Omah Lay’s music

He recently dropped a new EP which he titles What Have We Done to further emphasize the point that he is here to stay. The EP contains four(4) solid tracks and a bonus one (making it 5 altogether). Omah Lay is signed to Dvpper Music and is the first African artiste to be highlighted by the Africa Rising Initiative launched by Apple Music, a music and video streaming platform.