Ayo Jay

Ayo Jay
Born Ayoola Ogundeyi Jr.
(1989-08-09) 9 August 1989
London, England
Residence Lagos State, Nigeria
Citizenship Nigeria, United Kingdom
Alma mater Baruch College[1]
Occupation Singer, Songwriter, Performer
Years active 2013–present

Musical career

Genres Afropop
Instruments Vocals
Labels One Nation, RCA
Associated acts Fetty Wap

Ayoola Ogundeyi Jr., better known as Ayo Jay, was born 9 August 1989[2] and he is a United States based Nigerian singer and songwriter. He currently has a record deal with One Nation and RCA an he is also known as Boy Wonder.

Life and career

Early life

Ayo Jay discovered his abilities for singing and song writing at a younger age. In 2007 after he graduated from high school in Nigeria, Ayo Jay moved to the United States to pursue a college degree in Finance and Investments at Baruch College.[3]

Music career and breakthrough single

Ayo Jay was signed to RCA in 2016. On 11 November 2015, Ayo Jay released his first single, "Your Number", under the RCA label.[4]

Breakthrough single

Ayo Jay released "Your Number" on 21 June 2013,[5] The music video for "Your Number" was shot in Atlanta City of Georgia[6] and the remix was released on July 16, 2015 featuring Fetty Wap.[7]

Recording Deal

In 2013 Ayo Jay signed his first recording deal with One Nation Record and in 2016 he got an international deal with RCA.[8]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist
Year Title Album
2013 "Don't Say That" Non-album single
2014 "Available"
2015
"Your Number"
"Your Number (Remix)" (Feat. Fetty Wap)
"Think About Me"
"Ibadi Yen"
2016
"Fowosere"

Released By RCA

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US US
R&B/HH		 US
R&B		 Spotify Velocity
"Your Number" [9][10][11][12] 2016 — 45 19 20
"Your Number (Remix)" (Feat. Chris Brown & Kid Ink) [13] — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

Year Awards ceremony Award description(s) Results Ref
2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards Most Promising Act to Watch Won [14]
2015 Best New Act to Watch Nominated [15][16]
2016 Diaspora Artist Won [17] [18]

See also

List of Nigerian musicians

References

  1. ↑ "Ayo Jay". www.itsonenationrecords.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ayo Jay". Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ayo Jay". www.itsonenationrecords.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ayo Jay Signs To RCA Records/One Nation Records and Officially Releases First Single "Your Number" - RCA Records". Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ayo Jay – Your Number". tooxclusive.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "DOWNLOAD:VIDEO: Ayo Jay - Your Number". notjustOk. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "DOWNLOAD:Ayo Jay ft. Fetty Wap - Your Number (Remix)". notjustOk. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  8. ↑ ""Your Number" singer Ayo Jay signed to RCA Records!". Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ayo Jay - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Ayo Jay - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Ayo Jay - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "Ayo Jay's single debuts on the Billboard charts". Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  13. ↑ Solanke, Abiola. "New Music: Ayo Jay – 'Your number' (Remix) ft Chris Brown, Kid Ink". Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Nigeria: Tiwa Savage, Davido, Win Big At NEA Awards". Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "Wizkid, Davido, Olamide, others shine at 2015 NEA Awards". 14 September 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  16. ↑ "NEA Awards 2016 - Full Nominee List". 36NG. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  17. ↑ "FULL Nominee List For 2016 Nigerian Entertainment Awards (NEA)". 17 June 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  18. ↑ "Nigerian Entertainment Awards 2016 List Of Winners". 19 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/22/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.