{"id":295024,"date":"2023-01-25T08:40:15","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T07:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/?p=295024"},"modified":"2023-01-25T08:40:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T07:40:15","slug":"omah-lay-biography-age-career-net-worth-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/omah-lay-biography-age-career-net-worth-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Omah Lay Biography: Age, Career, Net Worth &#038; More\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Omah Lay is an award-winning songwriter, singer and record producer who is credited with several hit songs such as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bad Influence, You <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attention. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article, we will discuss the biography of this Rivers State-born entertainer, right from his childhood up until now as an award-winning act signed to KeyQaad. Read on.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-295025\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Omah-Lay-Biography.jpg\" alt=\"Omah Lay Biography\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Omah-Lay-Biography.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Omah-Lay-Biography-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Omah-Lay-Biography-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Omah Lay&#8217;s biography would be discussed below:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Early Life and Education\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Omah Lay, whose real name is Stanley Omah Didia, is a native of the Ikwerre Local Government Area, in Rivers State. He was born in Port Harcourt on May 19, 1997. Omah Lay spent most of his childhood in Marine Base, Port Harcourt, where he obtained his elementary and secondary education. He attended Comprehensive High School for his secondary school education.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Omah Lay&#8217;s interest in music was ignited right from an early age because he was born into a family that had practiced music. Omah Lay&#8217;s grandfather served as a percussionist for Celestine Ukwu, the legendary Highlife singer. His dad, on the other hand, played the drums, and although he didn&#8217;t reach such heights as his dad, he still was well known within his locality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a teen, Omah Lay was part of a rap group. He went by the stage name, &#8220;Lil King&#8221; at that time. Then, he began writing songs and producing music, however, he was largely uncredited for the works he did. After secondary school, Omah Lay applied to study Hotel and Hospitality Management at the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) but he dropped out to focus on music, only after a few semesters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Age<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Omah Lay was born on May 19, 1997, so by May 19, 2023, he will turn 26 years old.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Omah Lay&#8217;s Career History<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Omah Lay began writing and producing music at quite a young age. However, most of the songs he produced went largely uncredited. In 2019, Omah Lay self-produced and released <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do Not Disturb <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in April of that year. A month later, in May, he also independently produced and released <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hello Brother.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In just two months after he released <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do Not Disturb, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KeqQaad approached Omah Lay with a record deal, which he accepted and signed on to the record label in June 2019. Immediately after signing for KeyQaad, Omah Lay took a seven-month break to work on his debut extended playlist project, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get Layd. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During this seven-month break, Omah Lay stayed away from social media, focusing all his attention on the project.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He released <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bad Influence<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the first song of the EP, in January 2020. In <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bad Influence, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Omah Lay spoke about his lifestyle in Lagos since moving and getting signed to KeyQaad. The song was widely received across Nigeria, and by the end of 2020, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bad Influence <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was the most Nigerian song on Apple Music.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Valentine&#8217;s Day 2020, Omah Lay released <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The song enjoyed massive airplay across Nigeria and other African countries. The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get Layd <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EP, which contained five songs, was finally released on May 22, 2020, through KeyQaad and Sire Records. The five songs of the EP include <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lo Lo, Ye Ye Ye, Bad Influence, You <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Damn. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The EP peaked at number 1 on the Apple Music Nigeria chart, and all five songs of the EP reached the top 15 on the Apple Music Nigeria charts. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">peaked at number 1 on the Nigerian Apple Music charts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the success of his debut EP, in October 2020, Olamide enlisted the help of Omah Lay on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Infinity<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a track off Carpe Diem, the eleventh studio album. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Infinity <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reached the top of the Apple Music chart for Nigeria. In November 2020, Omah Lay released <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Have We Done, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">his second EP. The EP contained five songs, all of which reached the top 12 of the Apple Music Nigeria charts. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Godly<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, one of the songs on the EP, peaked at number 1 on the Apple Music charts for Nigeria. Other songs on the EP include <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cant Relate, Confession, My Bebe, and Damn<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> remix.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2020 was one of the best years in Omah Lay&#8217;s career as he was nominated in four categories of The Headies Award, Eventually winning the Next Rated Award. He was also included in the BBC Radio 1Xtra annual &#8220;Hot for 2021&#8221; list. In addition, Omah Lay was listed among Montreux Jazz Festival&#8217;s &#8220;20 artists to watch in 2021&#8221;, as well as the BET Amplified International Artist of the month for November 2020, and much more international recognition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following year, 2021, Omah Lay worked with several Nigerian acts, such as being featured alongside Alpha P on Masterkraft&#8217;s official remix of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peaches<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Justin Bieber&#8217;s single. He also released a single in July 2021, titled <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understand<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In March 2022, Omah Lay collaborated with Justin Beiber to release <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attention,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which would go on to become Omah Lay&#8217;s first charting song. On July 15, 2022, Omah Lay, through KeyQaad and Sire Records, dropped his first album titled <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boy Alone<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The album contained 14 songs with guest appearances from Justin Beiber and Tay Iwar. The songs include <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I, Soso, Woman, Bend You, Recognize, I&#8217;m a Mess, Safe Heaven, Understand, Temptations, How to Luv, Purple Song, Attention, Never Forget <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tell Everybody<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Omah Lay has been featured by several artists from Nigeria and other African countries such as Ajebo Hustlers, Gyakie, DJ Neptune, Joeboy, and Bella Shmurda.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember we stated that Omah Lay also produces music. He&#8217;s worked on Kidoben Ace&#8217;s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caught Up; <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Klug Ali&#8217;s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opium; <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sikaboi&#8217;s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One Day; <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moveek&#8217;s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flossin&#8217; <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; and Jhay Jhay&#8217;s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcum Party. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Omah Lay has also produced some of his songs such as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Confession, Lo Lo, Bad Influence, Do Not Disturb <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hello Brother.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Awards and Recognition\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are the awards Omah Lay has won so far:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next Rated Award &#8211; The Headies Awards (2020)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most Played Song Award for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Godly &#8211; <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Net Honours (2021)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Break Out Act of the Year Award- Afro X Digital Awards (2021)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Net Worth<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to various websites we consulted, we put Omah Lay&#8217;s estimated net worth at $500,000, however, this figure can&#8217;t be verified.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Omah Lay is an award-winning songwriter, singer and record producer who is credited with several hit songs such as Bad &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Omah Lay Biography: Age, Career, Net Worth &#038; More\u00a0\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/omah-lay-biography-age-career-net-worth-more\/#more-295024\" aria-label=\"More on Omah Lay Biography: Age, Career, Net Worth &#038; More\u00a0\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2534,"featured_media":295025,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Omah-Lay-Biography.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6w1sx-1eKs","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295024"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2534"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295024"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295024\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":295026,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295024\/revisions\/295026"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/295025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=295024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=295024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}