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I bet you didn’t know these facts about Seyi Shay

It is known fact that Seyi Shay, who revealed her album cover few days ago, is one of the sensational female artistes in Nigeria. The singer who has just been signed as the new Pepsi Nigeria ambassador is set to drop her debut album on the 13th of November 2105. Here are some facts you didn’t know about Seyi Shay.

Seyi Shay’s Album Cover

Facts about Seyi Shay

Her name is Deborah Oluwaseyi Joshua was born 21 December 1985 and she is professionally known by her stage name Seyi Shay (pronounced Shay-yee Shay)

Seyi Shay was born and raised in London, England to Nigerian parents.

Seyi Shay’s mother was from Northern Nigeria and her father is a native of Ife. She is the last of four children

Seyi Shay started visiting Nigeria when she was two years old, and eventually attended the Command High School in Maryland, Lagos

Seyi Shay went back to London to complete her undergraduate studies

Shay started performing at the age of 6, and was part of her secondary school choirister

She performed for the London Community Gospel Choir during their world tour, which included 13 cities in Japan. Seyi Shay  was applauded for her performances in Japan

Seyi Shay once worked with Beyonce.  She was the lead vocalist for her now defunct group “From Above” which was signed to Sony/Columbia Records company and Music World Entertainment owned by Matthew Knowles, Beyonce’s father, who was their manager at that time.

Seyi Shay has worked with a number of musicians, including Justin Timberlake, Mary J. Blige, Brian Michael Cox, Darey, Bilal, Michelle Williams, Chip, Rob Knoxx, H-Money, Beyonce and Cameron Wallace.

Although her musical style is primarily a combination of Afropop and R&B, Seyi Shay doesn’t conform to a particular genre of music. She believes that her musical prowess spans different genres.

Shay has cited her mother, Matthew Knowles, 2face Idibia, Beyoncé, Tina Turner, Sound Sultan, Wizkid, and Omawumi as mentors

So far, Seyi Shay has 12 singles and will release her debut album on the 13th of November.

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