Background
I am
Oluwaseyi Joshua, popularly known as Seyi Shay. I am from Ife in Osun
State. I am a rap artiste. I was born and raised in the United Kingdom. I
went to Queens College, Yaba, Lagos for a couple of years but completed
my secondary school in England, where I also attended the University of
East London. I read business management.
Me, my music
Music
found me. I grew up in a household of three other siblings (I’m the
youngest), my sister sang in the church choir with my mother. She used
to write songs and I watched her write and sing songs when I was about
four years. Also, my brother was a disc jockey and he used to practise
at home.
At the age of 14 (I am 26 now), I became a professional
singer. I joined London Community Gospel Choir, my school choir, on an
annual tour to Japan. I was 14, going to 15 and I spent my 15th birthday
on stage in Japan. I got my first pay for doing music. Later, the band
broke up, my mother died a year later and I found myself in another girl
band. It was formed by two European girls, one Mauritian and one
mixed-race girl and me.