Lojay Biography: Age, Career, Spouse, Family, Net Worth

Lojay whose real name is Lekan Osifeso Jnr. is a Nigerian musician who is a singer, songwriter, and performer. He topped charts at number 8 at the top of the billboard U.S. afrobeat songs chart by releasing his track Monalisa that includes Chris Brown and Sarz.

Profiling Lojay

Biography

Lekan Osifeso, Jr. (born April 28 in 1996) is a rising Afro-fusion artist from the Nigerian music scene. His initial single Ariel was released in 2019.

The performer, who is known by the moniker Lojay was well-known in the music industry after teaming with producer veteran, Sarzt o to release the smash song, Tonongo.

The track is one of the tracks from his successful EP LV N ATTN where he also worked alongside Sarz as well as Wizkid.

As one of the emerging musical acts from Nigeria, He has been honored with invitations to perform in a number of performances and events across Africa as well as Europe.

In less than six months of becoming a celebrity, Lojay was nominated for the most promising African artist category in the AFRIMA awards 2021.

Early Life

Lojay was born into the Yoruba clan of the late Mr. as well as Mrs. Lekan Osifeso on April 28th, 1996.

The name was derived from his father. He was also known as Lekan Osifeso Jr.

He’s from one of Nigeria’s states of Southwest Nigeria and is also the first child of the family.

He was raised in a family that was religious because his parents were fervent Christians. That meant he was a regular attendee at the church on a regular basis and never missed services in the church.

His religious heritage has helped him develop a love for music. After listening to the various gospel songs his parents enjoyed playing, he began to become interested in music.

This inclination was fueled by Disney music, as he enjoyed watching their films. Lojay was also influenced by musicians like Michael Jackson, Jon Bellion, Bruno Mars, and Wizkid.

He started writing music when in high school, creating music lyrics during his leisure time. He performed a few of these songs in front of the awe of his friends and classmates around the area at school events as well as local community shows.

Education

Lojay has been educated in top privately-owned schools to receive his middle, elementary school and high school studies.

He went to The United Kingdom to study for his first degree. He earned his bachelor’s degree following four years of studies in 2018.

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Age

How old is Lojay? He was born on the 28th of April 1996, he is 26 years old as of October 2022.

Career

Lojay‘s debut official release was in 2016, while in the midst of his undergraduate studies. But it wasn’t until 2018, when he graduated, that he decided to go into professional music. The first single he released was Ariel, in the year 2019. The single placed him on the Nigerian music scene as fans of great music listened to what he could offer and the critics praised the song’s writing skills and distinctive sound.

In the middle of 2020, he released another single titled Ogogoro, which saw him shift towards an Afro-fusion sound and separate him from other emerging artists. Ogogoro was more successful than Ariel in achieving impressive numbers in terms of downloads, streams, and appearances on the charts of music. The track set the tone for more success in the music industry.

When the pandemic was ravaging, Lojay reached out to the legendary producer, Sarz who he was looking to work with Sarz. The producer agreed to Lojay and requested for him to come to Sarz‘s studio located in Lagos. Lojay‘s first plan was to write an album together, however, they decided to hold an entire three-month Bootcamp which led to the success of their EP ” LV N ATTN.” The six-track track can be described as the result of Lojay‘s official work and is a shorter version of ” Love And Attention.”

The EP’s debut song, Tongogo, was released on April 30th, 2021. The song quickly became a smash and gave Lojay an even greater degree of recognition in the business. The song climbed up the music charts within a matter of days and received hundreds of streams from fans of Afrobeats across the globe.

A month after the debut of Tongogo, Sarz and Lojay released their project together, LV N ATTN, on June 4th, 2021. Likely, DSPs helped promote the project and helped bring it to the attention of avid listeners. Two songs from the project, Monalisa and the LV N ATTN were popular with the public within a matter of minutes.

The music video for Monalisa became an enticing DJ and club jam and debuted on the 15th of September 2021. The music video was directed by UAX Visuals with Lojaywas dressed in the style of Sanusucii.

Wizkid was included as a guest on ” LV N ATTN,” the title single from the album. Based on Lojay the singer was asked to Sarz to a studio located in West London where Wizkidwas waiting and they had recorded the track together.

Since his arrival in the spotlight, Lojayhas been invited to perform at a variety of concerts throughout Africa in addition to Europe. Additionally, he was recently honored in the category of AFRIMA for the most promising African Artiste category. The nomination came just five months after he dropped an EP titled “First Steps.

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Discography

• LV N ATTN
• Monalisa
• Tongogo
• Ariel
• Along
• Kele
• Over The Bar
• Kuli Kuli

Personal Life

Lojay was 26 on the 28th of April. He is a resident of a chic neighborhood in Lagos in Nigeria and has the privilege of owning a luxurious residence and a luxurious automobile. The management of his business is currently by Anthony Egwu.

When he’s not touring performing at shows or creating music in the recording studio, he lounges with his friends and spends time with family members. Lojay was contracted to Metallic Music/1789 which is a record label based in Lagos.

Spouse

While the musician, Lojay isn’t engaged or married to any woman His current relationship status is not known and his girlfriend is known since he has kept his private life secret from the public or press perception.

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Net Worth

Since becoming a successful artist, Lojay has earned an income that has been steady from his profession, slowly making a fortune out of the money he earns.

Lojay is estimated to be having a net worth of about US$100,000-US$300,000.

Social Media

Ever since he rose to stardom, Lojay‘s followers on social media have been increasing on a daily basis. He currently possesses over 120k followers on Instagram.

• Instagram handle – @lojaymusic
• Twitter handle – @Lojaymusic