Omah Lay, also known as Stanley Omah Didia, is a well-known Nigerian singer and songwriter. He was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria on May 19, 1997. In the beginning of 2020, he became widely known after his own-produced song called "Bad Influence" became a sensation on social media.

Omah Lay

Early Life and Education 

 Omah Lay grew up in Port Harcourt, a city in Nigeria. He was born on May 19, 1997, and he is originally from Egbeda, Emohua, which is in the Rivers Local Government Area of Rivers State. He completed his high school education at Comprehensive High School in Rivers State and later attended the University of Port Harcourt.

Omah Lay comes from a musical family, with a strong musical background. His grandfather used to play instruments for the singer Celestine Ukwu before his passing in 1977. Additionally, Omah Lay's father is skilled in playing the drums, further adding to the musical influence in his life.

Musical career 

Omah Lay was initially part of a rap group and used the name "Lil King." Later, he started writing songs and producing music, but his work was largely unnoticed. In April 2019, he released "Do Not Disturb" and "Hello Brother" a month later.

In June 2019, he joined KeyQaad, a record label. He then took a break for seven months to work on his first EP, Get Layd, and he had to stay off social media to focus on it. The first song he recorded for this EP was "Bad Influence," which eventually became the most played Nigerian song on Apple Music in 2020.

On 14th February 2020, he released "You," which was his first official single. His debut EP, Get Layd, was released on 22nd May 2020 and quickly became a hit in Nigeria. All five songs from the EP made it to the top 15 on the Nigerian Apple Music charts, with "You" hitting number one.

In October, he worked with Olamide on a track "Infinity" in the album Carpe Diem, which also topped the Nigerian Apple Music charts. He released his second EP, What Have We Done, on 20th November. All songs from this EP were in the top 12 on the Nigerian Apple Music charts, with "Godly" claiming the top spot.

Omah Lay was recognized in Apple's Africa Rising Campaign on 3rd July 2020, which spotlights African talent. He was also included in BBC Radio 1Xtra's "Hot for 2021" list and was the first African artist to be featured on Audiomack's #Up Now program. Additionally, he was recognized in Montreux Jazz Festival's "20 artists to watch in 2021" and was named BET's Amplified International Artist of the Month in November 2020. At the 2020 Headies Awards, he won the Next Rated award after being nominated in four categories.

On 25th June 2021, he was featured alongside Alpha P in a remix of Justin Bieber's single, "Peaches," by Nigerian producer Masterkraft. He released a new single, "Understand," on 8th July 2021, and collaborated with Bieber again on 3rd March 2022 for the song "Attention." This was their second collaboration.

Parents

Omah Lay comes from a musical family. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Didia, have a background in music. His father was a drummer when he was younger, and his grandfather was a musician as well. So, music is a tradition in his family.

Siblings

Omah Lay is known to have several siblings, but only one has been publicly identified, and her name is Adanma Uchechi.

Girlfriend 

Gloria Eberechi, popularly known as Bayraychee, was recently in the news as the ex-girlfriend of Nigerian singer Omah Lay. However, things took a turn when Omah Lay decided to unfollow Gloria on social media. The reason behind this sudden action was reportedly due to allegations of Gloria cheating on him.

Controversy 

In a controversial incident on December 14, 2020, Omah Lay and Tems were arrested in Uganda shortly after their performance at a show. The reason given by the Ugandan Police was that they had violated COVID-19 lockdown protocols. However, both artists believed that they were deliberately targeted. Fortunately, just two days later, the Ugandan government released them, issued an apology for the arrests, and declared them innocent of any wrongdoing.

Songs

1. Soso

2. Understand

3. Reason

4. I'm a Mess

5. Godly

6. Lo lo

7. Forever

8. Soweto

9. Bad Influence

10. Sofa Silahlane

11. Woman

12. Bad

13. Attention

14. Damn

15. It's yours

16. My Bebe

17. Ye ye ye

18. Abeg

19. Joanna

20. Safe Haven

21. Bend You

22. Philo

23. How to Luv

24. Can't Relate

25. Imagine

26. You

27. Never Forget

28. I

29. I Can't Stop

30. Free My Mind

31. Come closer

32. Tell Everybody

Record Label

Omah Lay is signed to Sire Records, which is a record label under Warner Music Group.

Houses and cars

Omah Lay prefers to keep the specific details about his cars private and doesn't publicly share information about his car collection. As for his real estate, he is known to own a luxurious mansion in the upscale Lekki neighborhood of Lagos. In September 2022, he reportedly purchased this mansion for a whopping sum of 500 million Naira.

Net worth 

Omah Lay is a highly successful and influential musician in Nigeria who has accumulated significant wealth. It is estimated that his net worth is around $300,000 dollars.

Social media 

You can find Omah Lay on Instagram by searching for his username, which is @omahlay.