Born Stanley Omah Didia, to a family with deep musical roots in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Omah Lay’s grandfather was a percussionist for the legendary Highlife singer Celestine Ukwu until his death in 1976. His Dad also took up drumming though didn’t reach the heights of his father but he was a local hero.

Omah Lay’s music is deeply Afro Fusion – the melody of Wizkid meets the depth of Burna Boy. Omah would always have this to say about his music making process, “I easily weave through Afro genres but the vibe would always hit me first as Highlife, I guess it’s hugely due to the my massive highlife exposure growing up in a music family like mine.” Omah Lay writes and produces most of his records so it would be accurate to say he owns his sound.^[1]

His first official single dropped on the 14th of February 2020 and has garnered almost 600,000 streams on all platforms, currently featured on Cool Fm Tastemakers’ chart and Soundcity Top 20 amongst others. Omah Lay has been tipped by Native Mag on their March episode of ‘Fresh Meat’ as an artist to look out for in 2020.

Earlier billed to drop his debut EP ‘Get Layd’ on the 18th of April, the pandemic has caused him to push it back to May 23.^[2]

Stanley Omah Didia (Omah Lay) was born into a family with deep music roots. His grandfather was until his death, a percussionist for the legendary High life singer Celestine Ukwu. His father too was a drummer and someone to be consider as a local hero. Though he didn't reach the heights of his father, a fact worth mentioning is that he really made waves in their locality.

Not much is known about Omah Lay's educational background, but from his music patterns, one could see that he is well educated.

• Apple Music's New Artiste of The Month (June 2020)^[3]

• He was recognised on the March episode of Native Mag's ‘Fresh Meat’ as an artiste to look out for in 2020.^[4]

Omah Lay is one of the fastest rising new artistes to watch out for in 2020. His songs have already garnered more than 600,000 views on all platforms and topping charts on Shazam and other top music platforms.

He's still a new act, but looking at his achievements so far, he'll really be going far in the music industry. Omah Lay has an estimated net worth of $250,000.

You can connect with Omah Lay on:

Instagram @Omah_Lay

Twitter @Omah_Lay

His works so far are listed below:

Singles

• Hello Brother (2019)
• Do Not Disturb (2019)
• Alternate Cuts (2020)
• Tonight (2020)

"Get Layd" EP (2020)

• Bad Influence
• You
• Damn
• LoLo
• Ye Ye Ye