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Lojay – Lekan Osifeso Jnr.

Lekan Osifeso Jnr. (born 28 April 1996) popularly known as Lojay, is a Nigerian Singer, songwriter and performing artist. He peaked at number 8 on the Billboard U.S. afrobeats songs chart with his song “Monalisa”, in which he features Chris Brown and Sarz. His song is also the most-played afrobeats song on Shazam according to Cool FM Nigeria and NotJustOk. He was nominated for The Headies award for the next rated artiste for the year 2022.

He graduated from the University of Portsmouth, UK in 2018. His family lived in Ikorodu and then in Victoria Island. Lekan has shown great potential and inclination towards music since he was a child. While at secondary school at Nigerian Turkish Seconday School in Nigeria, he was in a local rap group called Dkoy. While in Dkoy he released hits like Kilode. As his mother was a pastor, Osifeso went to church regularly, as a family routine during his formative years. While growing up, Chris Brown was one of his favorite singers.