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Șèyí

Nigerian singer and actress
Person Human Q16752042

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[12]
Date of birth
December 21, 1985
Place of birth
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, Nigeria[7][8]
Occupation
singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, performing artist
Educated at
University of East London[10]
Award received
City People Entertainment Awards[11]
Genre
dancehall, Afrobeats, reggae[13][14][15]
Official website
www.iamseyishay.com[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Birth name
Deborah Oluwaseyi Joshua, Oluwaseyi Joshua[25][26]
Eye color
brown[22]
Family name
Shay[18]
Given name
Seyi[19]
Hair color
black hair[28]
Instrument
voice[21]
Name in native language
Seyi Shay[27]
Native language
Yoruba[9]
Nickname
Șèyí[24]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Art+Feminism[30]
Personal pronoun
L484
Record label
Island Records, Universal Music[16][17]
Social media followers
461k (403k–463k, n=4)[31][32][33][34]
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Start of work period
2001[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Deborah Oluwaseyi Joshua en Seyi da Seyi Shay es Deborah Oluwaseyi Joshua
🔖 Identifiers · 11
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Seyi Shay.jpg ↗
Apple Music artist ID
436265893
BBC Things ID
0f0ee1a4-4b41-4071-87ed-e71fb4ca64e7
Freebase ID
/m/0_vjxjv
Jaxsta profile ID
7bd2ecf2-14cb-4b6c-8254-69044c665653
MusicBrainz artist ID
23a67359-d57c-4704-b722-c3032dd7f5de
Quora topic ID
Seyi-Shay
Shazam artist ID
436265893
Spotify artist ID
0WgwOS7j1CB5tIRa4QM50K
Universal Music France artist ID
31610198750
X (Twitter) username
iamseyishay

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Occupation 4
actor, record producer, singer-songwriter, performing artist
Genre 3
reggae, dancehall, Afrobeats
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, Nigeria
Award received 1
City People Entertainment Awards
Educated at 1
University of East London
Hair color 1
black hair
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Native language 1
Yoruba
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Art+Feminism
Place of birth 1
London
Record label 1
Island Records
Sex or gender 1
female
← Cast member 1
Lara and the Beat
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Summary

Șèyí was born on December 21, 1985[1], in London[2]. She has worked as a singer-songwriter[3], record producer[4], actor[5], and performing artist[6].

FAQs

Where was Șèyí born?

Șèyí's place of birth was London[2].

What did Șèyí do for work?

Șèyí worked as a singer-songwriter[3], record producer[4], actor[5], and performing artist[6].

Where did Șèyí go to school?

Șèyí was educated at University of East London[10].

What awards did Șèyí receive?

Honors received include City People Entertainment Awards[11].

Related Entities

Island Records London Nigeria United Kingdom

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