Shoday
Afrobeats · Afropop
Shoday is Shodade Solomon Segun, a Nigerian Afrobeats singer and songwriter born and raised in Lagos, with roots in Ogun State. His first name means "the…
Biography
Shoday is Shodade Solomon Segun, a Nigerian Afrobeats singer and songwriter born and raised in Lagos, with roots in Ogun State. His first name means “the sorcerer has a crown on” in Yoruba. He studied Building Technology at Yaba College of Technology.
He released “Dey4you” independently in 2021, and Don Jazzy co-signed “For You” in its first week in 2022. His breakthrough came from TikTok: he posted videos to his songs every day until “Caution” (August 2022) went viral and earned his first gold certification in Nigeria. Apple Music named him an Up Next artist after his Brkfst EP (February 2024), and he opened for Davido at Our Homecoming in April 2025.
“Nakupenda”, with TxC, Davido and Scotts Maphuma featuring Zlatan and Al Xapo, reached number 3 in Nigeria in December 2025. “Paparazzi” with FOLA became his first Nigerian number 1 in January 2026, and his album HYBRID followed on 6 February 2026 through 5K Records and Sony Music UK.
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