Lekan Osifeso Jr. (; born 28 April 1996), popularly known as Lojay, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and producer. He peaked at number 8 on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart with a remix of his song "Monalisa" with Sarz, which features Chris Brown. He received a nomination for the Headies Award for Next Rated artiste at the 2022 Headies Award.
In 2023, Lojay alongside Nigerian singer Davido were featured on the song "Sensational" by Chris Brown. The song debuted at number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100, serving as Davido and Lojay's first entry on the chart. The song earned him his first career nomination at the Grammy Awards, receiving a nomination in the Best African Music Performance category.
Early life and background Lekan Osifeso Jnr was born and raised Lagos, he lived in Ikorodu and later moved to Victoria Island with his family. He graduated from the University of Portsmouth, UK in 2018. Lekan has shown great potential and inclination towards music since he was a child. While in secondary school at Nigerian Turkish Secondary 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.
Career
Lojay's stage name is an abbreviation of the first letters of his full name "Lekan Osifeso Junior" (LO-J). He picked interest in music and singing as an adolescent. And pursued his passion through his teenage years. He is fluid with the genre of music he does and switches from one gnere to the other. In an interview with Nataal, he said
He started music professionally in 2016 on a part-time basis while he was still an undergraduate and then went on to focus solely on music after obtaining his degree. In December 2017, Lojay released his debut EP, Midnight Vibes, which consisted of five tracks. The titles of the tracks from the EP are "Atarodo", "Alomo", "Kele", "10K Splaw" and "Whine & Bubble".
In 2019, he released the single "Ariel" and in 2020 he released another single titled "Ogogoro". Between his initial sojourn into the music industry in 2016 and the release of his breakout songs in 2021, Lojay dropped several singles including "Along, Kuli Kuli, Over the Bar" amongst others.
On 4 June 2021, his sophomore EP titled LV N ATTN (stylized from Love and Attention), which was a joint EP alongside producer Sarz, was released. LV N ATTN is a five track EP that contained his breakout single "Tonongo", the song "Monalisa", which he went on to remix with Chris Brown,"LV N ATTN", in which he featured Wizkid, "Panty!" and "Park O X3". The body of work earned a nomination for The Headies Award for Next Rated artist for The Headies 2022. In November 2021, he and Zlatan Ibile were featured by DJ Neptune on the song titled "Only Fan".
In 2022, he took part in the Heineken UEFA Champions League trophy tour in Nigeria.
In March 2023, Lojay released his second solo EP titled Gangster Romantic. "Monalisa" was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) later that month.
Discography Albums
Studio albums + List of studio albums, showing selected details, chart positions and certificationsTitleDetailsCharts PeakNGRSA XOXO•Released:10 October 2025
•Guest Appearance :Tyla, Odeal, Victony 3597
EPs
YearWork TitleNotesRef2017 Midnight Vibes Debut EP2021 LV N ATTN Collaborative EP with Sarz 2023 Gangster Romantic 7-track EP featuring DJ Maphorisa and Kabza De Small
Singles As lead artist + List of charted singles as lead artistTitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbumNGRUKNZHotUSAfro "Monalisa (Remix)"202279930 8 "Memories"202593———XOXO
As featured artist + List of charted singles as featured artistTitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationAlbumNGR NLD Tip NZ HotSASURUKUS"Sensational"(Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay)2023 12 7 7 17 4 45 71 RMNZ: Gold11:11
Other certified songs + List of other certified songs, showing album and release yearTitleYearCertificationAlbum "Monalisa" 2021 BPI: Gold RMNZ: Gold LV N ATTN
Awards and nominations YearAward ceremonyPrizeRecipient/Nominated workResult 2022 The Headies The Headies Award for Next Rated Himself Best Afrobeats Single of the Year"Monalisa" – Lojay & SarzHeadies' Viewer's ChoiceBest Afrobeats Single of the Year
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