Liya

Abdulsalam Suliyat Modasola well known as Liya, is a Nigerian singer, and songwriter. She came into the music scene with the release of her first single under Davido Music Worldwide, titled "Melo", shortly after signing a record deal with the label in 2020. The accompanying music video for "Melo", was released on 8 December 2020, starring Davido, and directed by Dammy Twitch for DMW. She was formerly signed to Davido Music Worldwide from 2020 to early 2023. She began releasing songs independently in 2023.

Early life Abdulsalam Suliyat Modasola was born in Lagos around Ketu in 1999 and raised between Ketu and Alapere, then relocated with her parents to Ikorodu in 2011, where she attended Arabic school for her secondary education. This was before gaining admission into the University of Ilorin in 2014, to study Yoruba Language, and bagging a Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics. On 14 September 2021, in an interview with OkayAfrica, Liya said "I played Davido a couple of my songs, including "Melo" and he was hooked, then he asked me and my manager (Hamiid Wonda) to travel with him the next day to Abuja. During our trip, he started saying "first lady way", then took it to twitter." On 27 December 2020, Liya was cited as one of the 10 Nigerian Artistes To Watch by Guardian Life Magazine in 2021, curated by Chisom Njoku, and Asa Asika for Guardian Life Magazine. to be released officially on 20 August 2021, through DMW. On 21 August 2021, music critic Motolani Alake said "her debut track titled "Melo," the mercurial singer flipped a sample of Angélique Kidjo's "Agolo" into a pop ditty pulsating with regal grace.” during his first impression on the extended play, and called the project an "impressive debut EP". On 24 May 2022, she was nominated for The Headies in the Best Vocal Performance category for females, for the song "Alari". On 25 August 2021, she released the music video for "Adua", directed by Dammy Twitch, and went on to release "Adua (Remix)" with a guest appearance from Simi in 2022.

Artistry Liya described her music genre as Afro-Fusion, and tells OkayAfrica It consists of a variety of influences that just comes out beautifully", she said.

2022 Simi To Be Honest Tour

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