Nigerian singer/songwriter Seyi Shay first found fame as part of girl group From Above before embarking on a solo career fusing Afropop and R&B. Her debut album, Seyi or Shay, appeared in 2015, and she became an integral part of the Nigerian music scene before following it up with 2021's Big Girl.

Born and raised in Tottenham, North London to Nigerian parents, Seyi Shay (aka Deborah Oluwaseyi Joshua) was introduced to music at an early age, performing in her local community choir before finding her own voice while in high school. Early sessions with Grammy-nominated producer Harmony Samuels (Chip, Mary J. Blige, Kelly Rowland) while still in school cemented Shay's passion for music, and she eventually earned a BA in Music Business. By 2006, Shay had formed a group under the name Boadicea, but after a short spell the outfit went their separate ways, with Shay auditioning for another girl group, From Above, which had been created by Destiny's Child manager Matthew Knowles. Put through their paces on the 2011 MTV show Breaking from Above, the group performed as support on the U.K. leg of Beyoncé's I Am… World Tour, and released the album Breaking from Above. Following its release, the group split, with Shay moving to Nigeria to embark on a solo career.

2011 saw her release her debut single, "Loving Your Way," the blend of Afropop, R&B, and hip-hop was a new direction for Shay, and a string of singles followed, including the Wizkid collaboration "Crazy," before she issued her debut solo album, Seyi or Shay, in 2015. Over the next couple of years she issued more singles and became an integral part of the Afropop scene, which had exploded across the globe. By 2021, she had signed a deal with Nigerian label Aristokrat Records, become a judge on the sixth edition of the talent show Nigerian Idol, and embarked on an acting career with a part in Lara and the Beat. Returning to music at the end of the year, she issued her sophomore album, Big Girl, in December, which saw her working with producers from Lagos, London, and L.A. ~ Rich Wilson, Rovi