US-based act, J’ray can’t get over the thrill from his opening performance at Joeboy’s concert in June describing it as his most remarkable stage performance yet as an artiste.
He recalls, “My most remarkable stage performance was recently at Joeboy’s concert in Dallas, Texas, June 2022. I performed one of my unreleased songs and while on stage it felt like the song was already out. Fans were singing along, cheering, and dancing, it was almost like they came out to watch me. It was amazing!”
According to J’ray, music goes way back, “I was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria and by no means with a silver spoon. However, I was always surrounded by music growing up. I always found joy with it. My dad was heavily involved in the choir, through which I got to learn and play multiple instruments like the piano, guitar, and saxophone. Eventually, this led me to writing my own songs, though did not officially put out a song till 2017,” he disclosed.
The singer’s rise to stardom began in 2018 after he dropped a single “Spotlight” produced by one of Africa’s biggest producers, Kiddominant, leading to him signing his first record deal with Atlanta Based Record Label, Governor’s Media Group who shot the video for “Spotlight”. J’ray went on to drop other singles “Peperenpe” and “You” under Governor’s Media Group which were very well received.
In the summer of 2019, J’ray collaborated with rapper SP Juice and producer Marphy Jay to put out a body of work “High Notes the EP” of which “High Notes” was the top song from the EP. Other songs on the EP include “Tonight”, “Bottles On me”, “Roll For Me”, and “Down Below” which were also very well written. In 2020, J’ray and Governors Media Group amicably parted ways, with J’ray dropping his first post-Governors Media Group single “Rock Bottom” in the early weeks of June, 2020.
J’ray whose real name is Morojuoluwa Oke grew up in the largest West African city of Lagos. Born May 1, 1996, the multi-instrumentalist is the second child in a family of four. He had his primary education at Badestay Nursery and Primary School, Lagos and subsequently, Bizben International School, Lagos. To complete his secondary education, he attended Trinity International College, Mowe Ofada, Ogun State.