Ayo Shonaiya

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ayo Shonaiya
Occupation	Film Producer
Date Of Birth	Dec 6, 1968(1968-12-06)
Age	56
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Ayo Shonaiya Biography

Ayo Shonaiya is one of the most popular and richest Film Producer who was born on December 6, 1968 in London, England, United Kingdom. Music producer and film maker who was named Chairman/CEO for R70 Media Group or RMG in the UK.

He was the ruler of over the British music scene in the same way as that of his American rival L.A. Reid was the ruler of his U.S. music scene.

In 1997 Shonaiya chose to concentrate on a film career and in that year he made and starred in the film King of my Country, playing a Nigerian who travelled to London to work menial jobs but soon turned to fraud. The film was the inspiration for the song King of my Country by Nigerian artiste Sound Sultan, which was later remixed featuring Wyclef Jean.

In 1999 while shooting a documentary about K1 De Ultimate and also working as his legal consultant, Ayo Shonaiya was invited by the musician to be part of his team full-time. He agreed and signed a contract to become K1 De Ultimate’s International Manager and his first job was to promote a Christmas “comeback” concert in London in December of that year. From there he was tasked to co- promote a full UK Tour with Biyi Adepegba of Joyful Noise and subsequently a tour of the United States (and Canada) with a 17 piece band the following year. As International Manager, he would eventually tour the world with Kwam 1 and full band 3 times in almost 4 years, recording 5 albums in that period.

Five children were born to his partner, Moriamo Shonaiya. He was raised with five siblings.

Ayo Shonaiya Net Worth

Ayo Shonaiya is one of the richest Film Producer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ayo Shonaiya 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He took film and video classes during his time at The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale.

He was a representative for several of Fuji’s as well as Nigeria’s most renowned R&B as well as pop stars, such as D’banj, a pop sensation, and King Wasiu Ayinde Marshallal 1.

After a brief period in Los Angeles California after college, he returned to London in 1992 to make films for a living, but instead he enrolled at the University of Westminster Law School in 1993 to train as a lawyer. In his final year of Law School, he wrote, produced, directed and acted in his first feature film More Blessing about a dubious Nigerian Pastor in London.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Ayo Shonaiya height 6 ft 3 in Ayo weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Ayo Shonaiya Dating?

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In 2004, Ayo Shonaiya took relatively unknown artiste D’banj, and producer Don Jazzy, under his wing to develop and manage their early careers. D’banj’s first album No Long Thing was produced by Don Jazzy and a strategic plan was drawn up to propel the duo into superstardom. One of the tracks on the album was titled Tongolo with the chorus line “make I tell dem the Koko” (D’banj would later nickname himself the Kokomaster). In December 2004 Tongolo video was filmed in Lagos Nigeria, and in January 2005, the video was premiered as a World exclusive on the Intro live program with DJ Abass interviewing D’banj and Ayo Shonaiya directing the show. The Tongolo album was subsequently launched in the UK to rave reviews and was marketed in Nigeria by T-Joe. Soon after, Ayo Shonaiya negotiated an unprecedented deal with Obaino Records in Nigeria to pay D’banj for a video remix album based on potential sales. The video/documentary Tongolo Remix (directed by DJ Tee and produced by R70 World) was released in 2005.

Facts & Trivia

Ayo Ranked on the list of most popular Film Producer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Ayo Shonaiya celebrates birthday on December 6 of every year.

In 2006, Ayo Shonaiya went to Cross River State, Nigeria, to co-direct a reality TV show called Creative Academii. The contestant who came second was a young student called Michael Ojo (later renamed Michael Word). Ayo Shonaiya introduced Michael to producer Puffy T to record some tracks (one of those tracks was Who Am I by Nigerian actor Jim Iyke featuring 2face Idibia), and also took Michael on Tour to Abuja, Accra Ghana and to the United Kingdom.

Top Facts about Ayo Shonaiya

1. Ayo Shonaiya is a Nigerian-British filmmaker and lawyer.
2. He was born on 14 August 1966 in London, England.
3. Shonaiya studied law at the University of Wolverhampton.
4. He has worked as a music executive for several record labels.
5. In 2007, he founded the entertainment law firm, Shonaiya & Co.
6. Shonaiya has produced and directed several films and documentaries.
7. He is also known for his work as a TV presenter and commentator.
8. Shonaiya is an advocate for diversity in the film industry.
9. He has been recognized with awards for his contributions to entertainment law.
10. As of 2021, he has over 50k followers on Twitter (@AyoShonaiya).