Singer Barry Jhay’s bio: age, father, net worth, music.
Oluwakayode Junior Balogun, better known as Barry Jhay, is a Nigerian African American singer-songwriter who is 26 years old. Barry Jhay was born on February 13, 1993, in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, into the family of iconic artist Fuji, late Ayinde Barrister, but raised in Lagos.
Barry Jhay: Profile summary
| Name | Oluwakayode Junior Balogun |
| Age | 29 years |
| Date of birth | 13th February 1993 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| State of origin | Oyo State |
| Father | Sikiru Ololade Ayinde Balogun |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Net worth | $250,000 |
Barry Jhay: Biography
Barry Jhay was born in Ibadan in Oyo State, a state in southwestern Nigeria occupied mainly by the Yoruba. His real name is Oluwakayode Junior Balogun, but the stage name caresses him, Barry Jhay. Barry Jhay was born on February 13, 1993; he is 27 years old. His father is a famous Fuji singer, Sikiru Ololade Ayinde Balogun, known as Ayinde Balogun. Barry Jhay attended kindergarten and elementary school but did not reach university because he could understand nothing other than music production and sound engineering.
Barry Jhay: Career
Barry Jhay started his musical career at a very tender age, finding his passion for singing very early on, and this can be attributed to his family’s love for music. It was easy for him since his father is the legendary artist Fuji.
Barry Jhay invested in his passion when he saw him launch an evergreen song, “Aiye,” which propelled him to glory.
The song, even with less promotion, got a lot of airplay because of the song quality. Aiye, Barry Jhay’s song had to bring back the quality and culture of Yoruba.
He then released several singles and projects that earned him awards and nominations.
Barry Jhay is signed to a fast-growing Nigerian record label Cash Nation Records.
Barry Jhay: Popular Songs
- Ashe She
- Only you
- Olodo
- Sokale
- Ori
- Japa
- Muje
- Solemuje
- Aiye
Barry Jhay: Net Worth
Barry Jhay current net worth is estimated at $550,000.
Barry Jhay: Social media Handle
You can follow Barry Jhay via his official social media accounts:
Instagram: @therealbarryjhay
Twitter: @barryjhay
Barry Jhay: Musical Career
Barry Jhay started his musical career at a very tender age, he found his passion for singing very early and this can be credited to his family’s love for music. This was made easy by his father being a legendary Fuji artist.
Barry Jhay invested in his passion which saw him dropping a supposedly evergreen song “Aiye” which catapulted him to the limelight.
The song even with less promotion received much airplay due to the quality of the tune. Aiye a song by Barry Jhay was said to be the bringing back of the Yoruba quality sound and culture.
He’s dropped several singles and projects after that which got him some awards and nominations.
Barry Jhay is signed under of Nigeria’s fast-rising record labels Cash Nation Records after Davido helped him escape an illegal deal from Kizz Daniel‘s Flyboi Inc.
