Biography
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. She grew up around a lot of music from a Cherubim and Seraphim church behind her house and music classes at the Arabic school.
CAREER
In 2020, she was introduced to the public through Davido's tweet, 5 hours after their meeting in a club through Peruzzi. On 2 October 2020, Davido officially signed Liya, as the first female artist under his imprint Davido Music Worldwide. On 27 December 2020, Liya was cited as one of the 10 Nigerian Artistes To Watch by Guardian Life Magazine in 2021. On 28 July 2021, she announced her first extended play Alari, released officially on 20 August 2021, through DMW. She was formerly signed to Davido Music Worldwide from 2020 to early 2023. She began releasing songs independently in 2023.
Filmography
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Box Office
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