Ayo Shonaiya
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| Born |
Ayoola Olufemi Shonaiya 6 December 1968 London, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Filmmaker, TV Producer, Lawyer and Talent Agent |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Website | www |
Ayo Shonaiya is a filmmaker and TV Producer. He is also a lawyer and music talent agent who has managed many of Nigeria's top artists. The list include Fuji music star Wasiu Ayinde Marshall (K1 De Ultimate), pop star D'banj, music producer Don Jazzy and rapper Eldee the Don. He has also represented former beauty queen and rapper Muna and global music star Akon. He is the founder of entertainment and media management company R70 Media Group in the UK, also known as The RMG Company.
Born Ayoola Olufemi Shonaiya in London, United Kingdom on the 6th of December 1968 by parents Babafemi Shonaiya (deceased) and Florence Bolaji Shonaiya (Née Folarin). His is number 5 out of 6 children. Although he is the only child born outside of Nigeria in his family, Ayo grew up and was educated in Lagos Nigeria throughout his formative years.
While studying Filmmaking and Video Production at The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in Florida, he worked for free at a local TV station to gain experience in producing for television and within months was producing music and adventure segments for a program broadcast on the local Sunshine Cable Network. He was advised while in college to pursue, after graduation, a career in screenwriting for film or documentary filmmaking.
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. 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.
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