NoLay

Nolay
Birth name	Nathalie Athansiou
Also known as	Isabella/Bella Gotti
Origin	South London, England, UK
Genres	Grime, hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	2004-present
Labels	Bloodink
Associated acts	Ghetts, Tricky, Shystie

NoLay or No.Lay also known as Isabella/Bella Gotti is a South London female MC / rapper of Greek-Cypriot, Cuban & Caribbean descent.

NoLay first officially landed on the UK urban scene as a member of a collective called Unorthadox. Unorthadox released "No Help or Handouts" in 2004, which grabbed the attention of major labels leading to NoLay's first solo release "Unorthadox Daughter". The track was included on Warner imprint label 679 Recordings' Run The Road compilation (2005) showcasing UK grime and featuring Dizzee Rascal, Wiley, Kano and others. The label also released a vinyl to record shops with just Plan B and Nolay on it to promote the release. Run The Road's success led 679 to release a second volume in 2006 on which Nolay features again with her track "Unorthodox Chick".

NoLay has opened for Mobb Deep and the Infamous Mobb. She has toured Europe with Australian electronic rock group The Bumblebeez and featured on their 2006 track "Fuck Disco". In 2009 NoLay guested on Mongrel's Better Than Heavy album. She also featured on Tricky's 2014 album Adrian Thaws and toured Europe with him.

In 2013 she appeared in a drama on Channel 4 called Top Boy playing the character Mandy. Mandy was the girlfriend of leading character Dris and the mother of his child.

After a dozen EP and mixtape releases over the course of a decade, NoLay released album This Woman in 2017, previewed by a video for track "Dancing With The Devil", which tackled domestic violence.

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