Laycon

Olamilekan Massoud Al-Khalifah Agbeleshebioba (ku ma bi ọjọ 8 November 1993) ku ma nwọ dọ ki Laycon, chi Nigerian rapper, singer, songwriter kpamani media personality.Onwu chi ei ki du Big Brother Naija season 5 kpai abajoyi onwu chi the youth ambassador eyi Ogun State, Nigeria kwi ọjọ 6 October 2020. Efu October 2022,  i mu di ẹnẹ ka efu Grammys Recording Academy voting committee.

Early life and education
Olamilekan Massoud Al-Khalifah Agbeleshebioba kuma bi ku ma nwọ nẹ efu Lagos, Nigeria ama i chi ọma anẹ Odeda, Ogun State. He attended Lagos State Model College Merian, Nigeria. Efu ọdọ 2012, ku ma du ki kọchẹ  Philosophy efu University of Lagos kpai I chẹ kpa efu ọdọ 2016 with kpai Second Class Upper degree. Efu April 2023, I chẹ kpa kpai Master of Arts (MA) efu International Relations kwi University of Portsmouth, England.

Career
Laycon cha nẹ career interning da bu personal assistant nwu MD kpai CEO eyi Latjum Global Nigeria Limited ẹgba ki chi undergraduate efu University of Lagos. I le ti Bestman Games, Ikoyi, Lagos ugbo ki ch'ukọlọ eyi sales and business development personnel anubi ki chekpa kwi university. Efu Ochu mẹji ki tọgba ñwu, i mu di the personal assistant nwu assistant director of welfare efu administration and human resources efu Lagos State Ministry of Information and Strategy. Adiko egba  career nwu, i ch'ukọlọ as a freelance writer nwu ami  companies kpai establishments ojoji. Ọjọ 6 October 2020, Laycon mu di  youth ambassador da ba lu Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abioduntu nwu.

Ọjọ 3 January 2021, Laycon gbi chieftaincy title kwi the Onipokia eyi Ipokia, Ogun State, Yisa Adesola Olaniyan eyi ki chi Akeweje of Ipokia Kingdom, Ogun State ẹgba 2021 Opo Day celebration.

Music career
Laycon cha nẹ rapping kpay eli ekọ  ẹgba ki chi'mọtọ. Efu ọdọ 2014, i de fu ami akeli mẹgwa ku ma chiya efu 2014 Coke Studio University of Lagos event. I nwọ defu ami top ten finalists efu 2017 MTV Base LSB challenge. Efu 2019, Laycon was signed into Olugbenga Jackson's record label "Fierce Nation". Ọjo 21 February 2019, i de li nwu tejugede, "Fierce" kpai Chinko Ekun kpamani Reminisce kwefu second EP "Who Is Laycon?". He released another single "Senseless" on 28 August 2020.

Discography
Mixtapes
Any Given Monday (The Playlist) (2019)
Any Given Monday II (2019)

EPs
Young Black and Gifted (2016)
Who is Laycon? (2020)

Albums
Shall We Begin (2021)
I am Laycon (The Original Soundtrack) (2021)
Bioba (2023)

Singles
Fierce (2019)
Senseless (2020)
HipHop (2020)
Fall for me ft YKB (2021)
Wagwan (2021)
New Dimension (2022)
2000 (2022)
Shine (2023)
LOL (2023)

Filmography
Television
YearTitleRoleNotesRef 2020 Big Brother season 5 Himself Reality show2021I Am LayconHimselfShowmax original which premiered on 11 February 2021

 Philanthropy 
In June 2021, the Sickle Cell Foundation of Nigeria appointed Laycon as the global advocate and ambassador for people living with Sickle Cell. He also founded "Laycon Cares Foundation", a humanitarian organization that focuses on education, governance and climate action. In March 2023, his foundation became a partner with the Wild Africa Fund (WAF) to raise awareness about poaching and preservation of the natural habitat  

Accolades
Year Awards ceremony Award description(s)Recipient Results Ref2020City People Music AwardsSpecial Recognition AwardHimselfAfrican Entertainment Awards USABest New ArtistNaijatraffic AwardsArtist Of The YearNaijatraffic AwardsEP/Album Of The Year "Who Is Laycon"2021Net HonoursMost Popular BBNaija StarHimself

References

Gbúgbe:1993 births
Gbúgbe:21st-century Nigerian male singers
Gbúgbe:Big Brother (franchise) winners
Gbúgbe:Living people
Gbúgbe:Nigerian rappers
Gbúgbe:People from Ogun State
Gbúgbe:Yoruba-language singers
Gbúgbe:English-language singers from Nigeria
Gbúgbe:University of Lagos alumni
Gbúgbe:Participants in Nigerian reality television series