There are lives that are lived like fairytales. With the release of her debut album Joyful in 2006, Ayo revealed she has a pretty unique destiny. Born from a Gypsy mother who passed on a passion for travelling and meeting people, and a Nigerian father who raised her, and from whom she inherited her love for music, it was inevitable Ayo would one day become an artist. At 19, she moved to London in her quest for the same, but it was only when she moved on to Paris that Ayo realised her dream and signed to her label, Polydor France.

With her captivating, magnetic voice, she has since stolen the hearts of her audience, initiated by the success of her debut smash single, ‘Down On My Knees’, that saw Joyful rise to the top of the album chart. Close to 500,000 copies of the album were sold in France alone (over 750,000 worldwide) and the album spent more than 30 weeks in the Top 20.

Ayo’s live career took off with her playing to thousands nationwide, including an unprecedented 5-night sell-out run at the legendary Olympia in Paris, one of which went on to be released as a DVD, ‘Live at Olympia,’ which was soon certified a Platinum release. She has been nominated for ‘Best Female Act of the Year’ at the Victoires de la Musique Awards in 2007 and she also received a nod for best video ‘Down On My Knees.’