Tay Iwar

Tay Iwar
Tay Iwar
Born	Austin Iornongu Iwar; 9 June 1997; Marina, Lagos Island
Occupations	Music Producer; Singer; Songwriter; Sound engineer; Composer;
Parents	Austin Iwar (father); Vivian Iwar (mother);
Relatives	Suté Iwar (Brother); Terna Iwar (Brother);
	Musical career
Origin	Benue State, Nigeria
Genres	Alté; R&B; neo soul;
Instrument(s)	Guitar, piano
Years active	2013–present
Labels	BANTU; Soulection; Warner Chappell Music; CoolSweat;
Website	www.tayiwar.com

Austin Iornongu Iwar (born 9 June 1997), better known by his stage name Tay Iwar, is a Nigerian neo soul singer, songwriter, record producer, composer and sound engineer. Iwar signed a licensing deal in 2018 with Soulection, and a publishing deal in 2022 with Warner Chappell Music. He founded the Bantu Collective with his brothers Suté Iwar, and Terna Iwar, and he is a pioneer of the Alté music genre.

He came into the music scene with a critically acclaimed mixtape album Passport, which earned him a nomination at the 3rd and 4th editions of Nigerian Teens Choice Awards in the Choice Mixtape/EP category in 2014 and 2015. On 23 November 2021, Wizkid Made in Lagos deluxe studio album, was nominated at the Grammy and earned him, a special recognition from The Recording Academy.

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