Sola Allyson-Obaniyi, popularly known as Shola Allyson or Sola Allyson, is a Nigerian soul, folk, and gospel singer and songwriter. She came into limelight with the hit album Eji Owuro (2003), which was the soundtrack album for a film of the same title. After Eji Owuro, she released other albums like Gbeje F&#039;ori, Ire and Im&#039;oore amongst others. Her popular songs include: &quot;Eji Owuro&quot;, &quot;Obinrin Ni Mi&quot;, &quot;Aseye&quot;, &quot;Isinmi&quot;, amongst others. Apart from being a singer, she is also a voice coach, counsellor and a consultant. She also makes music covers for Nigerian movies. <br>Allyson started her career as a back-up singer in the late 1980s, when she was only thirteen.[3][4] She later became a professional back-up singer and worked with musicians such as: Yinka Ayefele, Gbenga Adeboye, Pasuma, Obesere, and Daddy Showkey. The opportunity to make her first album Eji Owuro, came when she met a man with a movie script in a public bus. The man initiated a conversation with Allyson, telling her about a film shoot he just concluded, titled &quot;Orekelewa&quot;. Allyson was eventually called to sing a soundtrack for the film, which led to the change in the title of the film to &quot;Eji Owuro&quot;. When Eji Owuro the film, was released, the studio decided to make a full music album for the film. The album, upon release, became a huge success commercially and critically, launching Allyson into the music industry.