Jay Melody opens up on writing Willy Paul's hit songs Njiwa & Hallelujah

 

Tanzanian rising star Jay Melody is the writer behind Willy Paul's popular songs, Njiwa and Hallelujah.

Speaking to Mseto East Africa, Jay said he gave the song to Pozze since he did not have money to jump in the studio.

Jay's music journey began at an early age although he wanted to become a successful businessman because he believed that without connections, he would not get through Tanzania’s music industry.

"People started knowing me as a song writer first, I have done songs like, Hallelujah, Njiwa for Willy Paul, and Ndata for Nadia Mukami," he said adding that some songs have not been released.

He said he did not release the song since he was still young in the industry. Jay said he gave Pozze a complete song including the melody.

"At that time, we did not meet with Willy Paul until I wrote for him a Hallelujah song," he said.

"I was still upcoming and it was business so I needed to get money to start recording my songs."

Willy Paul collaborated with Tanzanian singer Nandy on the two songs.

Njiwa has over 21 million views on YouTube while Hallelujah has 13 million views.

When the song was trending in 2018, Nandy said the song was her idea.

In an interview with Mpasho, she said she refused Pozze's idea and gave him Njiwa and he loved it.

Jay is currently famous for his song, 'Nakupenda' which has been trending on TikTok.

Before music, Jay worked on construction sites as a person assisting in passing building materials to other constructors and he also worked as the person scrubbing doors before, they were varnished.