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Tekno (musician)

Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer (born )

Tekno

Birth nameAugustine Miles Kelechi Okechukwu
Also known as
  • Golden Boy of Africa
  • Slim Daddy
  • Alhaji Tekno
Born () 17 December (age&#;32)
Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria
Genres
Occupations
Instruments
Years active–present
Labels
  • Island (Former)
  • Universal (Former)
  • Cartel (Current)
  • Made Men Music Group (Former)
  • K-Money Entertainment (Former)

Musical artist

Augustine Miles Kelechi Okechukwu (born 17 December ), popularly known as Tekno, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer.[1] His song “Enjoy” was the closing song in an episode of the Emmy-winning TV series Ted Lasso (Season Three, Episode Seven).

Background and early life

Kelechi is from Ivo Local Government Area, Ebonyi State, southeastern Nigeria.[2] He was born in Bauchi State into a family of six &#; five boys and one girl.[3][4] He was raised in several parts of the country including Nasarawa State, Kaduna (the capital city of Kaduna State) and Abuja (the federal capital territory of Nigeria) due to the fact that his father was a member of the Nigerian Army.[5] At the age of 8, Tekno Miles was enrolled in a music school where he learned and mastered the rudiments of playing the piano and guitar.[5] He is the elder brother to another Nigerian musical act, Spotless.[6]

Musical career

Tekno Miles was first signed under K-Money Entertainment. His breakout single titled "Holiday", was released under the imprint. With featured vocals from Davido, "Holiday" was positively accepted and gained massive airplay.[7]

In , Tekno Miles was spotted by renowned Nigerian comedian Julius Agwu at an event in Abuja, after Tekno Miles received a standing ovation following the performance of a song titled "Onye Ne Kwu", his remix of Ice Prince's "Oleku". It was at the same event he met Iyanya and Ubi Franklin, the manager of Made Men Music Group and they became friends. Ubi and Iyanya eventually encouraged Tekno Miles to move to Lagos to further his music career.

On 5 October , he signed a recording contract with Made Men Music Group (MMMG),[8] under which he released singles like "Dance" and "Anything". These singles earned him a nomination in the "Best New act of the Year" category at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards.[9] On 18 June , Tekno Miles released his hit single titled "Duro", which was produced by DJ Coublon. "Duro" was positively received both in Africa and in the US.[10] A remix which featured Phyno and Flavour N'abania was released on 16 November [11][12] It topped several charts in Nigeria and on the international scene, it peaked at number 5 on Capital XTRA's Afrobeats Chart: Top 10 for September [13] On 20 November , Tekno Miles released a single titled "Wash". The song was produced by DJ Coublon with the video directed by AJE Filmworks.[14] On 27 December , Tekno was named one of the top ten hip-hop and R&B talents to watch in the United States in by Billboard.[15] tekno also known as the Pana master has changed his name to Big Tek

In , Elton John played Tekno song titled 'Diana' on one of his episode of Rocket Hour radio show on Apple Music.[16]

However, On 13 October , Tekno was featured by DJ Cuppy on a song titled Green Light, which was officially DJ Cuppy's first single.[17]

On 12 December ,[18] Canadian rapper Drake posted images of himself with Tekno to his Instagram page, captioning them, "Tekkk time."[19][20]

On 10 August ,[21] American singer Ciara, has teamed up with Tekno, for a collaboration titled "Freak Me."[22] Tekno announced the song's release and revealed the cover art on his Instagram account @teknoofficial on Friday.[23]

On 15 August ,[24] Tekno was announced as one of the producers of ‘Won't Be Late’ by Swae Lee featuring Drake

In June , Tekno signed a distribution deal with Universal Music Group Nigeria (UMGN), a division of Universal Music Group in charge of West Africa, as well as the UK-based Island Records.[25] In July , Tekno was featured on Beyoncé's The Lion King: The Gift soundtrack on the song "Don't Jealous Me".[26]

On 6 December , Tekno released the tracklist for his long-awaited debut album, Old Romance.[27] In , he featured in Kizz Daniel's 'Buga', a track that became the No. 1 shazamed tune within the same year.[28] Also, within the same year, Davido revealed how Tekno had assisted in reviving his career at a very crucial moment when he needed fresh inspiration.[29]

Afro-pop singer Tekno has released the music video for his latest single "Puttin".[30] On the back of his acclaimed album, The More The Better, award -winning Nigerian musician and producer, Tekno, has kicked off a new musical era with his latest song, dubbed, Wayo. This new single is the first offering of his new partnership with Mr Eazi's emPawa Africa, which will see Tekno becoming an investor and partner in the label.[31]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Records produced

"Nigeria Student Center[52]" (Tekno)

Awards and nominations

Personal life

In May , Tekno welcomed a baby girl.[64]

In , Tekno announced that he has relocated to the United States till further.[65] This was a reaction to the news of the proposal presented at the Nigerian National Assembly for the change of the country's name to UAR, which was an acronym for United African Republic or United Alkebulan Republic on 2 June.

In , Tekno made it known to the public that he has acid reflux. The condition had gotten complicated and had ultimately affected his vocal cords. He had to undergo surgery to tackle the issue.[66]

See also

References

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