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Tekno Miles
Nigerian singer-songwriter and producer

Tekno Miles

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Nigerian singer-songwriter and producer
Work field
Gender
Male
Star sign
Place of birth
Bauchi
Age
31 years
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Biography

Augustine Miles Kelechi (born (1992-12-17)December 17, 1992) popularly known by his stage name Tekno Miles or Tekno, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, producer, performer and dancer. He is a descent of Ebonyi state. He was born in Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria.

Early life and beginnings

Born Augustine Miles Kelechi is a descent of Ebonyi State. He was born in Bauchi State. He grew up in several parts of the country including Nassarawa, Kaduna and Abuja due to the fact that his father was a member of the Nigerian Army. At the age of 8, Tekno Miles was enrolled in a music school where he learnt and mastered the rudiments of playing the piano and guitar.

Career

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

In 2012 while in Abuja, Tekno Miles was spotted by renowned Nigerian comedian Julius Agwu at an event 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 Franklyn, the manager of Made Men Music Group who he became friends with. Ubi and Iyanya eventually encouraged Tekno Miles to move to Lagos to further his music career

On October 5, 2013, he signed a music contract with Made Men Music Group under which he released singles like "Dance" and "Anything" which won him a nomination in the "Best New act of the Year" category at the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards. On June 18, 2015, Tekno Miles released a song titled "Duro" which was positively received. A remix which featured Phyno and Flavour N'abania was released on November 16, 2015. "Duro" was produced by DJ Coublon. It topped several charts in Nigeria and on the international scene, it peaked at #5 on Capital XTRA's "Afrobeats Chart: Top 10" for September 2015. On November 20, 2015, Tekno Miles released a single titled "Wash". The song was produced by DJ Coublon with the video directed by AJE Films.

Discography

Singles

Awards and nominations

YearAward ceremonyPrizeRecipient/Nominated workResultRef
20142014 Nigeria Entertainment AwardsBest New Act of The YearHimselfNominated
20159th Nigeria Music Video AwardsBest Pop Extra Video"Duro"Won
20162016 Nigeria Entertainment AwardsHottest SingleNominated
Best Music Video of the YearNominated
Afropop Artist of the YearHimselfNominated
2016MTV Africa Music Awards 2016Best New ActHimselfWon
WatsUp TV Africa Music Video AwardsAfrican Video of the Year

Best African Male Video

Best West African Video

Best Afro Pop Video

PanaNominated

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