Tekno Biography :Things you need to know about Tekno
DATE OF BIRTH: 17th December 1992
Occupation : Singer, Music Producer,
Actor
MARITAL STATUS: Not Married
INTRODUCTION
Tekno is a young Nigerian musician and music
producer he is often called the chris brown of
Nigeria because of his great talent in singing
and dancing. He came into limelight after
releasing various hit songs, he has also
produced many hit songs too. His biggest song
ever is "Duro" released in 2015
He is currently signed to the Made men music
group(TrippleMG).
EARLY LIFE AND BACKHGROUND
Tekno's real name is Augustine Kelechi Marius.
He is from Ebonyi State. He was born in Bauchi
but grew up in Abuja, Kaduna, and Nasarawa. as
of 2015 he said he was pretty much through
with school. He studied Music online. He did his
high school at Heritage School, Kaduna. He also
studied at Green Island but didn’t really finish
because he believes he understands the
practical aspect of music, so he read and
understood the science of music.
Tekno speaking on growing up as a kid:
Growing up was okay. We weren’t rich or poor but
I had everything I needed. My dad made me play
musical instrument as a child, so music started
from day one. Growing up for me was school,
church, and music till I came to where I am today.
As a kid, he likes to talk a lot and connect with
people. He belonged to the first set of dancers
in his school. They were called ‘The
Enclomadies’. They used the first letter in
everybody’s name to christen the group. In
church, He used to play musical instrument,
dance and sing.
When asked how he found his way into music:
Basically, I’ve been playing the piano since I was
eight. My dad enrolled me for piano classes, so I
didn’t just start singing, I learnt music from
childhood. I actually play the basic instruments
like the piano, the guitar and drums. Music is a
way of life, I’ve been in music and I will always be
in it.
According to him the music was so good that
he didn’t notice He’d come this far. When he
reminisce, he realise that he was actually
coming to the limelight but he didn’t see it like
that, having to go to the studio and all that.
Tekno believes In the industry, if you’re good,
you will be noticed. Your work will speak for
you. He hustled so much till K-Money his first
record label boss, saw him at Abuja and asked
if he was Tekno. K-Money helped him; he put
his money in there, gave him a car, a house and
a life. He went from zero to 100. He helped him
shoot a movie that cost N3 million.
Teekno speaking on what inspired him to go
into movies:
Really, someone came to me saying that they
wanted to shoot a movie. They came, we talked
about it, and it was nice. It was about a ghetto
kid who hustled to the mainstream, it was pretty
much my life. The idea was nice and they needed
someone that could play musical instrument and
produce at the same time. It was not like we
planned to do a movie, I was actually approached
and it was a success.
Tekno loved the character he played in the
movie; I like that he is a quiet kid with so much
talent and he would do anything to survive, but
nothing bad. Basically, I think what I like most
about the character is that he is a very stealth and
quiet character. He says.
The singer revealed PSquare really influenced
him. Growing up, he used to watch their videos,
from the days of Sonorita, Omoge Mi, and Busy
Body etc.
CAREER AND LIFE
Tekno signed his first record deal with K-Money
a label which he believes helped his career alot.
In 2013 he got signed to Iyanya's record label
TripleMG. Before signing to (MMMG) he said he
got offers he turned down, according to him he
had offers, from Pukano Music, from Jim Iyke,
from a lot of people. "There was also this guy
that owns Tetrazzini or so, called Prince. There
were offers from several quarters but whatever
was meant to happen would happen for the best
and I believe it’s God who guides my footstep
because whatever you do, you acknowledge God,
all the way. God has been there leading me
through the right path. Wherever I find myself right
now, it’s not by my talent or by whatever I think I
can do but I think somehow, God shows the way
and I take the right path." He says.
When asked why he choosed Triple MG?
I won’t say there’s a reason I joined but I must
state that Triple MG is a family, a home, a place
where you’re in and no one feels like he’s a star.
I’m with Iyanya, Ubi, Basci and Emma Nyra and
it’s an amazing thing because we can all relate
quite easily. I’ve actually known Iyanya for a while,
we weren’t that close but you know, if in five years
from now, you asked me if I would join Triple MG,
I’ll say yes. If you asked me two years back, I’d
say yes. So I’m here because it’s meant to
happen.
He dropped two singles before joining
TrippleMG; Holiday featuring Davido and
Onyenekwu, the original Onyenekwu and the
remix featuring Ice Prince.
In 2015 Tekno made his biggest hit ever
"DURO" produced by the ace producer DJ
Coublon. Duro was rated by media platforms as
one of the biggest songs in Nigeria 2015, Duro
lasted long on many radio and TV countdowns
Speaking on his blonde hair style:
There was a time they used to call me the golden
boy. The golden boy was there before the hair,
somehow it just happened. I tried it out, it made a
lot of sense, that’s the hair I was rocking in
Holiday video and I went back to the black hair
and everyone was like no way, you have to come
back to your blonde and all that and I brought it
back. The look is great, a lot of people love the
look and I’m going to bring you guys a lot of
swag.
How do you feel on stage when performing?
When I’m on stage that is when I come alive
because the stage is my toilet. I drop sh-t there.
And the reason why I’m studying the theoretical
aspect of music is that when you put me out
there in a concert, on a bigger stage, I can rise to
the occasion.
Hit Singles Songs
Duro
Diana
Pana
Where
Yawa
Samantha
AWARDS
None but has been nominated severally
ENDORSEMENTS
MTN,Sony music,Ciroc,Pepsi
CONTROVERSIES
Involved in a sex scandal that trended on the
social media in January 2016, he was bashed
and said to have had sex with some Tanzanian
celebrities by his Tanzanian fans due to a few
pictures he posted on the social media which
he later deleted and apologized.
He is from my state.
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