Biography
Tekno: Biography, Age, Wife, Girlfriend, Children, Net Worth and Source of Wealth
Biography
Augustine Miles Kelechi is popularly known as Tekno, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter.
Early Life
Tekno met Julius Agwu, an ace comedian who took interest in him when he performed the song Onye Ne Kwu, his remix of Ice Prince’e Oleku at an event in Abuja.
At the same event in Abuja, he met Iyanya and Ubi Franklyn, the manager of Made Men Music Group record label. The duo also took interest in him and encouraged him to move to Lagos to further his musical career.
Family
Kelechi is from Ivo Local Government Area, Ebonyi State. He was born in Bauchi State into a family of six — five boys and one girl.
He was raised 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 learned and mastered the rudiments of playing the piano and guitar. He is the elder brother to another Nigerian musical act, Spotless.
Age
Born December 17, 1990
Children
Tekno is in a relationship with a singer and dancer, Rachel Akosua Garton professionally known as Lola Rae. They welcomed a child in 2018.
Wife
In May 2018, Tekno welcomed a baby girl with girlfriend Lola Rae.
In 2020, Tekno announced that he has relocated to the United States till further. 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 June 2.
In 2017, 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.
Source of wealth
Singer
Song writer
Producer
Performer
Net Worth
TEKNO’s net worth is estimated at $1.7 million. It was also in the news that he signed a deal with Sony Entertainment for about 4 million naira. Tekno also signed a deal worth millions of Naira as an ambassador for MTN.
Tekno Songs
Miles has recorded and released numerous songs. Here is a list of his songs
- Holiday, 2013
- Onye Ne Kwu ft Ice Prince, 2013
- Dance, 2014
- Shoki, 2014
- Go Low, 2014
- Mess, 2014
- Zima, 2014
- Jonzing, 2014
- Anything, 2014
- Duro, 2015
- Maria, 2015
- Wash, 2015
- Where, 2016
- Pana, 2016
- Rara, 2016
- Yawa, 2017
- Be, 2017
- Samantha, 2017
- Go, 2017
- Mama ft Davido, 2017
- Only, 2017
- Your Love, 2018
- Jogodo, 2018
- Choko, 2018
- Body ft Kizz Daniel, 2018
- Woman, 2019
- Don’t jealous me, 2019
- Freak Me, 2019
- Uptempo, 2019
Records Produced By Tekno
As a Producer, some of the best songs he produced include the following;
- Show by Victoria Kimani, 2014
- Feeling You by Rima ft. Tekno, 2015
- Pray for You by Lynxx ft. Tekno, 2015
- Boss by Ice Prince, 2015
- Last Station by Stoneboy ft. Tekno, 2016
- If by Davido, 2017
- Catch You by Flavour, 2017
- Silika by Madee Ft Tekno, 2017
- Go by Tekno, 2017
- Green Light by DJ Cuppy ft. Tekno
- Jogodo by Tekno, 2018
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