Tekno - Augustine Miles Kelechi

Augustine Miles Kelechi aka Tekno aka Golden Boy of Africa aka Slim Daddy aka Alhaji Tekno was born December 17, 1992 in Bauchi state to a military man in the Nigerian Army.  He is an indigene of Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

Augustine Miles Kelechi Age

Augustine Miles Kelechi is 31 years old.

Augustine Miles Kelechi Early Life

By the time he was 8, Tekno could already play the piano and guitar under the tutelage of a music school. He travelled a lot as a kid due to the nature of his father's job, living in places like Abuja, Nassarawa and Kaduna and as a result, Tekno is fluent in English, Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa.

He got his West Africa Examination Certificate from Heritage school, Kaduna state, Nigeria.

Augustine Miles Kelechi Career

Tekno whose songs have a unique mix of Afrobeat, highlife and hip-hop sound, released his first single, “Holiday” under the K Money Entertainment Group before he was discovered by the comedian, Julius Agwu at an event in Abuja in 2012, where he performed the remix of Ice Prince’s “Oleku” under the title “Onye Ne Kwu”. Tekno got signed to Ubi Franklin's Made Men Music Group on October 5th, 2013 under which he released "Dance" and "Anything"

In 2015, Tekno released "Wash" and "Duro" and soon after this, their remix which was produced by DJ Coublon featuring Phyno and Flavour Nabania. The video for "Wash" was directed by AJE films. "Duro" topped different charts on the Nigeria music scene peaking at #5 on capital Xtra’s Afro beats chart; top ten for September 2015

2016 for Tekno was the year he became a household name, releasing "Pana" which was quite the rave and since 2016, anything from Tekno has been a blast with hit singles like Where, Pana, Maria, Duro, Wash, Jonzing, Diana and Go-Low, Shoki. He has been nominated for countless awards including;

• Hottest single at the 9th Nigeria Music Video Award Event in 2016
• 2016 Best Music Video of The year and Afro-pop Artist of the year at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards
• 2016 African Video of the year, Best African Male Video, Best West African Video, and Best Afro Pop Video at the Watsup TV Africa Music Video Awards 
• 2017 Best International Act (African Category) at the Bet Awards 

In 2017, Tekno signed a $4 million deal with Sony Entertainment. He also has an endorsement deal with MTN Nigeria

Augustine Miles Kelechi Personal Life

Unlike most other musicians that are either perpetually intoxicated or have to be intoxicated to perform, Tekno claims that he does not drink neither does he smoke.

In May 2018, Tekno welcomed a child with his girlfriend, Lola Rae.

Augustine Miles Kelechi Awards

• 2014 Best New act of the Year at the Nigerian Entertainment Awards for his songs "Dance” and “Anything”
• 2015 Best Pop Extra Video
• TV Africa Award for Best West African Video, Best Afro Pop Video and African Video of the Year.
• 2016 Best Music Video of the year “Duro” and Afro-pop Artist of the Year at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards 
• Best New Act and African Video of the Year at the MTV Africa Music Awards
• 2016 Best African Male Video and Best Afro-pop Video for “Pana” by WATS Up TV 
• 2016 Best New Act at the MTV Africa Music Awards

Augustine Miles Kelechi Net Worth

His net worth is not available.

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