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About Teni
Hometown
Ekiti State, Nigeria
Born
December 23, 1992
Genre
Afrobeats
Teni is the stage name of the award-winning Nigerian singer-songwriter and actress Teniola Apata, who is known for her socially conscious lyrics and colorful fashion sense.
∙ The younger sister of popular Nigerian singer Niniola, Teni began singing and playing drums at age two.
∙ Despite graduating college with a degree in business administration, she decided to pursue a music career after a video of her song “Fargin” went viral in 2017.
∙ She cowrote the 2017 hit “Like Dat” for the Nigerian superstar Davido.
∙ In 2018, Teni won Most Promising Act to Watch at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards and was named Rookie of the Year at The Headies (Nigeria’s equivalent of the Grammy Awards).
∙ Teni’s 2018 hit “Case” won Best Pop Single at The Headies, while “Uyo Meyo” won for both Best Vocal Performance and Best Recording of the Year.
∙ The title track of her 2019 EP, Billionaire, reached No. 23 on Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales chart.
Musical InfluencesTeni's musical influences include Highlife, The Rolling Stones, Shania Twain and more.
Influenced by TeniTeni has influenced the music of Rhyma, Sydtastic, DJ Kisswise and more.
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