{"id":58824,"date":"2018-07-12T14:52:08","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T13:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/?p=58824"},"modified":"2022-07-27T17:22:05","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T16:22:05","slug":"tekno-miles-bio-family-life-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/tekno-miles-bio-family-life-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Tekno Miles? Biography and Family Life of the Nigerian Musician"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tekno Miles (Real Name: Augustine Miles Kelechi; born 17 December 1992) is a Nigerian singer and songwriter from Ebonyi State. He is best known for his hit single, Duro.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Being a Nigerian musician, Tekno Miles is famous for his Afrobeat, Hip-hop, and RnB genre. Besides singing and performing on stage, Mr. Miles is also a songwriter and producer. One of his hit singles, Duro, <\/em>was widely received by both national and international audiences; this garnered him three nominations and the 9th Nigeria Music Video Awards for Best Pop Extra Video in 2015.<\/p>\n

The talented singer is rated as one of the successful and most talented African musicians. His other hit songs include Dance, Wash, Diana, Rara, <\/em>and others. Asides from music, Tekno’s love life has been a thing of interest to his many fans. Although he is still single, the singer has a beautiful daughter.

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Profile Summary of Tekno Miles<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Full name: <\/strong>Augustine Miles Kelechi<\/li>\n
  • Date of Birth:<\/strong> 17th December 1992<\/li>\n
  • Age: <\/strong>32 years old<\/li>\n
  • Place of Birth: <\/strong>Bauchi<\/li>\n
  • Ethnicity: <\/strong>Igbo<\/li>\n
  • State of Origin:<\/strong> Ebonyi State<\/li>\n
  • Nationality<\/strong>: Nigerian<\/li>\n
  • Marital Status:<\/strong> Dating Lola Rea<\/li>\n
  • Children: <\/strong>Skye Amaka Yaa Kelechi<\/li>\n
  • Occupation:<\/strong> Singer, songwriter<\/li>\n
  • Years Active: <\/strong>2012 – present<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

    Tekno Miles Hails From Ebonyi State, Nigeria<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Augustine Miles Kelechukwu Edgar was born on December 17, 1992, in Bauchi State, Nigeria. He was raised by his parents among six siblings – five boys and a girl. Miles is originally from Ebonyi State, but as one whose father is a member of the Nigeria Army, he practically grew up in several states, including Abuja, Nasarawa, and Kaduna. Although the Dance<\/em> crooner is of the Igbo tribe, he grew up among the Hausa and other tribes; thus, he learned how to speak some of the country’s diverse languages.<\/p>\n

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    Tekno and his younger brother Uche (image source<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Miles has a younger brother, Augustine Uche, who is also a musician. Augustine, who goes by the stage name Spotless, is a rising artiste. He is the last child in the family, and like his brother Tekno, Spotless learned the rudiments of music at a tender age. He developed a passion for music by watching his dad play musical instruments like piano, guitar, drums, etc. Spotless is signed to Mocking Bird Records and made his debut, Take Am,<\/em> in 2016. There are no details of his other siblings and parents, what they do for a living, and where they are.<\/p>\n

    Tekno Miles Started Singing in 2012<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Miles’ love for music began at a very young age when he would practice with musical instruments like the piano and guitar. That passion literally drove him to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.\u00a0Tekno Miles got signed as an upcoming and promising musician under K-Money Entertainment, where his first single Holiday\u00a0<\/em>was released. In 2012, his performance of a song titled Onye Ne Kwu<\/em> at an event in Abuja caught the attention of renowned comedian\u00a0Julius Agwu<\/a>\u00a0and other celebrities who were at the occasion.<\/p>\n

    With that, his acquaintance with the manager of Made Men Music Group, Ubi Franklyn, got him a recording contract on October 5, 2013. As advised by Iyanya<\/a> and Franklyn, Miles promptly moved from Abuja to Lagos to intensify the pursuit of his music career. It wasn’t long before he released his singles Dance<\/em>\u00a0and Anything,<\/em>\u00a0which won him a nomination for the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards under the\u00a0Best New Act of The Year category.<\/p>\n

    His Hit Single Duro<\/em> Established Him in the Industry<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    In June 2015, Tekno Miles hit the world with Duro,<\/em> which not only topped the Nigerian music chart but was ranked No. 5 on the Capital XTRA’s Afrobeats Chart: Top 10. <\/em>The song received massive airplay on Television and Radio stations. Also, it was well accepted not only in Nigeria but across Africa and the United States. With over 84 million views on YouTube, Duro<\/em> has topped several charts both in Nigeria and internationally. A remix of the song featuring Flavour<\/a> and Phyno<\/a> was promptly released on 16th November 2015.<\/p>\n