Teni released her debut single "Amen" while signed to
Shizzi's Magic Fingers Records.[5] She left the record label and signed with Dr. Dolor Entertainment in 2017.[6] Teni started gaining prominence after releasing the single "
Fargin" in September 2017. She made her breakthrough after releasing the hit singles "Askamaya", "
Case" which was later
covered by Nigerian musician
Snazzy the Optimist as "Upgrade",[7] and "
Uyo Meyo".[1] "Askamaya" was ranked 15th on
MTV Base's year-end list of the Top 20 Hottest Naija Tracks of 2018.[8]
On 20 February 2019, Teni was featured on
YouTube Music's Trending Artist on the Rise.[9] On 3 May 2019, she released the video for "Sugar Mummy". On 14 June 2019, she released a new single titled "Power Rangers".[10]
2019–2020: Billionaire E.P and Quarantine Playlist
Teni released her debut E.P, Billionaire on 11 October 2019. The "Billionaire EP" was compiled with six (6) tracks and no guest appearance. The E.P was produced by Jaysynths Beatz and
Pheelz.[11]
In April 2020, Teni partnered with Nigerian Disk Jockey, DJ Neptune to release an EP called the Quarantine Playlist, which sees her playing out different stages of being in quarantine and talking about the strains of being on lock down due to the coronavirus pandemic. The four-track EP is mostly mid-tempo and includes production from Tempoe, P. Prime and Dëra.[12]
2021–present: Wondaland
On 2 February 2021, Teni revealed the name and expected date for her forthcoming debut album. She shared this on her Instagram account "The time is near... And the album shall be called “WONDALAND” 🦋#MARCH2021 #WONDALAND"
[13]
Her debut album 'WONDALAND' was crafted for over two years in cities like London, New York City,
Orlando,
Ondo,
Lagos and
Abuja.[14]
The album's production was handled by
Pheelz, Damayo, Tempoe, P.Prime, Millamix,
Krizbeatz, and Ozedikus and was made available for purchase and online streaming on several music platforms, including
Apple Music, Amazon Music, Spotify, Deezer, and Google Play.[15]
Endorsements
In March 2019, Teni signed an endorsement deal with Tom Tom, a candy brand produced by
Cadbury Nigeria.[16] On 6 October 2020, PM News reported that Teni had signed an endorsement deal with Telecommunications Giant,
Globacom Nigeria.[17]
In October 2022, Teni was conferred a
Nigerian National Award – Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) – by Nigeria's former president
Muhammadu Buhari.[22] There was a controversy on social media about her approach to receiving the award.[23]
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