We introduce you to our first woman crush Wednesday (WCW). Our selection is not based on sentiment or just popularity, selection is based on social media presence and their most recent achievements by the artiste.
To start up the #myGbeduWCW, our Woman Crush Wednesday is Teni (Makanaki) Apata, AKA Teni The Entertainer.
Teni is the younger sister of Nigerian songstress Niniola. She attended Apata Memorial High School and has a degree in business administration from American InterContinental University.
Teni released her debut single “Amen” under Shizzi’s Magic Fingers Records. She left the record label and signed with Dr. Dolor Entertainment in 2017. Teni started gaining prominence after releasing the single “Fargin” in September 2017.
She made her breakthrough after releasing the hit singles “Askamaya“, “Case” and “Uyo Meyo“.”Askamaya” was ranked 15th on MTV Base’s year-end list of the Top 20 Hottest Naija Tracks of 2018.
Teni won Rookie of the Year at the 2018 Headies Awards, as well as Most Promising Act to Watch at the 2018 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.
She also won Best New Artist 2018 Soundcity MVP Awards Festival. NotJustOk ranked her eighth on their list of the 10 Hottest Artists In Nigeria.
She was listed among the “Six Nigerian breakout stars, viral sensations of 2018″ by Premium Times newspaper. We also ranked her 3rd hottest artiste in Nigeria during this first quarter of 2019 on our Mygbedu List
On 20 February 2019, Teni was featured on YouTube Music’s Trending Artist on the Rise.
She represents several firms as their brand ambassador, firms like Munchit Nigeria And the most recent on TomTom Nigeria.
She has headlined many top music concerts and she is set to perform at The End Festival at Lloyd Park Croydon.
This amazing talent has got a lot of positives attached to her name, as she is not just a blessing to her family but to the whole nation, little wonder she call herself the ‘Oba Orin’ – meaning King of Music.
We celebrate you Oba Orin
[…] may have started before Teniola, but in truth, Teni has more fans than Nini. This is purely a reflection of the acceptance Teni has […]