Telz (producer) explained

Telz
Birth Name:	Alli Odunayo
Birth Date:	23 December 1996
Birth Place:	Lagos, Nigeria
Origin:	Ondo State, Nigeria
Genre:	Pop, Afropop
Occupation:	Record producer
Years Active:	2018–present

Alli Odunayo (born 23 December 1996), professionally known as Telz, is a Nigerian record producer^{[1] [2] [3]} and songwriter known for primarily producing Burna Boy's Grammy award winning album Twice As Tall^[4] and Patoranking's 2020 commercially acclaimed hit song "Abule".^[5]

He is notable with the mainstream sound marks Funkula,^[2] which is well known in the Nigerian mainstream music scene.^{[6] [7]}

Early life and career

He hails from Ondo State, Nigeria. A graduate of Babcock University with a degree.^[8] He began his recording career in 2011 with a few singles that he released in 2014 and 2015.

In 2020, Burna Boy's Twice As Tall album had Telz as the principal producer, with P Diddy serving as executive producer. The album also featured Timbaland's creations which later won the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards for Best Global Music Album category.^{[9] [10]}

Production discography

Artiste	Title	Reference
	"Wonderful"
Burna Boy feat. Naughty By Nature	"Naughty By Nature"
	"Abule"
Burna Boy	"Wetin Dey Sup"
Burna Boy	"Onyeka"
Burna Boy feat. Stormzy	"Real Life"
Patoranking feat. Flavour	"Mon Bebe"
Laycon	"Bam Bam"
Patoranking	"Do Me"
Laycon feat. Joeboy	"Kele"
D.O feat. Olamide	"Wetin You Smoke"
Burna Boy	"Common Person"
Burna Boy featuring J Hus	"Cloak & Dagger"
Burna Boy feat. Khalid	"Wild Dreams"
Fireboy DML	"Ashawo"
Wurld	"Sad Tonight"
Mayorkun	"Freedom"
Blaqbonez	"4 Door Jeep"
Spacely	"Paradise"
Ninety	"Somebody"
Omawumi	"Mr Whiny"
Laime	"Higher Vibrations"
Zarion Uti	"War"
Remy Baggins & Ejoya feat. PsychoYP & Mojo	"Gboju"
Laime feat. Lojay	"Funk Flex"
Kobi Jonz	"Dada"

Awards and nominations

!Year!Event!Prize!Recipient!Result!Ref

2020	Maya Awards (Africa)	Best Producer Of the year	Himself		^[11]
2021	63rd Annual Grammy Awards	Twice As Tall for Best Global Music Album	certificate
2021	The Beatz Awards	Producer of the Year	Himself (“Abule”)		^[12]
		Afro Highlife Producer of the Year	Himself
		Afro Dancehall Producer of the Year	Himself

Notes and References

1. Web site: Here are the top 10 Nigerian producers of 2020 [Pulse Picks 2020] ]. 22 December 2020 . 23 May 2021. Pulse Nigeria.
2. Web site: The Nigerian producers to watch out for in 2021 . 28 April 2021 . 23 May 2021. Pan-African Music.
3. Web site: Meet The 5 Nigerian Music Producers Killing It In 2020 . 27 August 2020 . 23 May 2021. Jaguda.
4. Web site: Interview: Meet Telz, the Breakout Producer From Burna Boy's 'Twice As Tall' . 25 August 2020 . 23 May 2021.
5. Web site: PATORANKING GOES BACK TO HIS ROOTS ON TELZPRODUCED ABULE. 16 August 2019 . 31 July 2020. Culture Custodian.
6. Web site: The Most Popular Nigerian Music Producer Tags and the Faces Behind Them . 13 May 2021 . 23 May 2021. NotJustOk.
7. Web site: Telz: The Emerging Sound Of Funkula . 23 August 2020 . 23 May 2021. The Guardian Life.
8. Web site: Nigerian producer Telz shares his experience working with Burna Boy . video. Legit.ng. 16 September 2020 . 23 May 2021.
9. Web site: Are Leriq, Rexxie and Telz Grammy winners for Burna Boy's 'Twice As Tall'? [Pulse Explainer] ]. 15 March 2021 . 23 May 2021. Pulse Nigeria.
10. Web site: Burna Boy bags second Grammy nomination . 24 November 2020 . 23 May 2021. Premium Times.
11. Web site: WapTV bag two awards as Davido, Mayorkun, Telz, Omah Lay win . 12 December 2020 . 23 May 2021. The Guardian Weekend.
12. Web site: WINNERS 2021 . The Beatz Awards . 16 May 2022.