Toni Tuklan

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Toni Tuklan , or Tuklan for short (* before 1970 in Lagos ), is a Nigerian-German rapper and reggae musician.

Life

Education and early career

Toni Tuklan was born in Lagos and studied at the Kwara Poly School in Ilorin , Kwara State , Diploma in Marketing, Social Management and Community Development . In 1994 he came to Germany with the help of his older brother, a professional footballer who played in the major leagues. Tuklan began a second degree in mechanical engineering in Paderborn , but also occupied himself with reggae music and began making music full-time in 1996. In 1997 he started working with his younger brother, reggae musician Massiv Rex . The two appeared together at the Cologne Ring Festival in 1999 , followed by appearances in the Netherlands and Poland and a collaboration with DJ Tomekk .

breakthrough

In 2013 Tuklan had his first major commercial success when he and the Italian musician Vito Lavita performed the summer song Danzare , which reached 94th place in the German and 42nd Austrian charts. The World Cup song Illumina followed in 2014 with Edu Casanova .

Tuklan's breakthrough came in 2015 with the hit Ebony Eyes , which he recorded with Sean Paul , Rico Bernasconi and A-Class . The piece reached number 28 in the music charts in Germany, number 3 in the DJ Top 100 , number 10 in the Dance 50 and number 3 on the Spotify charts. In Italy, Sweden, Australia and the Netherlands, the song made it into the top 10.

In 2016 Tuklan was voted into the top 10 most influential Africans by the African Heritage Magazine , received an award as UN Eminent Ambassador of Peace and received several awards at the event The 100 Living Legends in Hamburg .

Private

Tuklan has lived in Werne , North Rhine-Westphalia , since 2010 .

Discography (selection)

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Danzare (with Vito Lavita)
  DE 94 07/05/2013 (1 week)
  AT 42 06/28/2013 (4 weeks)
Ebony Eyes (with Sean Paul & Rico Bernasconi & A-Class)
  DE 28 07/03/2015 (9 weeks)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ TUKLAN: The Two Brothers; Famous T (Toni Tuklan) And Massiv Rex Set To Rule The German Music Scene. African Heritage Magazine. February 27, 2012, accessed August 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ a b catchy tunes made in Werne. Westfälischer Anzeiger . September 5, 2012, accessed August 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ Danzare in the database of officialcharts.de. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ Stefan Gehre: Chart topper from Hamm with a summer hit. Herringer Toni Tuklan conquered the charts with "Danzare". Westfälischer Anzeiger. July 23, 2013, accessed August 28, 2016.
  5. ↑ Werner singer Toni Tuklan at the carnival in Brazil. Westfälischer Anzeiger. March 7, 2015, accessed August 28, 2016.
  6. ↑ Luca Vary: Summer is here! Rico Bernasconi & Tuklan feat. A-Class & Sean Paul - Ebony Eyes. dance-charts.de. June 30, 2015, accessed August 28, 2016.
  7. ↑ Toni Tuklan presents summer hit with Sean Paul. Westfälischer Anzeiger. August 5, 2015, accessed August 28, 2016.
  8. ↑ a b Kevin Jackson: Sean Paul aims for the European Charts with "Ebony Eyes!" clintonlindsay.com (English). January 8, 2016, accessed August 28, 2016.
  9. ↑ Most influential Africans: rapper Toni Tuklan among the top ten. openPR . January 5, 2016, accessed August 28, 2016.
  10. ↑ Jonas Austermann: Toni Tuklan is voted into the top 10 most influential Africans. Westfälischer Anzeiger. January 5, 2016, accessed August 28, 2016.
  11. ↑ Steffen Korthals: Big soul behind the soul - hit singer Toni Tuklan in the top 10 most important Africans. Local compass . January 12, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  12. ↑ Maike Geißler: "Living legend": Another prize for Toni Tuklan. Westfälischer Anzeiger. June 7, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  13. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT
personal data
SURNAME Tuklan, Toni
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tuklan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nigerian-German rapper and reggae musician
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Lagos , Nigeria