Introduction
Alli Odunayo (born 23 December 1996) professionally known as Telz is a Nigerian record producer and songwriter known for primarily producing Burna Boy's Grammy award winning album Twice As Tall and Patoranking's 2020 commercially acclaimed hit song "Abule".
He is notable with the mainstream sound marks Funkula, which is well known in the Nigerian mainstream music scene.
Early life and career
He hails from Ondo State, Nigeria. A graduate of Babcock University with a degree. 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.
Production discography
| Artiste | Title | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Burna Boy | "Wonderful" | |
| Burna Boy feat. Naughty By Nature | "Naughty By Nature" | |
| Patoranking | "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 | Won | |
| 2021 | 63rd Annual Grammy Awards | Twice As Tall for Best Global Music Album | certificate | Won | |
| 2021 | The Beatz Awards | Producer of the Year | Himself(“Abule”) | Nominated | |
| Afro Highlife Producer of the Year | Himself | Nominated | |||
| Afro Dancehall Producer of the Year | Himself | Won |