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Video streaming website, YouTube has revealed that Nigerian singer, Teniola Apata, a.k.a Teni the entertainer had been featured as its trending ‘Artist On The Rise’ in 2019.
The talented singer attained the feat with her hit single, case, making her the latest addition to the ‘Artiste On The Rise’ platform dedicated to featuring new music stars.
The song, case, has earned her recognition from various video streaming platforms, especially YouTube, who announced her as its latest trending artiste for the year 2019. The song has over 7 Million views on YouTube.
By virtue of this recognition, the video streaming site would promote Teni’s videos on its US trending page, on social media ads and fan event appearances at YouTube spaces.
In 2018, Teni took the music industry by storm with hit singles one after the other, making her to emerge as the break out artiste of the year.
The singer who won Headies Rookie of the Year Award in 2017 also won the Soundcity MVP award for Best New Artiste in 2018.
Teni becomes the second African artiste to be named YouTube Artiste on the Rise.
The Artist On The Rise feature was rolled out by YouTube in 2018 as a platform to spotlight new artistes in the various trending tabs.