Taves Biography, History and all you Need to know

Taves Biography, History and all you need to know

Taves is a fast-rising Nigerian singer and songwriter. He came to the limelight after his cover of BNXN's song, "For Days," went viral. Since then, he has gotten signed under BNXN record label.

Under BNXN's tutelage, Taves has made amazing songs such as "Folake" and "Eleyele". He is expected to drop his album in the coming months.

In this article, you will be reading an in-depth article about Taves biography. You'll be checking out information concerning Taves's age, career, childhood, career, songs, and many other details. Here we go!

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Full Name: Aluko Toluwanimi

Year Of Birth: 2003

Age: 21

Place Of Birth: Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

State Of Origin: Oyo State.

Nationality: Nigerian

Occupation: Singer, Songwriter.

Status: Single

Record Label: T.Y.E Records, Atlantic Records.

Taves Childhood

Aluko Toluwanimi, popularly referred to as Taves was born in 2003. This indicates that Taves is 21 years old as of 2024. He was born and lived his early years in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. When he was eight years old, he moved to Ibadan. In all his childhood, he lived between Lagos and Ibadan.

While young, Taves was known for his love for music. He would play his guitar for long hours each day until he was tired. Fortunately, this habit still follows him to date.

Taves Education

Taves completed his primary and secondary education in Oyo State, Nigeria. He also did part of his basic education in Lagos and Rivers States. In school, Taves showed an exceptional desire to learn. This desire drove him to become one of the outstanding students in his school.

 

Along with that, Taves developed his musical abilities in school. Taves listened to several artistes such as Ed Sheeran and Asa. These artistes helped to define his taste in music. It also contributed to the musical genre he ended up in.

Taves Career

Taves passion for music started when he was nine years old. His passion for music started when he listened to songs from Asa during road trips from Port Harcourt to Ibadan. To him, Asa's musical prowess ignited his move to the music. This is because to Asa style was "unconventional".

Gradually, Taves began to listen to other artistes. The artistes that Taves regularly listened to were BNXN, Nonso Amadi, Lojay, Tems. Taves revealed that these artistes made him realize that music wasn't just about making the regular Afrobeats. So, he patterned his style of music to the Afropop R&B genre.

Not so long after, Taves began to make covers of songs. He would make covers of songs that were of interest to him. Some of the covers of songs he made included Lojay's "Moto," Ckay's "Beggie Beggie," and so on. In a short time, his covers of songs started to become viral.

Well, not so long after, Taves got the spotlight he was wishing for. In 2022, Taves did a cover for BNXN's "For Days". After posting the video of his cover, BNXN saw the video. Immediately, BNXN arranged for Taves to be signed to his record label —T.Y.E Records.

According to Taves, it has been a great experience working with BNXN. He gets the liberty to do what he wants in his music without hindrance. In addition, he gets advice from BNXN about his music, too. He has even revealed that his song, "Eleyele," was a hit as a result of BNXN's impact on his music.

Due to the success of the song, he has been able to land a deal with Atlantic Records. The Atlantic Records is a record label that houses top talents. So, signing with the international record label wasn't an issue for Taves.

In the nearest future, Taves would be looking to collaborate with more artistes. In a recent interview, he mentioned that he would love to work with Bella Shmurda, Seyi Vibez, King Promise, and many others.

Along with that, he would be hoping to release his debut album. Taves has promised that his album would be different from the regular. It is expected that he will release his debut album in the coming year. Just like BNXN, Taves whose potential is off the roof.

Taves Controversy

These are controversies moments that Taves has been involved in recent times:

• In 2024, BNXN made a social media post insinuating that Taves was a better artiste than Davido. This post didn't sit well with fans of the Afrobeats star. As a result, Taves became the center of attention in the Nigerian social media space. Days later, Taves made a post giving flowers to Davido. The post calmed the tension that ensued between fans of Davido and Taves.

Where is Taves from?

Taves is from Oyo State, Nigeria. However, he spent some part of his life in Rivers State, and Lagos State.

Taves Record Label

Taves is signed to To Your Ears (T.Y.E) Records and Atlantic Records. The To Your Ears (T.Y.E) Records houses artistes like BNXN. While Atlantic Records houses talents like  Burna Boy.

Taves Age

Taves is 21 years old as of 2024. This is because he was born in 2003.

Taves Songs

Here is a list of Taves most successful songs:

• Folake

• A Million Things

• Eleyele

• In The City

• Bodija

• Bad Romance

• Apology

• Economy

• Enchanté

• Chantal

• Gone

• 5 AM Dreaming

• Lovers Ballad

• Betterment

• CWT

Conclusion

Taves is among the top Nigerian artistes who is expected to blow up in the nearest future. His hard work and consistency separate him from other artistes in his category. We can only hope he lives up to the expectation.