Allan Toniks born Allan Ampaire is a
Uganda
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n singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer.
He has worked and shared stages with several local and international artistes including the
Goodlyfe Crew
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,
P Square
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, General Ozzy (
Zambia
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Kenya
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), Petersen Zagaze (Zambia),
Urban Boyz
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Gal Level
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Namibia
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),
Beenie Man
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Davis was born in the Waterhouse district of Kingston in 1973.Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Mus ...
, Genista, (
Jamaica
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Sean Kingston
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,
Jidenna
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,
Sean Paul
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Roberto (Zambia),
Stella Mwangi
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as well as
Flavour N'abania
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of
Nigeria
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.
[ He has also been nominated and won several awards.][ He is of Western Uganda's export with likes of ]Juliana Kanyomozi
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, Angella Katatumba
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Early life, education and background
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and Ray G
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.
Early life and education
Toniks who was born in Mbarara
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to Dr Berinda Edward and Mrs Berinda Josephine started singing at school where he also learnt how to play the guitar and has four siblings. He went to Mbarara Preparatory School for primary, then joined King's College Budo
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secondary school in Central Uganda (Buganda).
Location
The school is located on Naggalabi Hill, in southern Wakiso District, off the Kampala-Masaka Road. This location lies approximately , by road, ...
for O Level and Ntare School
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for A LevelMakerere University Business School
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where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in International Business Studies in 2011.[
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Music
He started singing and writing songs early while in school but considered a career in music seriously while at University[ where he recorded his first hit single B''eera nange.''][ under his record label Vibrations.][ Toniks considers his style of music as Urban R&B.][ Toniks participated in, and won the 2015 Airtel Trace Music Star Competition, the ''Celebrity Edition''.]
Discography
*Beera Nange
*Mu'ngatto
*That Girl
*Kampala Galz
*Yenze
*Nzewuwo
*Swag meter
*Itaano
*Ningyenda Yoona
*Tukyekole
*Nsubiza
*Regular
*Private Party
*Who You Are
*Sikyetaaga
*Baby Language
*Mulamwa
*Falling
*Romance
*Sunday
*Sikuleka
*Wonder Woman
*Ensonga
*Turn Around
Awards
2008
*PAM Awards RnB song of the year(winner)
*PAM Awards RnB artist of the year(Nominated)
*MAMA Awards Listener`s Choice(Nominated)
*Kisma Awards Best RnB artiste(Nominated)
*Buzz Teenies` Awards Best RnB artiste(Nominated)
*Buzz Teenies Awards Best RnB Song(Nominated)
2009
*Buzz Teenies Awards Best RnB artiste(Nominated)
2010
*SoundCity Music Video Awards(Nigeria) Best Pop Video in Africa
*PAM Awards Video of the year (Nominated)
*Buzz Teenies`Awards Best RnB artist (Nominated)
2011
*Namibian Music Awards Song of the year
*Namibian Music Awards Video of the year
*Namibian Awards for Best Collabo of the year
*Buzz Teenies` Awards Best RnB artist
*PAM Awards best RnB artiste(nominated)
2012
*Namibian Music Awards song of the year
*Namibian Music awards best collabo
*Best RnB artiste buzz awards
*Best RnB song buzz awards
References
External links
Tonics official page
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21st-century Ugandan male singers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
People educated at Ntare School
People from Mbarara