TKinzy, born Anthony Felix, has had to negotiate an arduous path to his present position. Born in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, deep in the south of Nigeria, tragedy struck early in his life when he lost his mother in a car crash resulting in a move to Aba in Nigeria’s south-east where he was raised by a community of families before moving to South Africa at age 16.
Through all of the tragedies and the upending of his life, music served as an anchor for TKinzy, with songs from pop duo, P Square, having a big impact on him and his subsequent style. His dad’s love for Lucky Dube also rubbed off on him. Since moving to South Africa, the singer has launched a music career that has seen him become an influential singer in his right as well as a collaborator to the stars as his contribution on the remake of Ndikhokhele with acts like Nathi, Benjamin Dube, and Mlindo The Vocalist proved.
Returning to Nigeria in 2022, TKinzy is back with the primary intention of establishing himself as a frontline act at home. His first release is a balmy highlife-influenced single titled With You. He expresses his longing for his lover with affectionate coos and whispers on the new song, offering a potent introduction to his sound ahead of the release of his project Soul Mate.