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'''Anthony Olanrewaju Awotoye''' (born 25 August 1974), known professionally as '''Tony Tetuila''', is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He was a member of the defunct hip-hop group [[The Remedies]], alongside [[Eedris Abdulkareem]] and Eddy Montana. Tetuila left the group and achieved commercial success as a solo artist.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Wizkid Sued for 30 million Naira by Tony Tetuila|url=https://guardian.ng/life/wizkid-sued-for-n30-million-by-tony-tetuila/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-04-21|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|date=December 22, 2019 }}</ref> He is best known for the songs "My Car" and "Omode Meta".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anthony |date=2020-07-18 |title=Music men missing in action |url=https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/weekend-beats/music-men-missing-in-action/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2026-03-06 |newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Early life ==
He was born on 25 August 1974 and is a native of [[Oro, Kwara|Oro]], [[Kwara State]].

== Politics ==
In 2014, Tetuila ran for a seat in the [[Kwara State House of Assembly]] as a candidate of the [[All Progressives Congress]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afrobios.com/-Tony+Tetuila/|title=Tony Tetuila Biography|work=AFROBIOS|accessdate=August 21, 2014}}</ref> He later alleged that he was denied the position.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://punchng.com/ive-yet-to-get-political-appointment-promised-me-tony-tetuila/|title=I've yet to get political appointment promised me –Tony Tetuila|newspaper=[[The Punch]]|date=January 6, 2018 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref>

==Controversy==
In December 2019, Tetuila filed a ₦30 million lawsuit against [[Wizkid]],<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Odugbemi|first=Gbenga|date=2019|title='Tony Tetuila vs. Wizkid': A Legal Opinion on the Copyright Infringement in a Ghanaian Aphorism|journal=SSRN Working Paper Series|doi=10.2139/ssrn.3510386|s2cid=219346007|issn=1556-5068}}</ref> alleging copyright infringement over the song "Fefe N'efe" which featured Ghanaian singer [[Tic (musician)|Tic Tac]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghgossip.com/tic-tac-and-tony-tetuila-sue-wizkid-in-nigeria-for-copyright-infringement/|title=Tic Tac And Tony Tetuila Sue Wizkid In Nigeria For Copyright Infringement|date=2019-12-18|website=GhGossip|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref>

==Discography==

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!align="left"|Album Information
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|align="left"|''My Car ''
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|align="left"|''E Go Better''
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071118211800/http://www.xclusive.ie/12/ttetuila.html Tony Tetuila's ''Xclusive'' interview]
* [http://epohcj.com.ng/artiste/tony-tetuila/albums/free-soldier.htm Listen to Tony Tetuila's Free Soldier Album]

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