Tems Biography, Wikipedia, Real Name, Career, Height, Boyfriend, Mother, Family, Net Worth, Age
Tems Personal Details
Birth name: Temilade Openiyi
Also known as: Tems Baby
Born: 11 June 1995 (Age 27) Lagos, Nigeria
Genres: R&B Afrobeats Alté, Alternative R&B
Occupations: Singer songwriter, record producer
Years active: 2018–present
Labels: RCA Records, Leading Vibes
Tems Biography
Temilade Openiyi, better known as Tems, was born on July 11, 1995, in Lagos, Nigeria, to a Nigerian mother and a British father. Her father abandoned her mother when she was five years old, so she was raised by her single mother. She attended Dowen College in Lekki after completing her primary education in Lagos. She later relocated to Johannesburg to pursue a degree in Economics at a South African university. Tems was raised in a simple family and discovered her musical talent after joining a local choir. During her childhood, she took the first steps toward becoming a wonderful musician, recording songs with her school choir and practicing on her brother’s guitar. According to a documentary with MU Narratives, she recounted how her music teacher encouraged her to sing with her real voice when she doubted her capability.
Tems Age
Tems will be 28 years old in 2023. She is not married and has not disclosed her marital status. She’s probably very good at keeping it out of the media.
Tems real name
Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems was born on the 11th of July, 1995, in Lagos, into a family of a Nigerian mum and British father.
Tems Career
In 2018, Tems quit her job to pursue a career in music. She began to learn self production skills on YouTube and on 18 July 2018, she released her debut single, “Mr Rebel”, a song which she produced by herself. On 7 August 2019, she released the single “Try Me”. In 2020, DJ Edu chose her as one of “ten artists to watch” that year. On 23 April 2020, Tems was featured alongside fellow Nigerian singer
Davido on a reworked version of American singer-songwriter Khalid and English electronic music duo Disclosure’s single, “Know Your Worth”.
On 25 September 2020, Tems released her debut extended play, For Broken Ears. It was produced primarily by her and the single “Damages” from the EP became another follow up hit to “Try Me”, peaking at number one on the Nigerian Apple Music chart and number six on the then-newly launched TurnTable Top 50 chart and garnering five million views on YouTube. On 30 October 2020, Tems was featured on fellow Nigerian singer Wizkid’s single, “Essence”, from the latter’s fourth studio album, Made in Lagos. The song earned her a number one spot on BBC 1Xtra Airplay Chart, and also earned her first career entry on Billboard Hot 100 at number 9. Tems won a Soul Train Music Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, and received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Global Music Performance. On 8 November 2020, Tems was included in The Future Awards Africa: Class of 2020.
Tems Legal issues
On 14 December 2020, Tems was arrested alongside fellow Nigerian singer Omah lay after they performed in a show in Uganda. The Ugandan police authority identified violation of COVID-19 lockdown protocols as the Reason for their arrests, but the two artists felt they were set up. Two days later, the Ugandan government released them, apologised for the arrests, and dropped the charges.
Awards and nominations
On February 5, 2023, Tems won a Best Melodic Rap Performance Grammy for her collaboration on “Wait For U” with Future and Drake. That same month, she won the Female MVP award at the Soundcity MVP Awards held at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos.
