Who is Tems?
Tems is a Nigerian singer and songwriter born on 11th June 1995, in Lagos. She grew up singing in her church choir in 2009 and rose to become one of the young famous singers in Nigeria. The success of her 2019’s Try Me saw her emerge into a big name in the music industry.
Also, the fact that she released a song with American musician Khalid and Nigerian hip hop star, Davido, she landed herself right in the hall of fame. In this post, we will be writing about Tems biography, age, songs, educational background, and net worth.
Profile Summary
| Name | Temilade Openiyi |
| Age | 26 years |
| Date of birth | 11th June 1995 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Boyfriends | Conservative party |
| State of origin | Lagos state |
| Net worth | $500,000 |
Tems Biography
Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems was born on the 11th of June, 1995, in Lagos, into a family of a Nigerian mum and British father. Her father left her mum when she was 5, so she was raised by her single mum.
After her primary education at Lagos, she moved to Dowen College in Lekki. She later moved to Johannesburg to study Economics at a South African university.
Tems grew up in a simple family, she discovered her music talent after she joined a local choir. She took the basic steps in becoming a wonderful musician during her childhood days, she recorded songs with her school choir and practiced with her brother’s guitar.
According to a documentary with MU Narratives, her music teacher encouraged her to sing with her real voice when she doubted her capabilities.
Tems is 25 years old as of 2020. She is not married yet and has not made her relationship status public. Probably, she is very good at keeping it off the media.
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Tems Career
Her music started at a young age when she was taught how to play the piano by her music teacher. She enjoyed listening to ‘Soldier’ by Destiny child ft Lil Wayne. Her favorite artist was Beyoncé and she always dreamt of becoming a music icon.
The alternative singer’s journey into the music industry began when she was 20. She released her first EP, “Time Swap EP” in 2013. Her first recognized single, “Mr. Rebel”, a song that got more than 200,000 views on youtube came after her album “Illumination” in 2018.
She followed it up with another single, titled “Looku Looku”, a song that was widely accepted and Nigerian radio stations gave it enough air-play. She measured up with another hit single, “Try me”, and solidified her name in the hall of fame.
Try me by Tems was released in August 2019 and has gained more than 2 million views on Youtube alone.
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Tems is signed into Reset Industries record label and HUMAN MUSIC label. Her latest single, “Damages” is making waves on Youtube and other popular music streaming platforms.
The song is listed amongst the track in her latest EP, For Broken Ears, which was released on 25th September 2020.
Tems Arrest
Tems was arrested alongside Omah Lay in Uganda after the artists performed a show in the country. The female afro-beat singer, Tems was arrested on 12 December 2020 for flouting the ban on large gatherings which was placed by the Ugandan government to curb the spread of COVID-19.
On December 15th Tems was freed and all charges were dropped.
Tems Songs
Other songs she has released and featured in includes;
- Mr. Rebel
- Looku Looku
- Try Me
- Come Inn
- These Days
- If U then I
- Oldschool
- Plunge Down the Cascades
- Cruising
- Epiphany
- Diss for Lil’ProkS
- Ultra Happiness
- Ghost Detain
- Love Me Down
- Falling
- Twisted Tilde
- Tales By Moonlight
- Time Swap
- Good Time
- These Days
- Drop
- Skills
- Too Bad
- Know your Worth – DJ Khalid ft Davido, Disclosure.
In 2020, she collaborated with American superstar, DJ Khalid on a single titled “Know Your Worth”.
The uplifting music “Know Your Worth” also featured Nigerian superstar, Davido, and Disclosure and made it to Barack Obama’s playlist for summer 2020.
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Tems Net Worth
Tems got some international recognition after she was featured with DJ Khalid which topped her gross income and event charges. Although she’s new in the industry, her net worth is an estimated $500,000.
