Tems
Temilade Openiyi, born 11 June 1995, better known as Tems, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer.
In 2018, Tems recorded Mr Rebel a song of her own composition.
In August 2019, Tems released the single Try Me. It became a major hit and currently has over 5.6 million views on YouTube.
In 2020, DJ Edu chose her as one of “ten artists to watch” that year. She was recruited that year by American singer Khalid to join him and fellow Nigerian Davido on an Afrobeats remix of Know Your Worth. Her single Damages from her For Broken Ears EP became another follow up hit to Try Me peaking at number 6 on the newly launched “TurnTable Top 50” (a Nigerian chart) and garnering 2.7 million views on YouTube. Her collaboration with Wizkid on their song Essence earned her a number one spot on BBC 1Xtra Airplay Chart as at 30 January 2021.
On 8 November 2020, she was included in The Future Awards Africa: Class of 2020.
