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Tems
Tems came up in Lagos making moody, melodic R&B with a voice that can hold a room quiet. She broke through worldwide in 2020 on Wizkid's "Essence," then showed she could carry a song just as well on her own with "Free Mind," which became a slow-building hit two years later.
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Born in the Wild (2024). Her debut album, and the clearest picture of what she does. It has "Love Me JeJe," built on a Seyi Sodimu sample, plus "Me & U" and "Burning," and it moves between soft, spare ballads and warmer, rhythmic songs without losing her sound.
Biography
Temilade Openiyi ( ; born 11 June 1995), known professionally as Tems, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer. She rose to prominence after being featured on Wizkid's 2020 single "Essence", which peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart following the release of the remix version with Justin Bieber. The song earned her a Grammy Award nomination. That same year, she was featured on the song "Fountains" by Canadian rapper Drake.
In 2020, Tems released her debut extended play (EP), For Broken Ears. She signed with RCA Records to release her second EP, If Orange Was a Place (2021). In 2022, Tems' vocals from her song "Higher" were sampled by Future on his single "Wait for U", which led to her being credited as a guest artist alongside Drake. The song debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first African artist to have a song debut at No. 1 and second Nigerian artist to have a song reach No. 1 at all. The song earned her the Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance.
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Studio albums
Discography
Official studio albums and EPs.
- 2025Love Is a KingdomEP
- 2024Born in the WildAlbum
- 2021If Orange Was a PlaceEP
- 2020For Broken EarsEP
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