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Tems

Temilade Openiyi – born in Lagos on June 11, 1995 – is a Nigerian R&B artist better known by her stage name Tems. Her talents were recognized at an early age by her music teacher. She learned piano and would practice her singing with accompaniment provided by her brother on guitar. Her first single was the self-composed song “Mr. Rebel”, released in 2018. She followed that single with two in 2019: “Looku Looku” and “Try Me”. The single ”Try Me” became a hit thanks to social media. In 2020, she released the single “These Days” and collaborated with fellow Nigerian Davido on the Afrobeats remix of Kahlid’s “Know Your Worth”. In September 2020, Tems released her debut album For Broken Ears.