Temilade Openiyi, known professionally as Tems, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer.
She rose to prominence after she was featured on Wizkid's 2020 single, "Essence", which reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 after the release of a remixed version with an additional feature from
Justin Bieber and earned her a Grammy Award nomination.
That same year, she was featured on Drake's song, "Fountains".
On 25 September 2020, she released her debut extended play, For Broken Ears. Tems released her second extended play, If Orange Was a Place (2021), after being signed to RCA Records.
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 featured artist on the song.
It debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first African artist to debut at number one and the second Nigerian artist to top the chart.
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: Temilade Openiyi
: Lagos, Nigeria
