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By Seyi Babalola
Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, better known as Tems, has stated that she has exceeded her expectations in the music industry.
The Love Me Jeje singer said this during a recent interactive session with fans on X.
A fan asked: “What are you currently looking forward to? Also would you say you’ve achieved all of your dreams prior to stardom?”
Tems replied: “I’m looking forward to whatever the Lord has in store and honestly I’ve achieved beyond my dreams from when I had a 9-5.”
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Tems launched her music career after quitting her job as a digital marketer in January 2018. Later that year, she released her debut single, ‘Mr Rabel,’ which gained some traction in the media.
However, she rose to prominence after being featured on Wizkid’s 2020 single ‘Essence’, which peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 list with the release of the remix version with Justin Bieber.
In a 2023, she became the first female Afrobeats artist to win a Grammy after her duet with Future and Drake, ‘Wait For U’ won the Best Melodic Rap Performance at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.
Tems became the only Nigerian musician to win multiple Grammys when she took up the Best African Music Performance award in 2025.
She was nominated for both an Oscar and a Golden Globe for co-writing Rihanna’s song “Lift Me Up.”
