It was just very easy, it wasn't something I had to try for… - Tems

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It was just very easy, it wasn't something I had to try for. So I understood music to be my thing and no matter what it was going to take, I had to end up in it.

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Temilade Openiyi (born 11 June, 1995), 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". Tems is the first Nigerian to win two Grammy Awards to her name.

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Native Name: Temilade Openiyi

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Freestyling, for me, feels like a release. A lot of things I feel, I can't explain, I just sing it. So it was one of those days when it was just inside me. I don't know where it came from. By the time I finished, I knew I had something special.

Everything happened organically. The fact that so many people resonate with it makes me feel really good. I'm happy they can feel it.

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It was just very easy, it wasn't something I had to try for. So I understood music to be my thing and no matter what it was going to take, I had to e… - Tems

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