{"id":294979,"date":"2023-01-17T11:13:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T10:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/?p=294979"},"modified":"2023-01-17T11:13:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T10:13:12","slug":"tems-biography-age-career-net-worth-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/tems-biography-age-career-net-worth-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Tems Biography: Age, Career, Net Worth &#038; More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tems is an award-winning female singer, songwriter, and record producer whose career growth in the Nigerian music industry has been exceptional so far. In this article, we&#8217;ll discuss Tems biography so you get to know all you need to know about the Crazy<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tings <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">crooner. Read on to learn about her childhood, schools she attended, songs she&#8217;s sung, and awards she has earned among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-294980\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tems-Biography.jpg\" alt=\"Tems Biography\" width=\"611\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tems-Biography.jpg 611w, https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tems-Biography-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tems-Biography-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biography of Tems, including her age, career, net worth, and more, would be discussed below:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Early and Education of Tems\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tems, whose real name is Temilade Openiyi, was born in Lagos on June 11, 1995, to a Nigerian mother and a British father. Her dad separated from her mother when she was only five years old. Her family resided in Ilupeju during her early days, then moved to Lekki. While residing in Lekki, she was enrolled in Dowen College. After completing her secondary school education at Dowen College, Tems relocated to Johannesburg, South Africa to study Economics at the Independent Institute of Education.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Music Career History of Tems\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tems first attempt at putting her music out to the public happened about a decade ago when she dropped <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time Swap, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a four-song extended project. The EP went largely unnoticed by the Nigerian populace. Her next attempt at making music for public consumption was after she had returned to Nigeria upon completion of her bachelor&#8217;s degree in Johannesburg, South Africa. After working for a short while in Lagos, Tems quit her job in early 2018 to focus on music. She started learning how to produce songs by herself, making use of YouTube. On July 18 of the same year, Tems released <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mr Rebel, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which she wrote, recorded, and produced all by herself.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About a year after the release of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mr Rebel<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Tems released <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try Me<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, on August 7, 2019, which became a hit. Shortly after, she dropped another single titled, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looku Looku. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With her singles becoming quite popular at the time, Tems was enlisted alongside Davido on April 23, 2020, to feature on the reworked version of Khalid and Disclosure&#8217;s single, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Know Your Worth.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On 25 September 2020, Tems released her 8-track extended project titled, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Broken Ears, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">through Leading Vibes Limited<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the songs of the EP gained massive airplay, streams, and nationwide popularity including <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free Mind, Higher, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Damages.\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The EP peaked atop the Nigerian Apple Music Charts and reached number 6 on the TurnTable Top 50 chart. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Broken Ears <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">peaked at number 26 on 2022 US Independent Albums (Billboard).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wizkid, pleased with Tems&#8217; talent, enlisted her help on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essence, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a song off his Made in Lagos album. On October 30, 2020, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essence <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was released, and instantly, the song became a hit across the African continent, the United States, and Europe. The song featured at the top spots of many music charts, ultimately earning Wizkid and Tems numerous nominations and awards. Following the success of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essence, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0a reworked version, which featured Justin Beiber, alongside Tems, was released in August 2021 and became a massive hit as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On August 13, 2021, Tems was featured on one of Drake&#8217;s Certified Lover Boy&#8217;s songs, titled <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fountains. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A month later, after signing a deal with RCA records, Tems dropped another extended play project titled, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If Orange Was a Place, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">via Since &#8217;93 and RCA. The EP contained 5 songs including <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crazy Tings, Found, Replay, Avoid Things, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vibe Out<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The EP was a critical success, earning Tems numerous nominations and awards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another milestone of Tems&#8217;s music career was when Future, the American rapper, featured her and Drake on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wait for U. Wait for U<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, was sampled from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Higher,<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">off Tems&#8217; Broken for Ears.\u00a0 The song peaked at number 1 on the Hot 100, which made Tems the first African female to achieve that feat. The song is currently nominated for the Grammys Award in more than two categories.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In mid-2022, Tems was featured on Beyonce&#8217;s song <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Move, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">off the Renaissance album. She also did a cover for Bob Marley&#8217;s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No Woman, No Cry, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which was used as a soundtrack for Black Panther: Wakanda, and also co-wrote Rihanna&#8217;s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lift me Up, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for the Black Partner: Wakanda Forever soundtrack.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Discography<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some of the songs by Tems:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crazy Tings<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Replay\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try Me\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looku Looku<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time Swap<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ghost Detain<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If U Then I<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mr Rebel<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interference<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ice T<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free Mind<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Temilade<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interlude<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Higher<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Damages<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Key<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vibe Out<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avoid Things\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Found (ft. Brent Faiyez)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Awards Won by Tems\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tems boasts dozens of awards and nominations since she entered the Nigerian music industry. However, for this section, we&#8217;ll settle on those she has won.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&#8217;s a list of awards Tems has won so far:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best New Artist Award &#8211; Soul Train Music Awards (2022)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Favorite R&amp;B Song for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essence<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Wizkid ft. Tems) &#8211; American Music Award (2022)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Favorite Hip-Hop Song for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wait for U <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Future ft. Drake &amp; Tems) &#8211; American Music Award (2022)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Impact Award &#8211; BMI London Awards (2022)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International Award &#8211; O2 Silver Clef Awards (2022)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Collaboration for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essence <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Wizkid ft. Tems) &#8211; BET Awards (2022)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Female Artiste &#8211; The Headies (2022)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best R&amp;B Album for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If Orange Was a Place <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; The Headies (2022)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Collaboration for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essence <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Wizkid ft. Tems) &#8211; The Headies (2022)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding International Song Award for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essence <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Wizkid ft. Tems) &#8211; NAACP Image Awards (2022)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Music Video\/Visual Album Award for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essence <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Wizkid ft. Tems) &#8211; NAACP Image Awards (2022)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pop Song of the Year (Female) Award for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Damages <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Afro X Digital Award (2021)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Collaboration for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essence <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Wizkid ft. Tems) &#8211; Soul Train Music Awards (2021)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Song of the Year Award for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essence <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Wizkid ft. Tems) &#8211; African Entertainment Awards USA (2021)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Video Award for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essence <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Wizkid ft. Tems) &#8211; African Entertainment Awards USA (2021)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Collaboration for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essence <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Wizkid ft. Tems) &#8211; African Entertainment Awards USA (2021)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Female Artist &#8211; African Entertainment Awards USA (2021)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Song of the Year for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essence <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Wizkid ft. Tems) &#8211; All Africa Music Awards (2021)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best African Collaboration for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essence <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Wizkid ft. Tems) &#8211; All Africa Music Awards (2021)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most Played Alternative Song for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Damages <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Net Honour (2021)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Age\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tems will turn 28 years old on June 11, 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Net Worth<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tems career so far has given her several avenues to earn a mega income, including endorsement deals, revenues from music streaming platforms, live performances,\u00a0 and collaborations with other established artists. According to multiple online publications, Tems is estimated to be worth around $500,000 to $800,000.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tems is an award-winning female singer, songwriter, and record producer whose career growth in the Nigerian music industry has been &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Tems Biography: Age, Career, Net Worth &#038; More\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/tems-biography-age-career-net-worth-more\/#more-294979\" aria-label=\"More on Tems Biography: Age, Career, Net Worth &#038; More\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2534,"featured_media":294980,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tems-Biography.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6w1sx-1eJJ","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294979"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2534"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=294979"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":294981,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294979\/revisions\/294981"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=294979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=294979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=294979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}