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Tems: 5 fascinating stuff you in all probability do not learn about this Grammy-winning singer

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Following her win with ‘Await U,’ the singer grew to become the primary feminine artist from the Nigerian music business to win a Grammy.

Nevertheless, with Tems’ international recognition, there are lots of fascinating info about her that individuals are but to learn about.

Listed here are 5 factor you did not know concerning the singer from the Pulse Superstar Desk:

Many individuals do not know this, however Temitope Openiyi is definitely of British descent.

Tems was born in Lagos, Nigeria, to a Nigerian mom and a British-Nigerian father; she moved from Nigeria shortly after start to the UK earlier than returning at age 5, after her mother and father divorced.

Tems, like another British particular person, enjoys tea; her favorite is Orange and Spice.

Tems wrote her first official music on the age of 17. On the time, the singer would infuse a great deal of poetry into her writings, one thing that’s nonetheless current in her writing at the moment.

This was additionally the yr she determined to take her singing extra critically, as she joined the choir and started studying to play the piano.

Tems featured the voice of her mom on one of many songs on her debut EP, ‘For Damaged Ears.’

Within the music ‘Témládè Interlude,’ it’s described how Tems’ mom was reassured that she would give start to a woman, whose title was meant to be Témládè Openiyi.

Tems like Houston Hottie and Megan Thee Stallion love anime. She named the anime exhibits ‘Assault on Titan,’ ‘Darker Than Black,’ and ‘Demon Slayer’ as a few of her current favourites.

Earlier than stardom, the Grammy-winning singer principally produced her personal beats.

Tems struggled with inventive conflicts with producers early in her profession, together with a scarcity of monetary assets, which prompted her to decide on the impartial path of self-production.