Tems
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Tems

Tems, whose real name is Temitope Openiyi, started singing in her church choir as a kid. She put out her first single 'Mr. Rebel' in 2018, but it was 'Try Me'...

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Tems, from church choir to 'Try Me' and beyond

A Nigerian singer-songwriter whose voice carries both vulnerability and defiance.

For a sense of her range, listen to the gentle insistence of 'Free Mind' and the more recent 'Higher'. They frame what she does well.

She broke through with 'Try Me' in 2020, a song that felt like a quiet but firm statement of arrival. That same year's 'Damages' and 'Crazy Tings' showed she could hold a mood without raising her voice. Her arrest in Uganda for breaking COVID rules at a show became part of her story, and she's spoken openly about facing racism and sexism in the industry.

She started singing in her church choir as a kid. Her first single 'Mr. Rebel' came out in 2018, but it was 'Try Me' two years later that got people listening. Her debut EP 'If Orange Was a Place' arrived in 2022.

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Tems, whose real name is Temitope Openiyi, started singing in her church choir as a kid. She put out her first single 'Mr. Rebel' in 2018, but it was 'Try Me' in 2020 that really got people listening.

Around that same time she released 'Crazy Tings' and 'Damages.' Her debut EP came out in 2022, called 'If Orange Was a Place.'

In 2020 she was arrested in Uganda for breaking COVID rules at a show, which caused some noise. She's talked about dealing with racism and sexism in the industry too. Songs like 'Higher' and 'Free Mind' are part of what she's put out since.

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