Tems

Tems has rapidly ascended from a self-taught producer to a Grammy Award-winning artist and entrepreneur, making significant impacts in music and beyond. After self-producing her debut single ‘Mr Rebel’ in July 2018, Tems swiftly ascended to become a Grammy Award-winning artist and entrepreneur. Her career gained significant momentum with the release of her single ‘Try Me’ in August 2019, followed by recognition in 2020 as one of DJ Edu’s “ten artists to watch.” That same year, Tems collaborated with Khalid and Disclosure on a reworked version of ‘Know Your Worth’ and released her debut EP, For Broken Ears. The EP’s hit single ‘Damages’ soared to number one on the Nigerian Apple Music chart and garnered five million YouTube views.

A major breakthrough occurred in October 2020 when she was featured on Wizkid’s ‘Essence,’ which secured a BBC 1Xtra Airplay Chart number one spot and marked her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 9 in 2021. This collaboration also earned her Grammy and NAACP Image Award nominations. Tems continued her impressive trajectory in 2021, signing with RCA Records and releasing her second EP, If Orange Was a Place, featuring the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart hit ‘Crazy Tings.’ Her international presence was further solidified with a feature on Drake’s album Certified Lover Boy for the track ‘Fountains’ that same year. In April 2022, her vocals from ‘Higher’ were sampled in Future’s ‘Wait for U,’ which debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100, making Tems the first African female artist to achieve this milestone.

Expanding her entrepreneurial ventures, Tems also became the first African woman to hold part ownership in a Major League Soccer team, joining the San Diego FC ownership group in 2025.