Temilade Openiyi

Tems: the Lagos singer who won Grammys and earned an Oscar nomination before her debut album

Profile Tems: the Lagos singer who won Grammys and earned an Oscar nomination before her debut album Tems, born Temilade Openiyi in Lagos, rose from self-produced songs to global fame with Wizkid's Essence, Future and Drake's Wait for U, and Rihanna's Lift Me Up. She won Grammys in 2023 and 2025 and released her debut album, Born in the Wild, in 2024.