Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, says she has achieved far more than the targets she set for herself in the music industry.
The Love Me Jeje crooner shared this during a recent interactive session with fans on X.
A fan asked: “What are you currently looking forward to? Also, would you say you’ve achieved all of your dreams prior to stardom?”
Tems replied: “I’m looking forward to whatever the Lord has in store, and honestly, I’ve achieved beyond my dreams from when I had a 9–5.”
Tems began her music journey after leaving her job as a digital marketer in January 2018. Later that year, she released her debut single, Mr Rebel, which gained some early attention.
Her breakthrough came in 2020 when she was featured on Wizkid’s single Essence, which peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 following the release of the remix with Justin Bieber.
In 2023, she became the first female Afrobeats artist to win a Grammy, after her collaboration with Future and Drake, Wait For U, won Best Melodic Rap Performance at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.
By 2025, Tems went on to win the Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance, making her the only Nigerian artist with multiple Grammys.
She also earned Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for co-writing Rihanna’s Lift Me Up.
