By America-based record label, RCA Records has officially announced the signing of Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems.
Grammy award-winning singer, Wizkid is also signed to RCA Records.
Both singers have continued to bask in success shortly after the release of the global hit “Essence” which featured Tems.
The 26-year-old singer’s alliance with RCA Records is already yielding its dividends as she recently became the first African act to have two songs in the top 40 of the “Billboard Hot 100” at the same time.
Tems also recently featured on Drake’s “Fountains” off his latest album, “Certified lover boy.’
Temilade Openiyi was born on June 11, 1995 in Lagos, Nigeria.
Born to a Nigerian mother and a British-Nigerian father, Tems’s family moved to the United Kingdom shortly after birth.
Her parents separated when she was five, and relocated to Ilupeju, Lagos State, before moving to Lekki, then another city called Ajah.
At school she was noticed by her music teacher and she learned the piano, as she would practice singing with her brother’s guitar accompaniment.
