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Birth Name: Temilade Openiyi
Place of Birth: Lagos, Nigeria
Date of Birth: 11 June, 1995
Ethnicity: Yoruba Nigerian
Tems is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer. Her songs include “No Woman, No Cry,” “Free Mind,” “Me & U,” “Not an Angel,” “Love Me JeJe,” “Burning Isaka II (6am),” and “What You Need,” and, in a featued role, “Essence,” “Fountains,” “Wait for U,” “Raindance,” and “Bunce Road Blues.” She is also known as Tems Baby.
Tems is described as the daughter of a Nigerian mother and a “British-Nigerian” father. She was born in Lagos, and moved to the U.K. shortly after, then returned to Nigeria, where she lived in Ilupeju, Lekki, and Ajah. Her name Temilade means “the crown is mine” in Yoruba.