Singer, Tems Becomes First Female Nigerian To Win BET Best International Act

Who won Best International Act In BET AWARDS 2022.

Singer, Tems has the first female Nigerian Afrobeats artiste to win the Best International Act at the 2022 BET Awards.

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She also won best collaboration alongside Wizkid and Justin Bieber.

Temilade Openiyi (born 11 June 1995), known professionally as Tems, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer.

She is also known for her feature on Wizkid single, “Essence”, which reached the top ten of the Hot 100 after a reworked version that has an additional feature from Justin Bieber and earned her a Grammy Award nomination. That same year, she was featured on Drake’s song, “Fountains”, which debuted and peaked at number 26 on the Hot 100.

Temilade Openiyi was born on 11 June 1995 in Lagos, Nigeria.

Born to a Nigerian mother and a British-Nigerian father, her family moved to the United Kingdom shortly after birth. Her parents divorced when she was five. Tems relocated to Nigeria with her mother and brother, they resided in Ilupeju before moving to Lekki then Ajah.

Tems attended Dowen College before proceeding to study Economics in Monash South Africa, South Africa for her tertiary education. At school, she was noticed by her music teacher and learned to play the piano. She practised singing with her brother and often used his guitar accompaniment.