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Temilade Openiyi, known professionally as TEMS, must have compatibility: it follows its own path and moves at its own pace.
That of the award-winning singer-songwriter and maker of the music industry can be described as immediate but not without courage, and it has barely begun.
TEMS hit the foreign radar after appearing on Wizkid’s song “Essence,” one of the biggest songs of 2021. Since then, she has established herself as a boss, moving from force to force.
In just a few moments in the global spotlight, she cemented her position in music history as the first Nigerian and African artist to win the award for Best International Performance at the 2022 BET Awards, proving that the global level is precisely where she belongs. first Nigerian musician to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hundred chart.
And have you seen the trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever?Have you heard the canopy of Bob Marley’s “No Woman No Cry”?It’s TEMS, in case you didn’t know. That’s right, his voice is part of the explanation of why. you were holding back tears on your third watch in the iconic trailer. You can also find out why we can’t forget about the trailer here.
Global Citizens ticket holders will have the privilege of hearing his rich, deep and captivating voice live on the level of the Global Citizen Festival: Accra in Black Star Square on September 24. Find out here how you can win your loose Global Citizen Festival: Accra Tickets.
Along with Usher, Gyakie, Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, Stormzy, SZA and Uncle Waffles, TEMS will lend its voice to life-changing reasons such as empowering girls, improving the status of the planet, and removing the systemic barriers that keep others in poverty.
Global Citizen Festival: Accra is a component of our End Extreme Poverty NOW crusade and is also based on Global Citizen’s continued expansion of our pan-African movement. At the festival, world leaders, activists, artists and citizens of the world will come together to act and dedicate themselves to girls, the planet and to create change.
In the spirit of women’s empowerment, we believe it is imperative to highlight how TEMS is an inspiration to women and women in Africa and around the world. Here are some key classes we can learn about.
Songwriting comes naturally to TEMS, who use it to express their feelings. When she returned from the UK to Lagos after her parents’ divorce, she felt alone in the new city. In those moments of solitude, music, songwriting and poetry came here. to his rescue.
“I started writing songs, around the age of 11. Some of them talked about me without friends, and some of them talked about my classmates saying it was weird. Some of them were sad. I didn’t have much human interaction, but it helped me heal to be able to sing what I was feeling,” she told The Guardian in a 2021 interview.
Despite the insults of her peers, she persisted and now the world is blessed and encouraged through her songs on many levels. Just as he discovered healing in songwriting and poetry, he extends that healing to the rest of us with his music. The lesson here is to remain true to yourself, no matter the external pressures of life.
How many of us have given up on our dreams because we have encountered one impediment or another?If you’re thinking about giving up something you’ve been running for a long time: don’t do it!Do you know how TEMS identified itself as one of the few Nigerian producers?He broke the norm and created his own musical rules.
He took the initiative and learned to produce music when he could not use a manufacturer’s facilities for his first “Mr. Rebel” without getting married. It probably wouldn’t have happened if she had given in to the frustration of not being able to make a manufacturer.
In her song “Interference” from her album For Broken Ears, TEMS says, “She’s a frameless mind,” meaning she puts no limits on her mind’s eye or what she can do, and neither do you.
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TEMS needs to heal the world, not just with its music. She also supports reasons that replace people’s lives. That’s why she’s part of the circle of family members at this year’s Global Citizen Festival, to make her voice heard among Global Citizens around the world. calling on our leaders to act NOW to empower girls, preserve the planet, break down barriers and systemic rights.
Meanwhile, in 2020, at the height of protests #EndSARS to end police brutality in Nigeria, he used his platform to inspire Nigerians on the ground, assuring them that there is light at the end of the tunnel.
You can also make your voice heard in our End Extreme Poverty NOW crusade by registering as a Global Citizen and taking action on the Global Citizen app or online page to be part of the motion being executed to create lasting change.
“Every woman who looks at this, every woman who looks at this at home, where I’m from, Lagos, Nigeria, is a dream and as you look at me, I need you to believe yourself as I am, because you too are destined to be here. “This was TEMS’ speech after receiving its historic BET Award for Best International Performance this year.
By dedicating the award to women and girls, TEMS recognizes the barriers that prevent young women in the music industry (and in all industries), especially those in Africa, from knowing their potential. Sectors and career paths still suffer from problems such as sexual harassment, wage inequality and discrimination, among others. She hopes her victory will pave the way for young women who dare to achieve their dreams.
If there’s one message TEMS needs you to take away from their music, it’s that you shouldn’t lose hope and confidence in your abilities.
“I need them to bring a sense of hope. I need to have my confidence taken away. I need them to be,” TEMS said, telling Vibe. com what he hoped his listeners would take away from his music. kind of security that I’m not alone. I am who I am and I will.
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Whether it’s a state you’re for or chasing a dream, this life can be hard to live. TEMS needs you, yes, you, to find hope and assurance that your dreams, whether fitting into a global superstar or ending extreme poverty, are profitable and that you can achieve them too.
The Global Citizen Festival calls on world leaders, businesses and philanthropists to do more than they have done before to end excessive poverty NOW. Through our global crusade and with stages in two iconic locations: Central Park in New York and Black Star Square in Accra. – We will bring together leaders, artists, activists and citizens from around the world on 24 September to achieve an ambitious policy aimed at empowering women and women, taking climate action, breaking down systemic barriers and raising activists and advocates. you are in the global, you can sign up for the crusade and take action now by downloading the Global Citizen app.
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