{"id":237789,"date":"2025-12-01T10:33:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T10:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.name.ng\/news\/i-have-achieved-more-in-my-music-career-than-when-i-was-doing-9-5-tems\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T10:33:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T10:33:48","slug":"i-have-achieved-more-in-my-music-career-than-when-i-was-doing-9-5-tems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/i-have-achieved-more-in-my-music-career-than-when-i-was-doing-9-5-tems\/","title":{"rendered":"I Have Achieved More In My Music Career Than When I Was Doing 9-5 \u2013 Tems"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems<\/strong><\/a>, has shared that she has achieved more in her music career than she ever imagined.<\/p>\n

Abia Radio News<\/strong> reports that the artiste revealed this during a recent online interaction with her fans on X.\u00a0Tems began her professional journey after leaving her job as a digital marketer in January 2018.<\/p>\n

That same year, she released her first single, \u2018Mr Rebel,\u2019 which caught some media attention.\u00a0Her career took a major turn in 2020 when she featured on Wizkid\u2019s hit single \u2018Essence.\u2019<\/p>\n

The remix of the song with Justin Bieber propelled it to number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, bringing Tems international recognition.<\/p>\n

Her accomplishments continued to grow.<\/p>\n

In 2023, she made history as the first female Afrobeats artiste to win a Grammy for her collaboration with Future and Drake on \u2018Wait For U,\u2019 which won Best Melodic Rap Performance.<\/p>\n

In 2025, she earned her second Grammy, taking home the award for Best African Music Performance, making her the only Nigerian artist with multiple Grammy wins.<\/p>\n

Tems has also received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for her role in co-writing Rihanna\u2019s song \u2018Lift Me Up,\u2019 further cementing her influence in the global music scene.<\/p>\n

Through her journey, Tems acknowledged that her career has surpassed the goals she set when she first left her 9-to-5 job, and she looks forward to whatever the future holds.<\/p>\n

A fan asked: \u201cWhat are you currently looking forward to? Also would you say you\u2019ve achieved all of your dreams prior to stardom?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Tems replied: \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to whatever the Lord has in store and honestly I\u2019ve achieved beyond my dreams from when I had a 9-5.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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