Tems


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Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems (real name Temilade Openiyi) rose to prominence with the EP For Broken Ears (2020), containing the danceable single Damages, but especially the stately, a-cappella, hymn-like Interference and the claustrophobic neosoul ballad The Key. Her vocal style was further publicized by high-profile collaborations with WixKid (Essence, 2021) and Blake (Fountains, 2021).

Her five-song EP If Orange Was a Place (2021) contains inferior material like the single Crazy Tings (ignoble Caribbean pop produced by Ghanaian producer Ronald "GuiltyBeatz" Banful) and the smooth and jazzy Found. Nonetheless, she gets a chance or two to demonstrate her vocal skills, notably in Replay, for which star producer Jonah Christian architects a hyper-funky beat.

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