American Magazine site, The Cut, says, “no one sounds like Tems”.
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| Nigerian singer-songwriter, Temilade Openiyi, professionally known as, Tems. Photo: David Vowles via thecut.com |
In the article by the New York based information platform on Nigerian singer-songwriter, Temilade Openiyi, professionally known as, Tems, the ‘Free Mind’ crooner “mesmerized music’s biggest names with a handful of songs. That was just the beginning.”
According to thecut.com:
At 28, Tems has become one of the top streamed female artists in sub-Saharan Africa, and it’s hard to talk about the New Wave of Afropop artists without making note of her and the already visible influence of her genre-blending sound.
She already has a Grammy, a Golden Globe nomination, and a Billboard record for the earworm “Free Mind,” which spent 17 weeks at No. 1 on the “R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay” chart. Near-universal acclaim, collaborations with the biggest names in music (Drake, Beyoncé, Rihanna), and co-signs from the likes of SZA, Adele, and Snoop Dogg all materialized before she’d released so much as a proper full-length project.
All her life, bewildered strangers in grocery stores and family members alike would make unsolicited observations about her pitch, leading her to believe she sounded like a boy, or a frog, or that her voice was otherwise ugly.
Full article: “no one sounds like Tems”
HC: True! “No one sounds like Tems” *smile*
