Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi widely known as Tems has yet again made history as she won her first Grammy Award at the 65th Grammy Awards gala ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday, 5th February 2023.
The awards ceremony which took place at the Crypto.com Arena was graced with the presence of many great artists in the world.
The music star was awarded her first grammy for her feature in the 2022 hit song by American rapper Future’s hit single ‘Wait For U’ which included Drake, under the award category for ‘Best Melodic Rap Performance’.
Tems came into the limelight after she was featured on wizkid’s song ‘Essence’, which paved the way for her in America’s music industry.
Following this great feat, Tems becomes the first non-mixed Nigerian female artist to win the Grammy Awards.
She was recently nominated for the Oscar Awards for her contribution to Rihana’s ‘Lift Me Up’ the original soundtrack for Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, making her the first Nigerian to receive an Oscar nomination.
In 2022, she became the first Nigerian and African female musician to win the Best International Act at the BET Awards.
The Afrobeat singer has made remarkable breakthroughs in the music industry both at home and abroad.