As the Nigerian artist climbs the charts, she’s contending with the grind and globe-trotting lifestyle that requires — and staying true to her own voice.

She was bullied for her voice Before starting music, Tems lacked confidence because she was bullied for having a deep voice. A high school music teacher however encouraged her to nurture her ...

Her voice has constantly been blaring ... for the most part, Tems remains an enigma. The Nigerian songbird, whose soothing deep-register vocals have earned her both Soul Train Music honors and ...

Someone declaring that their soul has been healed by her deep vibrato voice and spiritually crafted lyrics. For Tems, this is what art is meant to do. ‘I went to a museum the other day and I was ...

Exactly three minutes and 23 seconds into the song, Tems sings, “I might be falling deep” four times ... faced as a woman with a lower-register voice, which she and her bullies believed ...

Tems is heavenly gorgeous, and this is a testament to her outstanding work as an artist. Her soothing voice, soft girl persona, dreams, and expressive style all contribute to the beauty she offers ...

With striking appearances on singles like Wizkid’s “Essence” and the Grammy-winning “Wait For U” with Future and Drake, Tems became one of the most important voices in modern African ...

Tems makes a great case for quitting. Before she was captivating millions with deep, dynamic vocals and setting a new pace for African artists on a global stage, the Nigerian singer-songwriter was ...

On the acoustic guitar-guided opener and title track, her voice emerges as if she’s singing beside a dying campfire, piano twinkling in the sky above. Born in the Wild, much like Tems the artist ...

Tems’ silky delivery reaches a deeper level of connectivity on Born in the Wild, bouncing from love ballads (“Love Me JeJe”) to others of emotional translucence (“Free Fall” and ...

She was bullied for her voice Before starting music, Tems lacked confidence because she was bullied for having a deep voice. A high school music teacher however encouraged her to nurture her ...