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Tems Reveals Alternative Career Path Before Music
Tems reveals her alternative career path before music, sharing she might have become an accountant or math teacher before global fame
Award-winning Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has revealed the career she might have pursued if music had not transformed her life.
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During an interactive session with fans on X, Tems was asked what she would have done had music not worked. She replied, “I might have been an accountant or a mathematics teacher,” surprising many followers familiar with her creative talents in Afrobeats.
Tems’ journey into music was not planned from childhood. Before her rise to fame, she worked as a digital marketer, resigning in January 2018 to pursue music full-time.
That decision led to a breakthrough collaboration with Wizkid on Essence in 2020, a track that later charted on the Billboard Hot 100 after a remix featuring Justin Bieber.
The singer made global headlines in February when she won her second Grammy at the 2025 awards, taking home Best African Music Performance for Love Me JeJe.
She also received nominations for Best Global Music Album and Best R&B Song, cementing her status as one of Nigeria’s most recognised international artistes.
In November, Tems released a surprise EP titled Love Is a Kingdom, blending Afrobeats, alt-R&B, and her signature introspective sound.
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Her revelation about a possible alternative career highlights how close she came to a very different life before music became her defining path.
Kesiena Tony Adjekpovu, popularly known as Kess, has said that participating in Big Brother Naija can make life harder, offering a candid reflection on the challenges that may come with the reality television experience.
The former Big Brother Naija housemate made the comment in a statement shared on social media, where he suggested that winning or simply taking part in the reality show does not necessarily make life easier after leaving the house.
“Big Brother makes your life harder,” Kess said.
The remark has drawn attention because life after reality television can bring a different set of expectations, particularly as former housemates adjust to increased public attention and the pressure that can accompany visibility.
Kess was a housemate on the seventh season of Big Brother Naija, which aired in 2022. He entered the show as a businessman and was among the contestants who competed for the season’s grand prize.
His time on the programme also placed him in the public eye, giving viewers an opportunity to follow his personality and relationships inside the house.
Kess’s latest comment offers a more reflective view of the reality TV platform, suggesting that the experience does not end when a contestant leaves the house.
However, he did not provide further details in the available post explaining which specific aspects of life after Big Brother he was referring to.
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