Temilade Tems Openiyi, the Grammy-award-winning singer, has revealed the alternate paths her life could have taken.
In a recent, intimate Q&A session with her fans on X, a curious user asked, If music didn’t work, what else do you think you will you be doing today?
In her response, Tems said she would have pursued a career in teaching or accounting, hinting at a life of structure and numbers far removed from the world of melodies and international acclaim.
I might have been an accountant or a mathematics teacher, she wrote.
Tems started to gain popularity in 2020 on the back of her collaboration with Wizkid on the song Essence.
In 2023, she earned her first Grammy for her contribution to Wait For U, the 2022 hit song by Future featuring Drake.
Tems clinched her second at the 2025 Grammy Awards for the Best African Performance category.
Before venturing into music, Tems worked as a digital marketer, but quit in 2018.
Speaking on why she quit the job in May, Tems revealed that she took the drastic step to focus on music because it was a period of life or death.
In October, she spoke about the struggles she faced at the start of her career.
