Tems Glows On Dazed Magazine’s Winter Edition

Nigerian superstar singer Tems is featured in Dazed magazine and it’s a sight to see. The star is dripped in designer and chatting about her whirlwind career.

Reflecting on the way she and her life has changed since becoming one of the most popular artists from Africa in four short years

Technically, my career has taken me out of my comfort zone and made me into a more outgoing person. But I wasn’t thinking about how to be better in the limelight, I was just thinking of how to be a better person in general, the best possible version of myself. And I think once you start being visible, a lot of these things that you didn’t know existed start coming to light, you start knowing yourself more, too.

On pressure to be the best

I don’t need to scrape my teeth on the floor to prove that I’m the greatest. I’m not saying that I’m the greatest ever but I know I’m the greatest Tems… And if there’s another thing I know for sure, it’s that I’m not going anywhere.

Her creative process, including shutting off all other music

I already had music that I liked and I didn’t know I was looking for a sound. But I just thought, before all these songs were made, there was somebody who made this song, started this trend or started singing like this first. And then other people followed them. I don’t want to be somebody that follows; I don’t want to be the ‘after’ person. I want to be the first. So if I’m going to be the first person, what I bring, there can be nothing like it.

Read the full story on DazedDigital.com.

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Photography @willscarborough ⁠
Styling @ibkamara⁠
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Make-up @mata_marielle⁠
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Set design @samuel.overs⁠
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