Why I quit my digital marketing job for music – Tems reveals

Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has revealed why she quit her job as a digital marketer to pursue music.

The ‘Love Me Jeje’ hitmaker explained that it wasn’t an easy decision, but she was confident in divine direction, especially as she felt digital marketing wasn’t her destined career.

In a recent conversation with Billboard, Tems said she had to wait for six months after quitting her job before she released her first single, ‘Mr Rabel,’ which gained some traction.

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