Sensational singer Temilade Openiyi, better known as Tems, has opened up about how an illness caused her to delay the release of her debut album.
In a recent interview with the New York Times, Tems—who gained prominence in 2020 after featuring on Wizkid’s summer hit song “Essence”—shared that a sickness requiring surgery and a six-month recuperation period pushed back the release of her debut album, initially planned for 2021.
Instead, the Oscar-nominated artist released her second extended play, “If Orange Was a Place.”
Tems mentioned that her struggle to regain health inspired much of her new music, which focuses on embracing life as a warrior.
However, she did not specify the exact illness that necessitated the surgery.
Tems said:
“Being a warrior is about not giving up; even if they cut your leg, you walk on your knees, you fight on your knees using what you have — and that’s good enough.”
