Afrobeats sensation Tems has revealed that if music hadn’t worked out, she would likely be crunching numbers as an accountant or mathematics teacher.
This revelation came during a candid interactive session on X (formerly Twitter), where a curious fan asked about her alternate reality. Her response—”I might have been an accountant or a mathematics teacher”—is a stark contrast to the soulful, genre-bending artist the world knows today. It paints a picture of a precision-oriented mind, one that perhaps translates into the meticulous crafting of her melodies.
Before her meteoric rise, Tems was already navigating the corporate world as a digital marketer. She famously quit that role in January 2018, taking a massive leap of faith to pursue music full-time. That gamble paid off almost immediately. Just months later, in July 2018, she released her self-produced debut single, “Mr Rebel,” a track that ignited the underground scene in Nigeria and laid the foundation for her global domination.
Today, instead of balancing books, she’s balancing Grammy Awards and Oscar nominations; she switched destinies, proving that sometimes, the numbers don’t add up until you follow your passion.
