17th June, 2024
By Taiwo Okanlawon
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has praised her colleague, Ayra Starr, for being hardworking.
The ‘Love Me Jeje’ crooner revealed that Starr reminds her of herself.
Speaking in a recent interview with NPR, Tems said Ayra Starr deserves more accolades.
“I would like to give flowers to this young girl called Ayra Starr. We met years ago. She reminds me so much of myself, she’s such a hardworking girl and she deserves some flowers,” Tems said.
She also hinted at a possible collaboration between them.
Rihanna expressed her desire to work with the duo during her meeting with Ayra Starr at the Authentic Woman event in the UK.
Starr recently unveiled her highly-anticipated sophomore album titled, ‘The Year I Turned 21’, which follows the success of her 2021 debut project, ’19 & Dangerous’.
Ayra Starr became a viral sensation after releasing her hit track ‘Bloody Samaritan’ in 2021.
The same year she released her debut studio album “19 and Dangerous” and it included her other chart-topping songs “Away,” “Rush” and “Bloody Samaritan,” which she later remixed with American singer, Kelly Rowland.
With numerous awards and accolades, Starr has become one of the continent’s fastest-rising artistes.
She was among the Nigerian music stars nominated for this year’s Grammy Awards.
“Rush” earned her a first Grammy nomination in the Best African Music Performance category, making her the youngest Nigerian female artist to be nominated for a Grammy Award in that category.
The music star, however, lost to Tyla, the South African singer.