Nigerian Entertainment News: Tems Had Just N200 When We Met – Muyiwa Awoniyi Shares
Muyiwa Awoniyi, the talent manager behind Grammy-winning Nigerian artist Temilade Openiyi, better known as Tems, has shed light on the humble beginnings of their partnership
Speaking during a recent edition of the Afrobeats Intelligence podcast, Awoniyi disclosed that Tems had merely N200 in her account when they first got acquainted.
Although she was facing financial hardship at the time, Awoniyi emphasized that Tems’ passion and perseverance left a lasting impression, motivating him to collaborate with her.
“When she asked me to be her manager, I agreed and said I would send her a contact to sign. We had already verbally agreed for everything. You know when you present paperwork for artists to sign, it’s always tricky. But she was chasing me to sign my own part. And I have never experienced that before.
“I was like, ‘You don’t mind signing paperwork? Hold on, let’s not do this. You’re someone I can rock with for life. Let’s start a company.’ Prior to this, Tems and I were friends for about three months and we never spoke about working together.
“Back then when I was doing my podcast, she would just be sitting down while me and my cousin are talking.
“Then obviously, she wasn’t financially buoyant in any capacity. When I met Tems, she only had like 200 Naira in her account. And then I had a production company.
“So, if I had money, I would buy food. Another thing that shocked me was that even though she didn’t have money, she will order food for us. She didn’t even have a way of earning. So, I just realized that she is different from everyone I have seen in Nigeria.”
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