Nigerian singer, Tems becomes the first female Nigerian artist to debuts at No.1 position on Billboard Hot 100 charts

Nigerian singer and songwriter, Temilade Openiyi, professionally known as Tems, has made history as becomes first female Nigerian artist to debut at the No. 1 spot on Billboard Hot 100 charts.

The songstress achieved this peak position with her feature on “Wait For U” by American rapper, Future.

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Wait for U also featured Canadian rapper, Drake, and is the seventh on Future’s new LP album, I Never Liked You.

However, the song, which also featured British singer Kayla, did not debut at number one, and only reached the top of the charts a few weeks after its release.

While this is her first No.1, Tems had earlier debuted on the Hot 100 last year October, with her feature on Essence remix.

The hit song by Wizkid also featured Justin Bieber and peaked at No. 9 on the charts.

Afrobeats star, Wizkid, was the first Nigerian to reach the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 with his feature on Drake’s song, One Dance.

.@1Future, @Drake and @temsbaby's "Wait For You" debuts at No. 1 on this week's #Hot100 💯https://t.co/E41rGQxLbe

— billboard (@billboard) May 9, 2022