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After conquering the music industry, Grammy-winning Tems sets her sights on acting.

I’m ready to act in movies - Tems on future plans | Pulse Nigeria

Inemesit Udodiong

<h2>The multi-talented Tems is ready to take on the acting industry.</h2>

<p>Speaking with <strong><em>BBC Capital Xtra London</em></strong>, <a href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/celebrities/tems-5-interesting-things-you-probably-dont-know-about-this-grammy-winning-singer/s356jsy">the Grammy-winning singer</a>&nbsp;shared her interest in the movie industry.</p>

<p>Revealing that she is already good at acting, Tems stated that she knows what kind of character she wants to play.</p>

<p>In her words,<em> "I’m ready to act in movies. Not ready right now, but I’m already good at acting. The first character I would love to play is a single mum. It doesn’t need to be struggling. It could be like a fun single mum or a single mum that has mysteries. A gangster.”</em></p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">we need to get <a href="https://twitter.com/temsbaby?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@temsbaby</a> in a movie asap 😮‍💨 <a href="https://t.co/ObFck9JZ9k">pic.twitter.com/ObFck9JZ9k</a></p>&mdash; Capital XTRA (@CapitalXTRA) <a href="https://twitter.com/CapitalXTRA/status/1717440528478843174?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<p>While we await her acting debut, it is important to note that <a href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/tems-makes-history-with-oscar-nomination-see-full-nomination-list/mzzgxxx">Tems has earned an Oscar nomination</a> for her songwriting skills. She co-wrote <strong>Rihann</strong>a's hit song <em>'Lift Me Up',&nbsp;</em>which was featured on the soundtrack of <strong><em>Black Panther: Wakanda Forever</em></strong> (2022).</p>

<p>She is<strong> </strong>the first Nigerian artist to earn an Oscar nomination. On the process of writing the emotional track, the record-breaking singer told <strong><em>Power 105.1</em></strong>, <em>"I was writing in general for 'Black Panther' ... I got in Ryan [Coogler] and Ludwig [Göransson], we met up with them and they gave us the direction. They had some words on the song already ... we all collaborated and brought it together."</em></p>

<p>Since appearing on<strong> Wizkid</strong>'s mega-hit&nbsp;<em>'Essence', </em>Tems has become the first Nigerian female singer to earn a Grammy award for her contribution to&nbsp;<strong>Future</strong>'s&nbsp;<em>'Wait For U', </em>the first Nigerian artist to debut at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, and has won three <a href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/tems-win-best-international-act-at-the-2022-bet-awards/h26ktbb">BET awards</a>.</p>

I’m ready to act in movies - Tems on future plans

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