Rema (musician)
Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter
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Divine Ikubor (born 1 May 2000), better known as Rema, is a Nigerian singer, rapper and songwriter.
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| Birth name | Divine Ikubor |
| Born | 1 May 2000 Benin City, Benin, Nigeria |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
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Early life
changeRema was born in Benin City, Nigeria, in 2000.[1][2]
Career
changeHe started making music at a young age. He began releasing music online when he was just 18 years old. His first song, "Iron Man", was released in 2020. Rema got global recognition in 2022 when a remix of his song "Calm Down" was on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and earned a billion streams on Spotify.[3][4][5][6]
References
change- ↑ Tv, Bn (2023-04-26). "Rema Talks About Benin City, Music & How He's Coming to Terms with His New Reality in New Interview with i-D | Watch". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ↑ Adebayo, Segun (2023-01-15). "I feel blessed being the biggest artiste to come out of Benin —Rema". Tribune Online. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ↑ Marv, Tomide (2023-10-01). "How Rema and Selena Gomez Bagged A Billion Streams". Zikoko!. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ↑ Apanpa, Olaniyi (2023-08-29). "Rema's 'Calm Down' becomes first song to chart on US Billboard for one year". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ↑ Itodo, Sunny Green (2023-05-09). "Rema makes history on US Billboard Hot 100, Canadian Billboard charts". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ↑ Alake, Motolani (2019-12-30). "Burna Boy's 'Anybody' and Rema 'Iron Man' are two of Barack Obama's 36 favourite songs of 2019". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-10-02.