Rema whose real name is Divine Ikubor is a Nigerian Afro beats singer, recording artiste, stage performer and a song writer.
He was born into a Christian family in 2001 in Benin City, Edo State in south southern Nigeria. He hails from Edo State and had his up-bringing in Benin City.
Educational Background
Rema had his primary and secondary education in Benin City, Edo State Nigeria. After the usual first and secondary school certificates respectively, he made his journey into music, which of course began at a very tender age in local churches and schools.
Rema’s Musical Career
Rema started his musical career while still in the secondary school, where he had his own band. And as fate would have it, this handsome, creative and highly talented young man grew in fame and became the much talked about artiste in Nigeria.
His abundant skills sorted him out as D’Prince, the Chief Executive Officer of Jonzingworld Records saw the abundance of creativity, artistry and talents in him. Moved by this positive development, he introduced Rema to his brother Don Jazzy, owner of Mavin Records.
Without delay, Rema was signed on a contract record deal with Mavin Records and Jonzingworld Records towards the end of 2018.
This was the beginning of a new dawn in the life of Rema who was seen by his producer Don Jazzy as a “formidable young artist”.
Rema is such a skillful and exceptionally talented in Afro beats. His producer, Don Jazzy at a later date revealed that he was happy having such a resourceful young man signing to Jonzingworld and Rema too was glad he did.
Rema first hit single “Iron Man” has received the needed recognition in the field of music both locally and internationally. The music was signed to Mavin’s Records, owned by Don Jazzy and Joningworld Records, as D’Prince the CEO.
We must appreciate Don Jazzy for his own contributions to the music industry, not only for assisting young Rema but for creating a Music platform aimed at supporting up-coming young artistes in Nigeria to grow and have sound footing both locally and across Africa.
Awards
Rema won the best Afro beat Award in the MTV MVA Awards September 2023. He defeated Wizkid, Burna Boy and Davido to emerge winner in the 2023 edition.
Rema became the first African artist to win the Best Afrobeats Award, which was introduced this year as MTV VMAs.
In his acceptance speech, the talented artiste was full of praises to Selena Gomez and originators of Afrobeats, Fela Anikulapu kuti, Davido, Burna, 2Face Idibia and other top key players in the industry.
The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards took place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday, September 12, honouring some of the biggest names in the Top 40 arena.
Nigerian singer, Rema, and American pop star, Selena Gomez took home the award in the inaugural Best Afrobeats category for their smash hit “Calm Down.”
This big win follows Rema’s historic feat as the first African artist to reach a billion streams on Spotify with his song “Calm Down,” featuring Selena Gomez. It also marks Rema‘s first VMAs win ever and it’s Selena‘s second, and her first in 10 years. Selena‘s last win was for her debut solo single “Come & Get It” at the 2013 VMAs.
Rema’s Net Worth
Rema is rated one of the most respected and most successful Nigerian artistes with a net worth of about $1 million dollars.
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