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Rema

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Also known as Divine Ikubor

Nigerian singer-songwriter and rapper (2000–)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Nigeria
Active from
2000-05-01
afrobeatafrobeatsafroravenunotrap

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Listeners
991,073
Total plays
21,170,358

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Rema (birth name Divine Ikubor) is a Nigerian afrobeat and hip-hop artist from Benin City, Edo State. His critically acclaimed EPs have changed the wave of hip-hop/trap in Nigeria, with the songs "Iron Man" and "Spiderman" were featured on Obama's music list in 2019, while "Dumebi" was a global hit. His debut album Rave & Roses was released on March 25, 2022. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Rema">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
Divine Joshua Ikubor , ( 2000-05-01 ) 1 May 2000 (age 26) , Benin City , Edo, Nigeria
Occupations
Singer songwriter rapper
Years active
2019–present
Notable work
Discography
Awards
Full list
Origin
Lagos , Nigeria
Genres
Afrobeats Afrobeat Afro - rave African hip-hop pop rap trap
Instruments
Vocals keyboards
Labels
Jonzing Interscope Mavin
Website
heisrema .com

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www.heisrema.com
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date of birth
2000-05-01
birth name
Divine Ikubor
start of work period
2019-00-00
pseudonym
Rema
social media followers
4830000
Commons category
Rema (musician)
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Divine Joshua Ikubor (born 1 May 2000), known professionally as Rema, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and rapper. He gained recognition with his 2019 song "Dumebi". That same year, he signed with D'Prince's record label, Jonzing World. He achieved international recognition with his 2022 single "Calm Down", which spawned a remix with American singer Selena Gomez that peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also led the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart for a record-setting 58 weeks.

That same year, Ikubor released his debut studio album, Rave & Roses (2022), which reached number 81 on the Billboard 200. His second album, Heis (2024), was preceded by the single "Benin Boys" with Shallipopi, and earned him his first Grammy Award nomination for Best Global Music Album at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.

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