Tems Performs Silky ‘Born in the Wild’ & ‘Love Me JeJe’ Medley on ‘The Tonight Show’

Michael Saponara
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Tems is set to make 2024 her most dominant year in music yet. The Nigerian singer-songwriter pulled up to The Tonight Show on Monday (May 20), where she performed a two-track medley as the musical guest for the night.

Wearing a glossy vanilla-white bodysuit hugging her curves, Tems shined bright in front of the amber sunset backdrop alongside her live band and supporting vocalists in black sports jackets and matching suit pants.

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The 28-year-old performed the luscious “Born in the Wild,” which is the as yet unreleased title track to her heavily anticipated debut album slated to arrive on June 7 via Since ’93/RCA Records.

“Under the sun, struggling to find my focus/ When I was young, younger than my mind, I was always running away,” she sings on the slow-paced track.

With the sunset backdrop taking on more of a violet color, Tems turns the temperature up a few notches for the groovy “Love Me JeJe.” The track serves as a reimagining of Seyi Sodimu’s 1997 hit by the same name.

Earlier in May, Tems made it official that her Born in the Wild debut would be landing in June. “This is my most special moment. Everything I have I put into this. Thank you all so much for believing in me,” she wrote on Instagram.

Shortly after the project arrives, Tems will be hitting the road for the Born in the Wild World Tour with support from OVO singer Naomi Sharon and Lekan. The 31-date trek kicks off in London on June 12 and runs through Europe, North America, Africa and Asia before finishing up in Australia with three November shows in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.

Watch Tems’ performance on The Tonight Show below.

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