Temmie Ovwasa

Temmie Ovwasa (born 29 November 1996), known as YBNL Princess, is a Nigerian alternative R&B singer. They signed a record deal with YBNL Nation in August 2015 but left the label in 2020 after having a disagreement with the label owner Olamide. Ovwasa is openly lesbian and identifies as non-binary. In 2020, They dropped the first openly gay album in Nigeria.

Early life

Ovwasa was born on 29 November 1996 in Ilorin to a father from Delta State and mother from Osun State. Ovwasa had their basic education at Grace Christian Schools and their secondary school education at Dalex Royal College, both in Ilorin, Kwara State. They studied Medical Anatomy at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology.

Career

Ovwasa started singing at an early age of eight when they wrote their first song and was part of their church choir and due to their musical talent, their mother gave them their first guitar when they were 12. They shot to limelight in 2015 when Olamide reached out to them via Instagram and was then signed to YBNL record label which earned them the name YBNL Princess. Ovwasa left YBNL after a disagreement with the label boss.

Discography

Album

• E be like say dem swear for me (2021)

Singles

• Afefe (2016)
• Jabole (2016)
• Bamidele (2017)
• Holy Water (2018)
• Osunwemimo (2020)

• Elejo wewe (2020)

Album

• Song from the closet (2021)

Album

• Space fuji(2022)

Tracks

• Rainbow sheep

• I took soeshrooms in ibadan

• Lucid wetdreams

• Omolayanfe

• Sinner's prayer

• labake

• Your house is not a home for me

• Spirit party

• Apala trance

• 420

• Wonderlust

• You can't pray the gay away

• oshoronga