Divine Ikubor (born 1 May 2000), professionally known by his stage name Rema, is a Nigerian rapper, musician and performing artist. He rose to stardom with the release of the song “Dumebi”. In 2019, he signed a record deal with Jonzing World, a subsidiary of Mavin Records. Rema is not to be confused with British Lebanese lawyer, Rema Ince, who specialises in human rights law.

 

Rema, Biography, Age, Net Worth, Education and Real Name.

Birth name: Divine Ikubor
Also known as: Remmy Boy
Born: 1 May 2000 (age 22)
Benin City, Edo, Nigeria
Genres: Afrobeats, “Afrorave”, and trap
Occupation(s): Rapper
Years active: 2013–present
Labels: Jonzing World, Mavin

Early life
Divine Ikubor was born into a Christian family in Benin City. He grew up singing and rapping while he was in secondary school. He attended his primary and secondary school education at Ighile Group of Schools, Edo State. He lost his father and elder brother but still takes good care of his mother.

 

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Career
He started his music career in churches.In 2018, Rema, posted a viral freestyle on Instagram to D’Prince’s track “Gucci Gang”. The post caught the attention of D’Prince who flew him to Lagos to offer a record deal to the young talent. Rema signed a record deal with D’Prince’s Jonzing World, a subsidiary of Mavin Records owned by record producer Don Jazzy, in 2019. He went on to release his self-titled debut EP “Rema” in 2019, which peaked at number 1 on Apple Music Nigeria. On 21 May 2019, Jonzing World, and Mavin’s released the music video of “Dumebi”, a major breakout song from his self-titled EP, featuring a cameo appearance from Diana Eneje. The video was directed by Ademola Falomo and currently has 56 million views on YouTube.

 

Rema – Calm Down (Remix) Ft. Selena Gomez

In May 2021, Rema announced he will be calling his sound “Afrorave”, a subgenre of Afrobeats with influences of Arabian and Indian music which has led to him having one of the strongest fanbase in the country known as Ravers.

In September 2021 Rema was unveiled as a brand ambassador for the popular soft drink Pepsi alongside his label mate Ayra Starr.

On the 7 September 2022, Rema received on stage an award during his London concert as his songs achieved 1 billon streamings worldwide.

Awards and Nominations
On 19 October 2019, Rema won Next Rated and was nominated for Viewer’s Choice at the 13th edition of The Headies. On 12 January 2020, he received the Soundcity MVP Awards for best new artist. On 15 June 2020, Rema was nominated as Best Viewers Choice: International Act on the 2020 BET Awards. He was nominated on the awards alongside Burna Boy and Wizkid, they were the only Nigerian Artistes nominated for the awards edition of 2020. Rema track woman reached number fifteen on World Digital Song Sales.

 

Discography
Compilation albums
Rema Compilation (2020)

Extended plays
Rema (2019)
Freestyle EP (2019)
Bad Commando (2019)

Singles
“Dumebi” (2019)
“Why” (2019)
“Dumebi” (2019) [40]
“Corny” (2019)
“Boulevard” (2019)
“American Love” (2019)
“Spiderman” (2019)
“Trap Out the Submarine” (2019)
“Bad Commando” (2019)
“Lady” (2019)
“Rewind” (2019)
“Spaceship Jocelyn” (2019)
“Dumebi Remix” (featuring Becky G) (2020)
“Beamer (Bad Boys)” (2020)
“Rainbow” (2020)
“Fame” (2020)
“Ginger Me” (2020)
“Alien” (2020)
“Woman” (2020)
“Peace of Mind” (2020)
“Bounce” (2021)
“Soundgasm” (2021)
“44” (featuring Bad Gyal) (2021)
“Calm Down” (2022)
“FYN” (2022)
“Calm Down Remix” (featuring Selena Gomez) (2022)