BORN AS ISMAIL TEMILADE OLASUPO BABALOLA, BUT MOST PEOPLE KNOW ME AS TEDDY TEMZ.
I’M A NIGERIAN-AMERICAN ARTIST, SONGWRITER, AND MODEL, ALWAYS STRIVING TO BE UNIQUE IN EVERYTHING I DO.
MUSIC HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF ME. I DON’T FORCE THE CREATIVE PROCESS—I WRITE MY LYRICS AS THE INSPIRATION COMES, LETTING THE EMOTIONS FLOW NATURALLY. I RECORD AND PRODUCE EVERYTHING IN MY BASEMENT STUDIO, MAKING SURE EVERY SONG REFLECTS MY TRUE SOUND AND VISION. MY STYLE BLENDS AFRO-FUSION, R&B, AND SOUL, CREATING MUSIC THAT’S RAW, INTIMATE, AND FULL OF ENERGY.
ASIDE FROM MUSIC, I’M ALSO A MODEL. I LOVE BRINGING MY ARTISTIC VISION TO LIFE THROUGH FASHION AND IMAGERY, WHETHER IT’S ON THE RUNWAY OR IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA. CREATIVITY ISN’T JUST SOMETHING I DO—IT’S A PART OF WHO I AM.
I LIVE A MINIMALIST LIFESTYLE AND APPRECIATE CLEAN SPACES AND AN UNCLUTTERED MIND. NO MATTER WHERE LIFE TAKES ME, I STAY TRUE TO MYSELF AND MY NIGERIAN ROOTS, NEVER LOSING SIGHT OF WHERE I COME FROM. FOR ME, MUSIC AND FASHION AREN’T JUST PASSIONS—THEY’RE MY WAY OF EXPRESSING LIFE, EMOTIONS, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.