Temmie Ovwasa

Temmie Ovwasa
Also known asYBNL Princess
Born (1996-11-29) 29 November 1996 (age 27)
Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2016–present

Temmie Ovwasa (born 29 November 1996), known as YBNL Princess,[1] is a Nigerian alternative R&B singer. They signed a record deal with YBNL Nation in August 2015[2] but left the label in 2020 after a disagreement with the label owner, Olamide.[1][3] Ovwasa is openly lesbian[4][5] and identifies as non-binary.[6][7][8] In 2020, they released the first openly gay album in Nigeria.[9]

  1. ^ a b "YBNL Princess Accuses Olamide Of Limiting Her Growth In The Music Industry". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. ^ "How Olamide destroyed my career for 5 years – Temmie Ovwasa". P.M. News. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  3. ^ Oladimeji (4 December 2020). "YBNL Princess Reveals Why She Refused To Change Name Despite Leaving Olamide's Label | 36NG". Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  4. ^ "I Found Out That I'm A Lesbian At 5 –Temmie Onwasa - New National Star". 11 February 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  5. ^ Olowolagba, Fikayo (13 March 2021). "I'm disgusted by heterosexuality - Temmie Ovwasa". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  6. ^ Miss Andry. [@THETemmieOvwasa] (28 December 2020). "Me referring to myself as "She" because I don't have the energy to remind anyone that I'm actually Nonbinary and my pronouns are "They/Them"" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ Miss Andry. [@THETemmieOvwasa] (13 July 2021). "I'm not a Man or Woman, I identify as Chaos personified, the storm and the calm in the storm, Queer, Loud, Heavy, Basically, I'm Non-Binary and Extra af😅 #NonBinaryAwarenessWeek" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Miss Andry. [@THETemmieOvwasa] (5 February 2022). "Me: Explains how I'm non-binary because identifying as a lesbian my whole life in a country where I'm practically invisible gives me severe gender dysphoria & how being a lesbian places you outside the binary most of the time. Cishet Feminist: HoW ah u LezBian if yUa not WomEn?!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "Temmie Ovwasa dropped Nigeria's first-ever openly gay album, and it is amazing!". The Rustin Times. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.