In this post, platinumtimes chronicles the biography, career, family, education and life story of Nigerian musician, Rema.
Divine Ikubor, known by the stage name Rema is Nigerian musician, songwriter and dancer.
He released his hit track in 2020 and since then has gain on-screen and off-screen recognitions.
Profile Summary
Name: Divine Ikubor
Date of birth: May 1st, 2000
Place of birth: Edo State, Nigeria
Religion: Christianity
Career: Musician
Relationship status: Single
Early Life
Rema was born on 1st May, 2000 in Edo State and given the name Divine Ikubor.
Education
Rema attended the Ighile group of schools, Edo state where he had his primary and secondary education.
He is currently an undergraduate in the University of Lagos.
Career
He began his music career in churches before he was discovered by D’Prince, the CEO of Jozingworld Records and a younger brother to Don Jazzy, the CEO of Mavins Record.
In 2018, he posted a freestyle video to D’Prince’s track Gucci Gang which caught D’Prince’s attention.
He signed him to his Jonzing World record label, a subsidiary of Mavin Records, in 2019.
Rema’s hit song Iron Man was included in Barack Obama’s 2019 summer playlist. He collaborated with Selena Gomez to produce a remix for his song Calm Down in 2022.
In 2022, Rema got global recognition after the remix of his song “Calm Down” which make him to the billboard 100 and earned him a billion streams on Spotify.
Rema is also a brand ambassador of BMW and Pepsi.
He has received a BMW beamer from the BMW Club of Nigeria for featuring the brand in his hit single, Beamer (Bad Boys).
Some of the songs he has released includes;
Dumebi, Calm Down, Soundgasm, Ginger me, Beamer, Bounce, Dirty, Woman, Are You There, Corny, Tune N Affection, Peace Of Mind, Iron Man, Lady, Too Correct, Addicted, Bad Commando.
Personal life
Rema was born and raised in a Christian home.
He grew up with his mother and sister following the early demise of his father, Justice Ikubor and elder brother.
He is currently single and has no known relationships especially with the female folks.
Awards
- Next Rated Award, 2019.
- Nominated for the Headies and Soundcity awards.
Net worth
He has a substantial wealth of about $1 million.