Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, stunned the Nigerian entertainment industry with his supercharged breakout. However, his road to success isn’t as straightforward as it appears. In this post, you’ll discover interesting facts about him, such as his birthday (age), career, net worth, awards, among others.

Apparently, the Nigerian music industry has produced several talented artists and Rema is one of the brightest among them.

Within one year, Rema was able to reach the very top in the Nigerian music industry; not because he was born with a silver spoon, but rather because his talent makes him stand out among the pack.

But aside from talent, Rema works really hard in order to maintain the consistency that has earned him the success he currently enjoys.

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Biography

Divine Ikubor well known by his stage name, Rema was born in the year 2000, in the capital of Edo State, Benin City, which is located in the southern part of Nigeria. His father hailed from Edo state while his mother is of Igbo origin. He is the third born son of his family.

Rema, who is undoubtedly the fastest-rising music star did his primary and secondary school education in Edo State.

Unfortunately, he lost his father and older brother at a very young age, leaving him with no other option but to step up.

Hustling saw him leave his mother to travel to Cotonou and then Ghana when he was just 16 years old. During an interview with Capital Xtra, he revealed that he worked at a bar beach, which was his first job while he was in Ghana.

Birthday & Age

The “beamer” crooner was born on 1st May 2000, hence he is currently 23.

If you are one of his fans, you might want to create some time to send him some good wishes on his special day.

Is Rema married? any kids?

The young and talented singer and rapper is still very much single and has no kid yet.

Career

How he started singing

At a very young age, Rema drew and wrote comics and was very good at it. However, when he turned 11 it became clear that he was talented in music as well. His ability to write comical stories came in handy when he switched to music, as he was able to write his own songs.

Rema started his unprofessional singing career as a rapper while he was still in secondary school.

He joined 3 different bands in church and he was the leader of one the bands christened The Rap Nation. Back then, he had a passion for gospel music and dreamt of performing at The Christ Embassy Headquarters located in Lagos.

During an interview, he revealed that his pastor inspired him to write songs after discovering his talent. His pastor also prophesied that he’d be great and that the whole world would listen to his music.

Rema met a young talented singer like himself, Princewill Emmanuel, also known as Alpha P, at a religious event. Eventually, they formed a musical group named RnA. The name RnA was formed using the initials of their stage names, Rema and Alpha P. While they were yet together, Rema did the rapping while Alpha P did the hooks.

Both singers participated in several competitions in which they outperformed people who were much older than them.

In 2015, they performed in a talent show, Dream Alive, in which they emerged winners. Subsequently, the duo released a single titled ‘Mercy’ which according to them was to show appreciation for how far God had taken them.

The song earned them recognition and interviews with popular TV stations, including Channels TV and Etv.

Tough Times

Although Rema’s talent was glaring, he lacked funding, as his mother was incapable of meeting up with the financial demands of growing his musical career.

Eventually, Rema dropped everything and travelled to Cotonou to hustle. From there, he took a bus to Ghana where he worked at a Bar Beach. While in Ghana, he learned a little bit of Ghanaian music, which he disclosed during an interview with Capital Xtra.

From hustling and singing unprofessionally, he was able to raise enough money to buy his mother an SUV when he was just 17 years old.

What makes it even more remarkable is the fact that he didn’t have a ride himself when he decided to buy his mother one.

When asked during an interview with Capital Xtra why he did that, he revealed that he couldn’t bear to see his mother trekking and that he didn’t have much to do with the money since he was 17 years old.

After giving his mother most of the money he made from hustling, he spent the remaining on studio sessions, making use of downloaded beats and recording underground.

In February 2018, Rema did a freestyle with D’Prince’ ‘Gucci Gang‘, which he then uploaded on Instagram. Fortunately, D’Prince saw the freestyle and loved it. Thereafter, D’Prince got in touch with him and the rest is history.

In March 22nd, 2019, he signed a record deal with Jonzing World, a subsidiary of Mavin Records.

He released his debut EP “Rema” the same 2019 which ranked number 1 on Apple Music Nigeria.

Still, in 2019, He rose to fame with the release of the song “Dumebi” which topped charts all over Nigeria.

List of Rema songs

Without doubt, his ability to write and paint comics have played a huge role in the type of songs Rema delivers. Several of his songs depict superheroes, which he clearly derives pleasure from.

Here are some songs Rema has released to date:

• Iron Man
• Bad-Commando
• Dumebi
• Corny
• Call Me Rema
• American Love
• Boulevard
• Lady
• This Fame
• Rewind
• Spaceship Jocelyn
• Dumebi Remix
• Beamer
• Rainbow

Awards & Nomination

Rema has not been in the music industry for too long. Nevertheless, he has some awards to his credit already.

Below are awards won by Rema

• On 12 January 2020, he received the Soundcity MVP for the best new artist.
• In October 2019, Rema won Next Rated and was nominated for Viewer’s Choice at the 13th edition of The Headies.

Net worth

Rema has not come out in person to state his exact net worth; however, according to several reports, he is worth an estimated at $500,000 – $900,000.

As a matter of fact, it can only get better for the highly ambitious young Rema.

Facts

• Rema earned the Honorary Membership Award of the BMW Club of Nigeria for his recent hit single, “Beamer” (Bad Boys). He received the award for promoting the brand with the single “Beamer”.
• When asked the secret of his success in the industry within a short period of time, Rema said it “was because he prayed, paid his offering and tithe, which gave God no other option but to bless him.”
• In 2019, he made his debut runway walk at the Lagos fashion week.
• In March 2020, popular American rapper Drake testified to Rema’s talent and revealed he plans on doing some songs with the young artist soon.
• His biggest song to date, Dumebi, was a freestyle on an Ozedikus’s beat that was rejected by 3 other artists.
• His stage name, Rema, was inspired by the biblical term Rhema, which translates to Divine Revelation.
• His hit song, “Iron Man“, featured on Barack Obama’s 2019 summer Playlist, becoming the first Nigerian song to do so.

Here’s a quick summary of Rema’s profile:

• Full name: Ikubor Divine
• Date of birth: 1st of May 2000
• Age: 5420000501[/age
• State of Origin: Edo state
• Marital status: Single
• Years active: 2019 till present
• Label: Marvins, Jonsing world
• Nationality: Nigeria