Temi Dull Face real/full name is Temitope Samantha Phil-Ebosie, Born in Lagos State, Nigeria, is a
Singer/Songwriter, Composer, Tunesmith, Show-Woman, Style Afficiando,
and Poster Girl for the unfettered possibilities, are but a few words to
describe the force of nature that is Temi
Dollface.Foodand Nutrition was her first degree in the university.
On a one-woman mission to shatter pop stereotypes and to put the drama
back into music, this much-buzzed up-and-comer has already notched up a
cult following for a sound that’s tricky to pigeonhole and has managed
to disarm the purists, skeptics and snobs with her first offering, “Pata
Pata”, its accompanying video and her second offering , “Just Like That
(Story).
Temi dull face was a name given to her by street photographers and her former band mate back then in London, who looks at her and think she looks like dull.
Artistry
Temi dollface’s appeal transcends the usual barriers of gender, age,
and genre. However you like your music, there’s something in it for you.
If you don’t love her for her one-of-a-kind sound, her witty lyricism,
her take-no-prisoners performances, her forward-thinking imagery, then
you’re bound to be seduced by her elegant yet daring style. Temi
dollface’s is something of a creative all-rounder; as well as writing,
composing, producing and performing her own material, she is
self-styled, creative directs her own shoots and makes sets and costumes
for her shows. Her abundant creativity is very much in evidence in her
video “Pata Pata”
If You Love Stories and Facts, Join this Whatsapp Channel
“DRAMA SOUL” (THE TDF SOUND)
“Drama Soul” is continent, culture and era bridging
multi-instrumental music that is as intelligent as it is catchy, created
by fusing together seemingly disparate genres, informed by a love of
the theatrical.As an artist, Temidollface pulls from a wide range of
sources. For instance, she often combines jazz chords with catchy pop
hooks, and African percussion to create something that’s simultaneously
fresh and timeless.Obvious reference points for Temidollface’s
flamboyant sound are Afro-Beat, Jazz, Soul, Hip Hop, Electro and
R&B; but that doesn’t do justice to the variety of music she
incorporates or to its singularity. “Drama Soul” Invokes both past and
modern luminaries, but matched with her own intrigue and quirk, it is a
breath mint for the pop scene. Drama Soul deliberately evades the
narrow categories of what urban music should sound like, not to mention
that it defies the normal conventions of pop and every other genre it
is derivative of.
Success and Achievements
Having honed her showmanship skills on both the London and Lagos gigging and festival circuits, In September 2003 she supported Mary J Blige at the “Sisters with Soul’‘ concert at the Expo Centre Lagos and was also part of the line up for Felabration
concert both in 2013 & 2014 where she gave electric performances
along with her 10-piece band. Shechas also opened for the likes of
American R&B crooner Chris Brown, Neo-Soul artist Rahsaan Patterson at The O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, Femi Kuti, Keziah Jones, Somi, Bez,
amongst other notable artists. She was one of the few Nigerian artists
invited to Nairobi, Kenya to take part in the first run of Coca Cola’s
music TV show, “Coke Studio”. Other top artists on the show include King Sunny Ade, M.I Abaga, Waje, Salif Keita,
Culture Music Club from Zanzibar, Just A Band from Kenya, and HHP.
Temidollface has played venues such as The O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, The
Secret Garden Party Festival in Cambridgeshire, The Notting Hill
Tabernacle, The Notting Hill Arts Club, The Lagos Jazz Hole amongst many
others. An MTV USA nomination for MTV Iggy “Artist of the week”, for
which she came in second by a tiny fraction. She was in the running with
Artists from Germany, America, the United Kingdom and Ghana including
FKA Twigs. Temidollface “PataPata” music video has been played on heavy
rotation on notable TV stations including MTV World, Channel O,
Soundcity, One music, TVC, Channels TV amongst others.
It made number 2 on the Soundcity and TVC best video countdowns;
remarkable for a first video from a previously unknown independent
female artist.Both Temidollface’s music, imagery and style have earned
her rave reviews on taste making blogs such as MTV Iggy, Okay Africa,
Soul Bounce, Afro Punk, and a fast growing social media follower
ship. Her radical interpretation of the well-known song “Teenage
DirtBag” of “American Pie” movie fame by Wheatus has earned her great
reviews and a personal invitation to New York from Wheatus themselves to
collaborate on a song.Temi dollface is a frequent fixture in the style
pages. She pulls off the rare trick of being treated as a serious talent
in both the music and fashion worlds. Some of the style pages she has
graced include Style Mania Magazine(cover of the December 2013 Issue),
Beauty Box Magazine (cover of February 2014 issue), Genevieve magazine,
OK Magazine Nigeria (October 2013 issue), TW magazine, This Day Style,
Complete Fashion(cover of January 2013) and the prestigious British GQ
magazine who featured Temi in their 25th Anniversary Issue in December
2013.
Awards and Nominations
Temidollface “Pata Pata” song and video have earned her four AFRIMA’s (All Africa Music Awards) nominations for “Best Video”, “Revelation Of The African Continent”, “Best African Pop Song” and “Most Promising African Artiste On The Continent”. The AFRIMA awards hold on the 27th of December 2014.
“Just Like That (Story)”
Temi has released second single “Just Like That (Story)” to great
reviews and a third single “Beep Beep” and its accompanying video are
scheduled for release shortly. She is currently in the studio crafting
her much-anticipated album due out before the end of this year. She gave
an electric & much-talked-about performance at this Felabration
2014 (A tribute concert in honour of the great African AfroBeat legend
and one of Temi’s greatest influences, Fela Kuti)
She was recently chosen to feature on prestigious online fashion
bible, style.com and its magazine as one of Lagos’s most dynamic and
stylish women in an article titled “Lagos Rising”. Self-Styled Temi
hasn’t only graced the magazine and fashion blog pages, she has also
been invited to lend her stylist expertise and pieces from her
soon-to-be unveiled Vintage line, Awe-Dacious Vintage to a feature in
the December/January 2015 issue of Style Mania magazine and an upcoming
issue of The Wedding Planner magazine amongst others.
Instagram: TemiDollFace
