Rema

Rema is, to me, one of the most exciting forces in global pop right now. Born Divine Joshua Ikubor in Benin City, he carried Afrobeats from Nigeria to the very center of the charts, and the Selena Gomez remix of Calm Down hitting number three on the Billboard Hot 100 confirmed it. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, he did this all young, with a single song bridging an enormous cultural distance. What strikes me is the sheer reach of that voice and the confidence behind it. I am convinced African music is shaping the next era, and Rema is out in front.

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Name (English)

Rema

Name (Japanese)

Rema

Reading

れま

Born

May 1, 2000 (age 26)

Origin

Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

Occupation

singer / rapper / songwriter

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Dragon

Awards & achievements

• 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://www.heisrema.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/heisrema/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rema%20(musician)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rema
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65071082

Tags

• Edo State
• singer
• rapper
• songwriter

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.