Töme

Michelle Oluwatomi Akanbi (born September 17, 1997), better known as Töme, is a Nigerian-French Canadian singer, songwriter and actor born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.^[1] In 2020, Tome won the 2021 edition of the Juno awards^[2][3] for her single ‘I Pray’ ft Sean Kingston. She has shared the stage with African superstars like Burna boy, Wizkid, Mr Eazi^[4][5] and has collaborated with pop stars like King Promise, Runtown, Zlatan, Wavy the Creator and Sean Kingston.^[6]

Töme
Born	Michelle Oluwatomi Akanbi (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 28) Montreal, Canada
Occupations	Singer songwriter record producer
Years active	2019 - present
Musical career
Genres	Alternative R&B Afro beats Pop
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Guitar
Labels	Kiza Music

Early life

Töme was born on September 17, 1997, in Montreal, Canada^[7] to a Nigerian father from Osun state and a Canadian mother.^[8][9] She began singing at the age of 8 and picked up the guitar at age 10 in Brampton, Ontario, where she grew up.^[10] She grew up listening to artists like Erykah Badu, Lauren Hill, Wizkid, and Alicia Keys, who influenced her music.^[11]

Career

Before her career in music, Töme worked with a software company named ’Tran Score’ as a customer service representative. She quit the job to pursue music full-time when the latter started to take up more of her schedule.^[12] In 2015, she released her debut EP ’One with Self’ on SoundCloud.^[13] This was followed by her sophomore EP titled Tömesroom: Chapter 1. In 2020, she released her debut album titled BT4W (Bigger Than Four Walls)^[14][15] featuring artists like Wavy The Creator, King promise, Runtown and Zlatan.^[16] She also released a new single ‘I Pray’ in 2020 featuring Sean Kingston.^[17] Her third EP, Dreams, was released in June 25, 2021; and her sophomore album Löv was released on February 28, 2022.

Töme is also an actress and has appeared in movies like Fear Thy Roommate, Clash and Love in Transition.^[18]

Discography

Albums

• Bigger Than Four Walls (2020)
• Löv (2022)

Extended plays

• One with Self (2015)
• Tömesroom: Chapter 1 (2019)
• Dreams (2020)

Singles^[19]

• “Up and away” (2015)
• "Existing" (2015)
• "Numbers" (2015)
• "L'amour" (2019)
• "The Money" (2020)
• "Better Than That" (2020)
• "Livin" (2020)
• "i Pray" (2020)
• "Nana" (2021)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee/Work	Result	Ref
2020	Juno Awards of 2021	Reggae Recording of the Year	"I Pray"	Won	[20]