Tyla

Tyla Laura Seethal (born 30 January 2002), known simply as Tyla, is a South African singer and songwriter. Her music mixes pop and amapiano. She is often called the "Queen of Popiano". She became well known around the world after her 2023 song "Water" became a hit. The song reached the top ten in many countries, including South Africa,Peak chart positions in South Africa:

 All except where noted: 
 "Water":  the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Tyla was born and grew up near Johannesburg. She signed a music deal with Epic Records in 2021 after her 2019 first song, "Getting Late", became popular in South Africa. Her song "Water" was the first song by a South African solo singer to enter the US Billboard Hot 100 in 55 years. It also won the first-ever Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance. In 2024, she released her first album, Tyla, which got good reviews and did well in many countries, including the United States. The deluxe version included the hit song "Push 2 Start" in late 2024. In 2025, Tyla released the extended play We Wanna Party and the song "Chanel", which reached the top forty of the Billboard Global 200. These came before her upcoming second studio album.

In 2024, Tyla became the youngest African artist to win a Grammy Award at the age of 22. She has also won two MTV Video Music Awards, two BET Awards, three MTV Europe Music Awards, and the honorary Global Force Award at the first Billboard R&B's No. 1's. She has been nominated for a Brit Award, an Ivor Novello Award, a Soul Train Music Award and nine South African Music Awards.

Discography

 Tyla (2024)

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Category:2002 births
Category:Living people
Category:South African singers
Category:People from Johannesburg
Category:R&B singers
Category:Dancers
Category:Pop singers
Category:Singer-songwriters
Category:Grammy Award winners
Category:MTV Video Music Award winners