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Tyla

Q: What is Tyla’s music style called?

Tyla’s music style is called “popiano,” a mix of pop with amapiano , a South African dance music genre.

Q: How did Tyla gain international recognition?

Tyla gained international recognition when the video for her 2023 single “Water” went viral on social media.

Q: What was Tyla’s first viral music video in South Africa?

Tyla’s first viral music video in South Africa was for her 2021 single “Getting Late.”

Q: What award did Tyla win at the 66th Grammy Awards?

Tyla won the inaugural award for best African musical performance at the 66th Grammy Awards.

Q: How does Tyla address her multiethnic identity?

Tyla identifies as “Coloured” in South Africa, a term describing people with mixed European and African or Asian ancestry. She acknowledges being both Coloured in South Africa and a Black woman in other countries, highlighting different racial classifications worldwide.

South African singer

Also known as: Tyla Laura Seethal

Written by Meg Matthias

Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Last Updated: Dec 23, 2024 • Article History

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In full:: Tyla Laura Seethal

Born:: January 30, 2002, Johannesburg, South Africa (age 22)

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Skillibeng, Tyla, Gunna’s ‘Jump’ makes Barack Obama’s 2024 favourite music list • Dec. 21, 2024, 4:38 AM ET (The Gleaner)

Tyla (born January 30, 2002, Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African singer who gained international recognition when a video of a live performance of her 2023 single “Water,” featuring the bacardi, a contemporary South African dance style, went viral on social media. She dubbed her music “popiano,” a mix of pop with amapiano, the South African dance music genre, with origins in jazz and house music, that originated in the mid-2010s. Tyla has been lauded for popularizing African music and dance trends internationally. Tyla was born Tyla Laura Seethal, one of four children to Sharleen and Sherwin Seethal. “Ever ...(100 of 996 words)

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