Tyla releases her self-titled debut album on Friday, fresh off her win at the Grammy Awards
The 22-year-old found success last year, reaching the top 10 on the US Billboard’s Hot 100 chart and top 5 in Britain with amapiano hit “Water”, a genre fusing house, jazz and log drums that emerged in South Africa.“, which features collaborations with the likes of US rapper Travis Scott and Nigerian singer Tems, as “a melting pot of all the influences” she had growing up.
“Pop, R&B and then obviously amapiano and Afrobeats because that’s where I’m from, that’s the sounds of home,”“I’ve always just wanted to mix it all together, and I’ve gotten to a place where I’m happy with the way it sounds.” won the inaugural best African music performance award at the Grammys, the music industry’s top honours.
“It’s literally so crazy … every day I have to remind myself that that actually happened and that it’s real,” she said. The Grammy prize reflects the growing popularity of Afrobeats, and other music from the continent, which is gaining a global audience with help from social media platforms such as TikTok.‘s song “Water”, which was released in July, enjoyed huge success thanks to the app, with TikTok users around the world sharing videos of themselves replicating her dance moves using the #WaterChallenge hashtag.
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