South Africa's Tyla makes historic Billboard Hot 100 debut with Water

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South Africa's Tyla makes historic Billboard Hot 100 debut with Water
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The musician's song Water has inspired a viral dance challenge on TikTok.

The viral hit song Water by South African music star Tyla has debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, after trending for several weeks on TikTok.

The song fuses a mix of genres, including Afrobeats, pop, R&B, and Amapiano, a South African style of electronic dance music. The dance routine, which was created by the South African dance choreographer Lee-ché Janecke, involves a dancer making a series of vibrant movements, including shaking of the hips, belly dancing, twerking and legwork while pouring water down one's back.The song's video received more than one million views on YouTube on the first day of its release on the platform on 6 October.

Water has also ranked on other music charts in the US and UK, including the Billboard Afrobeats and R&B charts.

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