5 Interesting Facts About ‘Water’ Hitmaker Tyla, From Grammy Nomination to Being Under Obama’s Radar
- The Billboard 100 hit song Water has become a soundtrack to a lot of people's lives globally
- These are five interesting facts about the face behind the song, Tyla, and how she landed on Obama's radar
- Tyla and Musa Keys are up for the Best African Music Performance award at the highly anticipated 66 Grammy Awards
Tyla has one loyal fanbase, but just how much do they know about the Water hitmaker?
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A Joburg hun
Tyla Laura Seethal was born and raised in Johannesburg, and she is 26 years old. She attended Edenglen High School, where she recently took a trip down memory lane.
While visiting the students at the school, she reminisced about the good 'ol days.
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"It sparks a lot of memories, even standing here. Remembering all the moments, all the laughs, all the auditions, the rehearsals that we had, talent shows. I just loved everything."
A Grammy nominee
Tyla and Amapiano singer Musa Keys are up for the Best African Music Performance award at the highly anticipated 2024 Grammy Awards.
They are competing against Asake, Olamide, Burna Boy, Davido and Ayra Starr.
Reacting to her nomination, Tyla took to her Twitter account to give a shout-out to her fans.
She broke a Billboard record
Tyla's record-breaking Water entered the Billboard 100 hits at number 67. This was a first for South Africa in a whole 55 years. Water also has five million streams on Spotify and 1 billion views on TikTok.
The record was first broken by Hugh Masekela.
Tyla has landed under Obama's radar
Tyla landed on Obama's radar after he revealed his annual list of favorite songs on social media.
Reacting to this, Tyla said she had always wanted to make the list.
"Always wanted to be on this list."
Another fact about Tyla is that she dreams of collaborating with rapper Drake, Doja Cat and DJ Khaled.
Tyla ranks Wizkid with Michael Jackson
Legit.ng earlier reported that the singer was praised by South African singer Tyla, who ranked him alongside other international legends such as Michael Jackson, Rihanna, and Drake.
During an interview on The Bianca Show Tyla was asked to name her five greatest musicians of all time.
Wizkid, Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Drake, and Rihanna were among the artists cited by the "Water" hitmaker.
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