Tyla: social media, the boom, the Grammy. Who is the South African singer at the Met Gala 2024

She was a teenager with a passion for music, who he recorded covers of his favorite singers and then shared them on social media, sending them to celebs and pop stars. Today, at just 22 years old, Tyla is an internationally renowned artist, with over 33 million monthly listeners on Spotify, capable of catalyzing the spotlight on one of the most important glamorous events in the world: the Met Gala. The young star, in fact, showed up on the red carpet with a dress of sand carved on the body.

Born and raised in Johannesburg, Tyla has Irish, Dutch and Zulu ancestry. It is thanks to the songs released on the web that she is noticed by his first manager and in 2019 he recorded his debut single Getting Late. Its popularity, in South Africaincreases rapidly, so much so that it earned a nomination for video of the year in 2022 South African Music Awards. She then releases four more songs and begins performing in various European cities opening theUnder the Influence Tour Of Chris Brown.

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He also sings at Milan Fashion Week 2023 enjoying great success, but the truth global boom arrives last summer thanks to Watera piece with r&b nuances and some references to afrobeat that gives its name to his first albumreleased in March. «Make me sweat, make me hotter. Make me lose my breath, make me water”says the refrain, on which they are born hundreds of challenges on TikTok pushing Tyla into the Top 10 of some world rankings, including those of UK and USA.

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She thus becomes the first South African artist to enter the top ten positions of the Billboard Hot 100 over 55 years. An appetizer, in view of a much greater gratification: three months ago, in fact, Water wins first Grammy Award for best performance of African music never assigned, making Tyla the African artist younger ever to win a Grammy. «I love music and it excites me. Everything that is happening to me It surpassed anything I could dream of».

And that’s just it the beginning.

Tyla at the 2024 Met Gala

Tyla at the 2024 Met Gala

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Tyla at the 2024 Met Gala

Tyla at the 2024 Met Gala

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

Tyla at the 2024 Met Gala

Tyla at the 2024 Met Gala

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