Tyla was born on January 30, 2002 in Edenvale, South Africa (a city on the East Rand of Gauteng) to Sherwin and Sharleen ...

On her parents’ first trip to the United States, Tyla won a Grammy ... complete with its own viral hip-rolling dance, a play on South Africa’s Bacardi dance. (During the holidays last ...

Besides that major accomplishment, Tyla has brought home enough statues to make her parents proud ... Still feeling curious about South Africa’s young star? Check out our archives to read ...

But I think what really took it to the edge was my performance of it," says Tyla. "I worked with my choreographer in South Africa and we ... That said, her parents weren't always going for it.

“My parents have always been very protective ... compression bra-tank hybrid.” Beyond the fits, “Tyla represents South Africa’s cultural renaissance,” Magugu adds.

Tyla's mission is clear ... Amapiano is a new musical movement that started in the townships of South Africa in the 2010s. Roughly translated from Zulu to mean "the pianos" or "piano people ...

“Especially in South Africa and Africa ... While her confidence never wavered, her parents were less convinced at first. Tyla, now 23, admitted they feared the industry’s unpredictability.

I come from South Africa. I represent Amapiano, I represent my culture,' Tyla said, before praising some of her peers and others nominated in the Afrobeats category, adding: 'Africa to the world!' ...

But close to this conversation, I’m both Coloured in South Africa and a Black [woman].” According to the BBC, Tyla’s self-identification sparked a culture war by declaring herself to be a ...