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 ...

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 ...

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

“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.

A lot of crying' Tyla's parents were not happy ... Getting Late put Tyla on an upward trajectory in South Africa - but the song lacked a music video, and Tyla lacked the resources to shoot ...

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 ...