Tyla: Interesting facts about singer behind viral hit song 'Water'

Piece by: WAMBUI FAITH
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• She started her music career in late 2019 after she released her debut song Getting Late featuring Kooldrink which rose her domestic fame in South Africa.

• Our talented girl was then signed by Epic Records.

Tyla
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Tyla Laura Seethal formally known as Tyla is a South African-born singer-songwriter famously known for her song 'Water'.

She started her music career in late 2019 after she released her debut song Getting Late featuring Kooldrink which rose her domestic fame in South Africa.

Our talented girl was then signed by Epic Records.

The song, Getting Late was nominated in the 28th South African Music Awards in 2022 after she realized the song's music video.

She is not just a pretty face, she was actually featured in the Netflix music movie Blood and Water.

2023 is definitely her year. It started with a collaboration with a Nigerian Star Ayra Star with the song Girl Next Door which was featured in the New York Times Square by Spotify.

Shortly after she released another banger dubbed 'Water'. This song was so catchy and amazing which actually made her rise prominently internationally.

This song is one of the most significant achievements that has happened to her.

Here are some of the achievements that this single has made.

It was the song that debuted her performance internationally when she first performed at Dolce Gabbana and the Milan Fashion Week.

It became a TikTok challenge which made the song more famous.

The song was featured in New York Times Square by Spotify.

It became among the top 10 songs in the United Kingdom afro beats charts, in The Netherlands and New Zealand.

It has been in the US Billboard Charts Hot 100 for the past few weeks which made her the first South African soloist to enter the charts and also the youngest-ever South African musician to enter the charts.

She joined Chris Brown as the opening act in the Under the Influence tour.

She performed in The Bianca Show and also in the US late-night show with Jimmy Fallon.

The music video to water got 3 million views on YouTube just in 3 days.

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