Tyla Laura

Tyla feels like a genuine new center of gravity in global pop. Coming out of Gauteng, South Africa, she broke worldwide with 2023's 'Water,' and what I admire is her refusal to chase someone else's trend; instead she carried her own country's groove to the top, earning the 'Queen of Popiano' tag by fusing pop and amapiano. The 2024 Grammy for Best African Music Performance and her sweep of newcomer honors point to real, grounded momentum rather than hype. Watching African music step into the world's spotlight on its own terms genuinely excites me, and she is an artist whose next moves I want to keep following closely.

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Name (English)

Tyla Laura

Name (Japanese)

タイラ

Reading

たいら

Born

January 30, 2002 (age 24)

Origin

Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa

Occupation

singer / songwriter / dancer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Horse

Awards & achievements

• 2024 Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance
• 2024 BET Award for Best International Act
• 2024 BET Award for Best New Artist
• 2024 MTV Video Music Award for Best Afrobeats Video
• 2024 South African Music Award for Female Artist of the Year
• 2024 South African Music Award for Newcomer of the Year
• 2024 South African Music Award for Pop Album of the Year

• Official sitehttps://tylaworld.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tyla/
• Xhttps://x.com/Tyllaaaaaaa
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyla
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118105408

Tags

• Gauteng
• singer
• songwriter
• dancer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.