South Africa might just be on the precipice of having our first stratospheric superstar. Tyla, hailing from Johannesburg, has just become the youngest South African to enter the prestigious Billboard Hot 100 chart, with her viral track ‘Water’ coming in at number 67. Tyla is only the second South African to have a solo track on the chart, with the legendary Hugh Masekela being the first all the way back in 1968, with his song ‘Grazing in the Grass’ spending two weeks at the number 1 spot.
‘Water’ was released on 28 July 2023 and has gone viral online, informing a global dance-trend created by Tyla’s choreographer Lee-che´ Janecke, resulting in over 600 000 participatory videos.
In addition to Tyla’s Billboard success, she has been breaking records on Spotify. Tyla is now the first South African artist to exceed 10 million monthly listeners, with ‘Water’ nearing a staggering 50 million streams. The music video for ‘Water’ exceeded a million views on its release day via Youtube, making Tyla the first South African to ever achieve this.
Tyla – Water Single Cover, Courtesy of @tyla on Instagram
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