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The South African singer Tyla has won a total of 27 industry awards from 93 nominations throughout her career. Her self-titled debut studio album was released in 2024 and debuted at number 24 on the US Billboard 200 chart. [1] The album spawned her breakthrough single, "Water", which peaked at number 7 on the Hot 100. [2] That same year, she was named the youngest African soloist to win a Grammy Award at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. [3]
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Tyla started off covering pop songs before she joined the amapiano wave. [4] She released her debut single "Getting Late" in 2019 and was nominated for the Best Music Video of the Year at the 28th Annual South African Music Awards in 2022. [5] [6] In 2023, she released "Been Thinking" which was nominated for the Best Produced Music Video at the 29th Annual South African Music Awards, [7] and she won the Best Female Artist award at the 9th Annual African Entertainment Awards USA later that year. [8] She was also nominated for the Best New Artist at the Soul Train Music Awards, [9] and the Best African Music Act at the MOBO Awards. [10]
In 2024, Tyla won the inaugural Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance. [11] She went on to win the most awards at the BET Awards, tying with American singers Usher and Victoria Monét at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, [12] where she was named the Best New Artist, [13] and Best International Act. [14] In her native South Africa she received the Song of the Year, International Achievement and Highest Airplay awards at the 3rd Annual Basadi in Music Awards; she was the most nominated recipient with five, and the most-awarded performing artist at the event. [15] She also took home the Best International Act at the Cultural and Creative Industry Awards, [16] and the Most Stylish Performing Artist at the South African Style Awards. [17] She led the 18th Metro FM Music Awards nomination list with six, and she was honoured with the Global Icon award. [18] Tyla received a Global Force accolade at the inaugural Billboard R&B's No. 1s event. [19] [20] Towards the end of 2024, at the 30th Annual South African Music Awards, Tyla won the most awards, receiving four from seven nominations. [21] GQ honoured her with the Entertainer of the Year award. [22] Tyla is set to receive the Impact Award in 2025, at the Women in Music Awards. [23]
