Keely Goodall30 January 2025 | 6:32
Happy 23rd birthday, Tyla!
Celebrate our favourite queen of ‘Popiano’ with five of her best songs (so far!).
Tyla, winner of the African Music Performance award for ‘Water’, attends the 66th Grammy Awards at Peacock Theatre on 4 February 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Picture: Getty Images via AFP
At only 23 years old, Tyla has been making waves with her fusion of pop and amapiano music.
Her hit song 'Water' has gone viral across the world and she recently became the second female African artist ever to have two songs on the Billboard Hot 100.
The first was the legendary Miriam Makeba.
To celebrate her birthday, and this milestone, let’s look at some of her biggest hits so far.