{"id":18486,"date":"2024-02-05T14:32:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T12:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/?p=18486"},"modified":"2024-02-05T14:32:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T12:32:21","slug":"tyla-makes-sa-sweat-after-scooping-her-first-grammy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2024\/02\/05\/tyla-makes-sa-sweat-after-scooping-her-first-grammy\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyla makes SA sweat after scooping her first Grammy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TYLA-GRAMMY-725x770.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"725\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TYLA-GRAMMY-725x770.jpg 725w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TYLA-GRAMMY-1101x1170.jpg 1101w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TYLA-GRAMMY-768x816.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TYLA-GRAMMY.jpg 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>South African Born songstress, Tyla Laura Seethal, bagged her first Grammy Award for the for the Best African Music Performance for her song <em>&#8216;Water&#8217;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The 66th Grammy Awards ceremony hosted South Africa&#8217;s very own, Trevor Noah, were held at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, United States, yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>Tyla was nominated amongst other South African artists including Noah, Musa Keys and Just 6.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old trailblazer is the first artist to win an award in the inaugural year for the category.<\/p>\n<p>She went up against Davido Featuring Musa Keys for their song Unavailable and Ayra Starr for the song Rush.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulatory messages for the hitmaker have been pouring in for the youngest South African Grammy Award winner.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Two <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SouthAfricans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SouthAfricans<\/a> flying the \ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6 on the global stage. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tyla?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tyla<\/a> winning a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Grammy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Grammy<\/a> for Water in the Best African Music Performance. She becomes the youngest African to win a Grammy at 22. The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GRAMMYs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GRAMMYs<\/a>\u202f\u202f\u202f were hosted by another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SouthAfrican?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SouthAfrican<\/a>\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Trevornoah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Trevornoah<\/a>, for the 4th time.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ni6SOBve6O\">pic.twitter.com\/Ni6SOBve6O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clayson Monyela (@ClaysonMonyela) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClaysonMonyela\/status\/1754391586153066986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The EFF Congratulates Tyla Laura Seethal On Winning A Grammy For Best African Music Performance. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E0kx4jAHyV\">pic.twitter.com\/E0kx4jAHyV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EFFSouthAfrica\/status\/1754406644966998179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I love this photo. It looks like she\u2019s holding a giant Grammy \ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JAcVfjefvc\">pic.twitter.com\/JAcVfjefvc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sibongile Mafu (@sboshmafu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sboshmafu\/status\/1754419798568476995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I love how <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tyllaaaaaaa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Tyllaaaaaaa<\/a> reminds everyone that\u2019s she is from South Africa in her Grammy acceptance speech, praises God for her success and is such a beautiful authentic embodiment of who she is and where she\u2019s from.<\/p>\n<p>This woman deserves it all.<br \/>\n\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6\u2764\ufe0f\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6\u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fXMW8QnjQt\">pic.twitter.com\/fXMW8QnjQt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Karyn Maughan (@karynmaughan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/karynmaughan\/status\/1754418834998452649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congrats Tyla on winning a Grammy. Another proudly South African moment.. \ud83d\udc4c\ud83d\udc4c\ud83d\udc4c\ud83d\udc4c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Eehjfw6Sa4\">pic.twitter.com\/Eehjfw6Sa4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chriselda Zozi Lewis (Babes Wendaba) (@Chriseldalewis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chriseldalewis\/status\/1754385586037665825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div>Sports, Arts and Culture Minister, Zizi Kodwa, says Tyla&#8217;s success has been truly inspiring, confirming her status as a global superstar.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cTyla is a proud ambassador of South African arts and culture. I congratulate Tyla for a historic Grammy Award win, which comes before she has even released a full album. Continue to inspire and to raise the South African flag high\u201d.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In giving recognition to the other South African artists who were nominated, the Minister says this shows the diverse South African artistic talent on display on the world stage.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South African Born songstress, Tyla Laura Seethal, bagged her first Grammy Award for the for the Best African Music Performance for her song &#8216;Water&#8217;. The 66th Grammy Awards ceremony hosted South Africa&#8217;s very own, Trevor Noah, were held at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, United States, yesterday. 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