South Africa's Tyla makes historic Billboard Hot 100 debut with Water – BBC

Tyla makes historic Billboard Hot 100 debut with Water - BBC

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Tyla’s song Water has ranked 67 on the Billboard Hot 100 list

The viral hit song Water by South African music star Tyla has debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, after trending for several weeks on TikTok.

Water is the first solo song by a South African musician to appear on the chart since jazz legend Hugh Masekela’s Grazing in the Grass 55 years ago.

But 21-year-old Tyla is South Africa’s youngest musician to appear on the list.

It is the most popular music ranking chart in the US, published…