Tyla made history on Sunday night as the winner of the newly introduced category in the Grammy Awards.
The South African star is excited about the win for many reasons; she bagged her first award at 22 and she scooped the first win of a new category.
The singer beat Nigerian stars Davido, Asake, and Ayra Starr who were nominated in the same category as her.
Tyla won the Best African Music Performance category for her hit song, Water.
Taking to Instagram, she shared lovely photos from the event and expressed gratitude.
“I am so honored to be the first winner of a Grammy under this newly introduced category… we made history! I wanna say some more thank you’s to all my Tygers,” she wrote.
The star appreciated her choreographer, creative director, label, and Fantastic 4. She also congratulated all winners and nominees.
“Congratulations to all the winners and nominees. Africa to the world RRRrrrrr.”