Tyra is the new “it girl” in the music and fashion scene.
The “Truth or Dare” singer rose to fame last year with her hit single “Water,” winning a Grammy and becoming a viral dance sensation on TikTok.
Let’s take a closer look at the musician whose 2024 Met Gala dress took the internet by storm.
she is from south africa
Tyra was born on January 30, 2002 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
In December last year, Tyra sparked backlash after wearing a necklace that read “I am a colored South African,” which was meant to indicate that she “comes from a variety of cultures.” That’s what Tyra said.
However, the term “colored” did not sit well with Tyra’s American fan base. They consider the term a slur used during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation.
Her hit song “Water” caused a viral dance sensation
The Amapiano-based pop song peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, the first South African solo artist to do so since Hugh Masekara in 1968, and Tyra became the highest-charting African song in Billboard’s history. who became a female solo musician. per billboard.
“Water” also topped the U.S. Billboard Afrobeat Songs and Hip-Hop/R&B charts.
A catchy song was the trigger viral dance sensationThis is done for the part of the single where she sings: “Make me sweat, make me hotter/Make me lose my breath, give me water.”
Celebrities like Ciara and Jennifer Hudson are also participating in the #WaterChallenge.
she is a grammy award winning singer
In February 2024, Tyra won her first Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance for her 2023 hit song “Water”.
“What the hell?!” she said while accepting the award. “This is crazy. She never thought she’d be able to say she won a Grammy at 22 years old.”
2024 Met Gala look tops best-dressed list
Tyra attended her first Met Gala on May 6, 2024, wearing a floor-length Balmain dress made in three shades of real sand and a matching handbag in the shape of an hourglass. Wearing it attracted attention.
She explained that while the official dress code for the night was “Garden of Time,” she instead took inspiration from the “Sands of Time” for a unique design. During Vogue live stream.
“What I’m wearing is sand, essentially the sands of time. I really wanted something new this year,” she told LaLa Anthony at fashion’s biggest night.
“It feels amazing. I can’t wait to go in and look at all the pictures when I get home…I love the costumes and how everything turned out.”
Tyra’s dress made it difficult for her to sit and walk, so she had to be carried up the stairs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
After she walked the carpet, Balmain’s creative director Olivier Rousteing cut the gown with scissors and transformed it into a minidress.
