Grammy-winning South African singer Tyla has debunked claims that she isn't black. There were claims from rival fans on social media that the 22-year-old singer is 'white/Indian' and not black. Reacting in a statement shared via her X page Thursday night, Tyla clarified that she is mixed race.
Grammy-winning South African singer Tyla has debunked claims that she isn't black. There were claims from rival fans on social media that the 22-year-old singer is 'white/Indian' and not black. Reacting in a statement shared via her X page Thursday night, Tyla clarified that she is mixed race. She emphasised that she has black/Zulu, Irish, Mauritian/Indian ancestry.
The 'Water' hitmaker insisted that she had never denied her blackness. The statement read, 'Yoh guys, never denied my blackness, idk where that came from... 'I'm mixed with black/Zulu, irish, Mauritian/Indian and Coloured. 'In Southa I would be classified as a Coloured woman and other places I would be classified as a black woman. 'Race is classified differently in different parts of the world.
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