Click: “Namaste, Mumbai!” Tyla performs at Indian Sneaker Festival

ACTRESS Jacqueline Fernandez shared a striking picture with global music sensation Tyla, praising her by calling her “a literal goddess”.

Fernandez took to Instagram to share pictures with Tyla, who was in India for the Indian Sneaker Festival, where about 60 000 people attended.

It marked Tyla's debut in the country.

In a photograph, the Bollywood actress is seen in a vibrant, embellished crop jacket paired with black trousers, while Tyla stuns in a shimmering, high-slit draped ensemble.

“A literal goddess! @tyla,” Jacqueline wrote as the caption.

Jacqueline Fernandez shared a striking picture with global music sensation Tyla.

Image: Jacqueline Fernandez/Instagram

At the concert, Tyla greeted fans with “Namaste, Mumbai,” and , with the help of fashion/styling designer Nancy Tyagi, sported a bindi during her travels.

Tyla - or Tyla Laura Seethal - has Indian, Zulu, Mauritian, and Irish ancestry.

Her musical style is characterised by a fusion of pop and amapiano, with many publications dubbing her "Queen of Popiano".

She gained international recognition after the release of her 2023 single Water, which was the first song by a South African soloist to enter the US Billboard Hot 100 in 55 years and was awarded the inaugural Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance.

Tyla is the youngest African artist in history to win a Grammy Award. Her other accolades include two MTV Video Music Awards, two BET Awards, three MTV Europe Music Awards and the honorary Global Force Award at the first Billboard R&B's No. 1's, among nominations for a Brit Award, an Ivor Novello Award, a Soul Train Music Award and nine South African Music Awards.

Talking about Fernandez, she was last seen in the comedy thriller directed by Tarun Mansukhani. It marks the fifth instalment of the Housefull franchise. - IANS