Tyla Asked Which Olympic Athletes She’s Excited to Watch: ‘Sabrina Carpenter, She’s Killing It’

Tyla gets a pass for being unaware of American culture. Back in March, the South African vocalist didn’t realize she ran into U.S. congresswoman Nancy Pelosi during a 2024 Grammys afterparty.

“I had no idea,” Tyla told People about her run-in with Pelosi. “I didn’t know who she was, honestly, but I think she may have known because she asked to take a picture with me, so I was like, ‘OK, cool.’ She held my hand, and I was like, ‘Are you sure we should hold hands?’ Because I didn’t know. I was kind of feeling a bit tight, but she was like, ‘Hold my hand, hold my hand.’ It was cute.”