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UPDATED: List of South African Grammy Award winners!

A complete list of all the South African artists who have won Grammy Awards to date.

05-02-24 21:32
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South Africa have produced 12 Grammy Award winners between 1964 and 2024 and below, we take a look at the artists who’ve been honoured on music’s biggest stage.

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This list had to be updated after 22-year-old popstar Tyla beat Burna Boy, Davido, Asake, Olamide and Ayra Starr to the award, as well as fellow South African Musa Keys, who was nominated alongside Davido for Unavailable, in the Best African Music Performance category.

The 22-year-old Mzansi singer was awarded for her song Waterthe lead single from her eponymous debut studio album, Tyla

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SOUTH AFRICAN GRAMMY AWARD WINNERS!

ArtistsNumber of Grammy winYears won
Mariam MakebaOne1965
Ladysmith Black MambazoFive1987, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2017
Soweto Gospel ChoirThree2006, 2007, 2010
Lebo MOne1994
Trevor RabinOne1984
Phil Ramone141964, 1965, 1969, 1978, 1980, 1983, 2004, 2005
Dave MatthewsTwo1997, 2004
Wouter KellermanTwo2014, 2023
Zakes BantwiniOne2023
Nomcebo ZikodeOne2023
Black CoffeeOne2022
TylaOne2024

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WHAT TYLA SAID DURING HER ACCEPTANCE SPEECH

“What? Oh my gosh, guys, this is crazy! I never thought I’d say I won a Grammy at 22-years-old,” Tyla said in her acceptance speech. 

“If you don’t know me, my name is Tyla and I’m from South Africa, and last year God decided to change my whole life, thank you so much to God, to my team, my family.

“I know my mum is crying somewhere in here. Thank you to The Recording Academy for this category. It’s so important. I know I’m forgetting some things, but I won a Grammy!”

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Tyla with her Grammy Award
Tyla won a Grammy. Image via Instagram @tyla_seethall