Tyla Celebrates Meeting Fan Amid Viral Video of Her Passed Out, Peeps Confused: “Are You OK?”
- Tyla made headlines after a clip of a woman believed to be her, unconscious in the backseat of a vehicle in Brazil, trended online
- Instead of directly addressing the incident, Tyla teased what happened by resharing a photo with a fan, sparking mixed reactions and confusion
- An American rapper previously came to Tyla's defence after the South African musician got dragged online
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Grammy Award-winning South African musician Tyla is having the time of her life in Brazil.
Tyla dominated social media trending charts after a video of someone, believed to be her, passed out in a car, went viral online. The Water hitmaker seemingly confirmed that it was her in the viral video with a cheeky post.
Tyla also reshared a picture of her and a fan out and about in São Paolo, seemingly before the now-viral incident.
Tyla gushes over fan amid viral video of her passed out
Taking to her official X account on Thursday, 21 August 2025, Tyla reshared a photo of herself with a fan. Reposting the picture, the musician who continues to make history on the Billboard US Afrobeats charts, gushed over her fan. The post was captioned:
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“Y'all. I really met Info Tyla Brasil yesterday 🤭❤️”
The picture, which was originally shared by a Tyla fan account, Info Tyla Brasil on X, showed the We Wanna Party musician posing for a picture with her superfan. The picture was captioned:
“Body teaaaaaaaaaaa”
The fan, who was wearing a brown crochet-style top, couldn’t hide her joy when she met Tyla backstage. Tyla, in a lime green dress, posed in her usual confident yet playful way.
See the picture below:
What are peeps saying about Tyla's picture with a fan before the viral video?
In the comment section, several netizens inquired about the viral video showing Tyla seemingly passed out in a car. While others gushed over Tyla and her Brazilian superfan, applauding the MTV Award winner for blue-ticking the viral video, some filled the comments with hilarious reactions.
Here are some of the comments:
@pixelpixex gushed:
“This isn’t just beauty, it’s presence, like she stepped out of a magazine spread and into reality.”
@gigibonxy said:
“The dress, the pose, the smile; it’s literally a cinematic moment frozen in real life.”
@VibeByDesignn shared:
“I love how you can just let things slide and act like nothing’s wrong. As long as you’re ok, that’s what matters. Two queens 👸🏾”
@darwhizzy reacted:
“Some might mistake y'all for twins.”
@YL2SI_ remarked:
“This might be the biggest moment on stan twitter ever.”
@_ladytopaz asked:
“Girl. What happened last night? Are you ok?”
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Cardi B defends Tyla against social media trolls
This isn't the first time Tyla has dominated social media trending charts for something negative.
Briefly News reported that American rapper Cardi B had to come to Tyla's defence again after she got dragged by Black Americans on TikTok.
The rapper stepped in to defend Tyla after Black Americans made fun of her We Wanna Party EP's first week sales. South Africans and fans of the Water hitmaker took to Cardi's video to applaud her for standing up for Tyla.
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