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Singer Tyla Laura Seethal, better known by her stage name Tyla, from South Africa, has disclosed that she struggled to persuade her parents to allow her to pursue her musical career.
She claimed that because they do not view music as a profession, her parents disapproved of her decision to pursue a music career.
The "Water" singer claimed that after crying for days, her parents finally gave in.
Speaking in a recent interview with Power 106 FM, Los Angeles, U.S.A., Tyla said, “My parents weren’t really strict on what I’m doing, but they were strict in terms of me going to the studio rather than getting a job. They were like, ‘Music is not a job. That it’s a hobby.’
“So, I had to cry every day and tell them that I wanna do this. There’s nothing else I wanna do. It was difficult convincing them. It’s also because, in South Africa, it doesn’t happen to us. I’ve heard so many women who wanted to do music and didn’t end up the way they wanted to. So, my parents were just trying to protect me, which is fine, but I showed them that I want to do music by all means.”
