A mononym is a name composed of only one word. An individual who is known and addressed by a mononym is a mononymous person .
47-491: Tyla Laura Seethal (born 30 January 2002), known mononymously as Tyla , is a South African singer. Her musical style is characterised by a fusion of the pop and amapiano genres, with many publications dubbing her " Queen of Popiano ". Born and raised in Johannesburg , Tyla signed with Epic Records in 2021 following the domestic success of her 2019 debut single, " Getting Late ". She gained international recognition after
94-602: A Brit Award , an Ivor Novello Award , a Soul Train Music Award and nine South African Music Awards . Tyla Laura Seethal was born on 30 January 2002 in Edenvale, Gauteng , to a Coloured family with Indian , Indo-Mauritian , Zulu , and Irish ancestry. She grew up in Johannesburg, Gauteng , and graduated from Edenglen High School in 2019, where she was the Head of Culture. During her final year of high school, she began pursuing
141-594: A Latinized version (where "u" become "v", and "j" becomes "i") of his family surname , "Arouet, l[e] j[eune]" ("Arouet, the young"); it reversed the syllables of the name of the town his father came from, Airvault; and it has implications of speed and daring through similarity to French expressions such as voltige , volte-face and volatile . "Arouet" would not have served the purpose, given that name's associations with " roué " and with an expression that meant "for thrashing". The 19th-century French author Marie-Henri Beyle (1783–1842) used many pen names , most famously
188-421: A "bullet", although there are tracks that will also get bullets if the loss in detections doesn't exceed the percentage of downtime from a monitored station. "Airpower" awards are issued to songs that appear on the top 20 of both the airplay and audience chart for the first time, while the "greatest gainer" award is given to song with the largest increase in detections. A song with six or more spins in its first week
235-662: A career in music, posting original songs and covers on Instagram and actively seeking out opportunities in the music industry. She was discovered by her first manager, Garth von Glehn, who organized her first recording sessions. Tyla stated that she spent every weekend of her final year of high school in the recording studio. Before beginning her music career, Tyla's hobbies were painting and drawing , which she still likes to do. In late 2019 after finishing high school, Tyla self-released her debut single, " Getting Late " featuring production from Kooldrink, which achieved national success. Filmed by her own manager intermittently throughout
282-640: A combination of two personal names typically given by a Buddhist monk. There are no inherited family names; instead, Bhutanese differentiate themselves with nicknames or prefixes. In the Near East 's Arab world, the Syrian poet Ali Ahmad Said Esber (born 1930) at age 17 adopted the mononym pseudonym, Adunis , sometimes also spelled "Adonis". A perennial contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature, he has been described as
329-571: A given name and a surname. Some companies get around this by entering the mononym as both the given name and the surname. Rhythmic (chart) The Rhythmic chart (also called Rhythmic Airplay , and previously named Rhythmic Songs , Rhythmic Top 40 and CHR/Rhythmic ) is an airplay chart published weekly by Billboard magazine . The chart tracks and measures the airplay of songs played on US rhythmic radio stations, whose playlist includes mostly hit-driven R&B/hip-hop, rhythmic pop, and some dance tracks. Nielsen Audio sometimes refers to
376-647: A lifetime. In European and American histories, prominent Native Americans are usually mononymous, using a name that was frequently garbled and simplified in translation. For example, the Aztec emperor whose name was preserved in Nahuatl documents as Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin was called "Montezuma" in subsequent histories. In current histories he is often named Moctezuma II , using the European custom of assigning regnal numbers to hereditary heads of state. Some French authors have shown
423-444: A mononym, in some cases adopted legally. For some historical figures, a mononym is the only name that is still known today. The word mononym comes from English mono- ("one", "single") and -onym ("name", "word"), ultimately from Greek mónos (μόνος, "single"), and ónoma (ὄνομα, "name"). The structure of persons' names has varied across time and geography. In some societies, individuals have been mononymous, receiving only
470-421: A pop star like Rihanna, Britney Spears or Michael Jackson would come out of South Africa. I wanted a star to come from my hometown. Now, for the people of my hometown, I want to be a pop star who represents South Africa" Tyla's biggest musical influences include Michael Jackson , Aaliyah , Rihanna , Cassie , Ciara , Shakira , Freshlyground , Britney Spears , Drake and Wizkid . She has said that her dream
517-463: A preference for mononyms. In the 17th century, the dramatist and actor Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622–73) took the mononym stage name Molière. In the 18th century, François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778) adopted the mononym Voltaire , for both literary and personal use, in 1718 after his imprisonment in Paris' Bastille , to mark a break with his past. The new name combined several features. It was an anagram for
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#1733106832606564-464: A single name. Alulim , first king of Sumer , is one of the earliest names known; Narmer , an ancient Egyptian pharaoh , is another. In addition, Biblical names like Adam , Eve , Moses , or Abraham , were typically mononymous, as were names in the surrounding cultures of the Fertile Crescent . Ancient Greek names like Heracles , Homer , Plato , Socrates , and Aristotle , also follow
611-738: A tradition of single names. In modern times, in countries that have long been part of the East Asian cultural sphere (Japan, the Koreas, Vietnam, and China), mononyms are rare. An exception pertains to the Emperor of Japan . Mononyms are common in Indonesia , especially in Javanese names . Single names still also occur in Tibet . Most Afghans also have no surname. In Bhutan , most people use either only one name or
658-470: Is to become the first global pop star from Africa. She has since been deemed the " Queen of Popiano ", a fusion of the pop and amapiano genres, infused with elements of R&B and Afrobeats . Tyla has also worked with notable producers in the industry such as the production duo, Stargate , whom produced her single " Tears ", a collaboration with Coca Cola 's Coke Studio that was released in November 2024,
705-554: The Billboard Mainstream R&;B/Hip-Hop Airplay and Rhythmic Airplay charts. Heven Haile of Pitchfork described it as a "slick club anthem that channels the seductive pop-R&B hits of mid-2000s Ciara and Rihanna ". Tyla then joined Chris Brown as the opening act for his Under the Influence Tour . In May 2023, she released the single " Girl Next Door ", featuring Nigerian singer Ayra Starr . She released
752-597: The COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns , the accompanying music video was released in January 2021. It amassed several million views on YouTube, and was nominated for South African Music Award for Best Music Video of the Year in 2022 . She had been studying towards a degree in mining engineering , and after much persuasion and "a lot of crying", her parents had agreed to let Tyla take a year off university to attempt to lift her music career off
799-606: The Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, where she was named the Best New Artist , and Best International Act . Her nominations include South African Music Award for Album of the Year , Soul Train Music Award for Best New Artist , Brit Award for International Song and Metro FM Music Award for Song of the Year amongst others. Mononymously A mononym may be the person's only name, given to them at birth. This
846-405: The sentimental ballad deviates from her signature amapiano pop - R&B sound and is an acoustic folk ballad which showcases Tyla's vocal versatility. Headling Supporting Tyla was named the inaugural winner for Best African Music Performance at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards . Her accolades include two BET Awards , MTV Video Music Award , and the honorary Global Force Award at
893-401: The 17th and 18th centuries, most Italian castrato singers used mononyms as stage names (e.g. Caffarelli , Farinelli ). The German writer, mining engineer, and philosopher Georg Friedrich Philipp Freiherr von Hardenberg (1772–1801) became famous as Novalis . The 18th-century Italian painter Bernardo Bellotto , who is now ranked as an important and original painter in his own right, traded on
940-638: The Grass " in 1968. Tyla performed "Water" live on The Bianca Show in Sweden and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in the United States. The music video for "Water" was released on 6 October 2023, it accumulated 3 million views on YouTube in three days. Tyla was then featured on a remix version of " Girls Need Love " by Summer Walker , released as part of the latter's Girls Mix extended play in October 2023. On
987-472: The Hot Crossover 30 chart in two: Top 40/Dance and Top 40/Rock, the latter of which focused on rock titles which crossed over. By December 1990, Billboard eliminated the chart because more top 40 and R&B stations were becoming identical with the rhythmic-heavy playlist being played at the crossover stations at the time. Billboard revived the chart in October 1992 as Top 40/Rhythm-Crossover , with
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#17331068326061034-412: The chart is " Timeless " by The Weeknd and Playboi Carti . There are forty positions on this chart and it is solely based on radio airplay. 66 rhythmic radio stations are electronically monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems . Songs are ranked based on the number of plays that each song received during that week. Songs receiving the greatest growth will receive
1081-609: The clan) – the nomen and cognomen were almost always hereditary. Mononyms in other ancient cultures include Hannibal , the Celtic queen Boudica , and the Numidian king Jugurtha . During the early Middle Ages , mononymity slowly declined, with northern and eastern Europe keeping the tradition longer than the south. The Dutch Renaissance scholar and theologian Erasmus is a late example of mononymity; though sometimes referred to as "Desiderius Erasmus" or "Erasmus of Rotterdam", he
1128-670: The emperor and his family have no surname, only a given name, such as Hirohito , which in practice in Japanese is rarely used: out of respect and as a measure of politeness, Japanese prefer to say "the Emperor" or "the Crown Prince". Roman Catholic popes have traditionally adopted a single, regnal name upon their election . John Paul I broke with this tradition – adopting a double name honoring his two predecessors – and his successor John Paul II followed suit, but Benedict XVI reverted to
1175-500: The eve of December 2023, she announced the release of her debut studio album, Tyla (2024), and simultaneously released three songs: " Truth or Dare ", "On and On", and "Butterflies", as promotional singles from the project on an extended play of the same name. Tyla performed a medley of "Water" and "Truth or Dare" on the season 24 finale of The Voice on 19 December 2023. At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2024, Tyla became
1222-529: The first Billboard R&B's No. 1's. Tyla was named the most nominated artist at multiple award ceremonies, she led the 18th annual Metro FM Music Awards with six nominations, the 30th South African Music Awards with five nominations, and the 3rd annual Basadi in Music Awards with five nominations, the latter where she won three awards. Tyla went on to receive the most awards at the 2024 BET Awards , tying with American singers Usher and Victoria Monét at
1269-451: The first number one being " End of the Road " by Boyz II Men . On June 25, 1997, it was renamed to Rhythmic Top 40 as a way to distinguish stations that continued to play a broad based rhythmic mix from those whose mix leaned heavily toward R&B and hip-hop. It was changed to Rhythmic Airplay in the February 7, 2004, issue and shortened to Rhythmic on July 12, 2008. The current number-one song on
1316-400: The first person to win the inaugural Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance with "Water", also becoming the youngest-ever African artist to win a Grammy Award. Tyla's self-titled debut album was officially released via Fax and Epic Records on 22 March 2024. The accompanying music video for " Art " was released in tandem with the album. Tyla received widespread critical acclaim, and
1363-408: The first time alongside Gunna and Skillibeng . On 11 October 2024, Tyla released the deluxe edition of her self-tilted debut studio album comprising three additional songs including " Push 2 Start ". Musically, "Push 2 Start" is a reggae -infused amapiano pop track, which was positively received and it's music video premiered on YouTube on 8 November 2024. "When I was a kid, I always hoped that
1410-459: The format as rhythmic contemporary hit radio. Billboard magazine first took notice of the newly emerged genre on February 27, 1987, when it launched the first crossover chart, Hot Crossover 30 . It originally consisted of thirty titles and was based on reporting by eighteen stations, five of which were considered as pure rhythmic. The chart featured a mix of urban contemporary , top 40 and dance hits. In September 1989, Billboard split
1457-510: The greatest living poet of the Arab world. In the West, mononymity, as well as its use by royals in conjunction with titles, has been primarily used or given to famous people such as prominent writers, artists , entertainers , musicians and athletes . The comedian and illusionist Teller , the silent half of the duo Penn & Teller , legally changed his original polynym, Raymond Joseph Teller, to
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1504-582: The ground. She then signed a recording contract with Epic Records through a joint venture with Fax Records in the United States in May 2021. She followed up her debut single with the singles "Overdue" in October 2021 and "To Last" in November 2022. Tyla's first public performance occurred in 2023 during the Dolce & Gabbana afterparty at Milan Fashion Week , following the release of her single " Been Thinking ", which earned Tyla her first chart placements of her career, on
1551-456: The imposition of Western-style names, one of the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada was for all provinces and territories to waive fees to allow Indigenous people to legally assume traditional names, including mononyms. In Ontario , for example, it is now legally possible to change to a single name or register one at birth, for members of Indigenous nations which have
1598-451: The mononym "Teller" and possesses a United States passport issued in that single name. While some have chosen their own mononym, others have mononyms chosen for them by the public. Oprah Winfrey , American talk show host, is usually referred to by only her first name, Oprah. Elvis Presley , American singer, is usually referred to by only his first name, Elvis. Western computer systems do not always support monynyms, most still requiring
1645-466: The mononym Stendhal, adapted from the name of the little Prussian town of Stendal , birthplace of the German art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann , whom Stendhal admired. Nadar (Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, 1820–1910) was an early French photographer. In the 20th century, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873–1954, author of Gigi , 1945), used her actual surname as her mononym pen name, Colette. In
1692-640: The mononymous pseudonym Witkacy, a conflation of his surname ( Witkiewicz ) and middle name ( Ignacy ). Monarchs and other royalty , for example Napoleon , have traditionally availed themselves of the privilege of using a mononym, modified when necessary by an ordinal or epithet (e.g., Queen Elizabeth II or Charles the Great ). This is not always the case: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has two names. While many European royals have formally sported long chains of names, in practice they have tended to use only one or two and not to use surnames . In Japan,
1739-533: The mononymous pseudonym of his uncle and teacher, Antonio Canal ( Canaletto ), in those countries—Poland and Germany—where his famous uncle was not active, calling himself likewise "Canaletto". Bellotto remains commonly known as "Canaletto" in those countries to this day. The 19th-century Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820–87), better known by his mononymous pen name Multatuli (from the Latin multa tuli , "I have suffered [or borne ] many things"), became famous for
1786-550: The name. A departure from this custom occurred, for example, among the Romans , who by the Republican period and throughout the Imperial period used multiple names : a male citizen's name comprised three parts (this was mostly typical of the upper class, while others would usually have only two names): praenomen (given name), nomen (clan name) and cognomen (family line within
1833-495: The pattern, with epithets (similar to second names) only used subsequently by historians to distinguish between individuals with the same name, as in the case of Zeno the Stoic and Zeno of Elea ; likewise, patronymics or other biographic details (such as city of origin, or another place name or occupation the individual was associated with) were used to specify whom one was talking about, but these details were not considered part of
1880-533: The release of her 2023 single " Water ", which entered the top ten in multiple countries including her native South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. "Water" 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 . The single preceded her self-titled debut album (2024), which
1927-485: The satirical novel, Max Havelaar (1860), in which he denounced the abuses of colonialism in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia ). The 20th-century British author Hector Hugh Munro (1870–1916) became known by his pen name , Saki. In 20th-century Poland, the theater-of-the-absurd playwright , novelist, painter , photographer, and philosopher Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (1885–1939) after 1925 often used
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1974-505: The song " Water " in July 2023 as the lead single from her self-titled debut studio album. After spawning a viral dance challenge on the social media platform TikTok , "Water" peaked within the top 10 in multiple countries including South Africa, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Tyla became the first and youngest-ever South African soloist in 55 years to enter the US Billboard Hot 100 with "Water", following Hugh Masekela 's " Grazing in
2021-447: The use of a single name. Surnames were introduced in Turkey only after World War I , by the country's first president, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk , as part of his Westernization and modernization programs. Some North American Indigenous people continue their nations' traditional naming practices, which may include the use of single names. In Canada , where government policy often included
2068-536: Was a top-25 album in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, and Switzerland. Tyla received the most nominations at the 18th Metro FM Music Awards in South Africa, with six nods. She went on to win the most awards at the 2024 BET Awards , tying with Usher and Victoria Monét at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, where she delivered a live performance of " Jump " for
2115-513: Was christened only as "Erasmus", after the martyr Erasmus of Formiae . Composers in the ars nova and ars subtilior styles of late medieval music were often known mononymously—potentially because their names were sobriquets —such as Borlet , Egardus , Egidius , Grimace , Solage , and Trebor . Naming practices of indigenous peoples of the Americas are highly variable, with one individual often bearing more than one name over
2162-418: Was released to critical acclaim and moderate commercial success, entering the top 25 in multiple countries including the United States. Tyla is the youngest African artist in history to win a Grammy Award. Her other accolades include an MTV Video Music Award , 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
2209-462: Was routine in most ancient societies, and remains common in modern societies such as in Afghanistan , Bhutan , Indonesia (especially by the Javanese ), Myanmar , Mongolia , Tibet , and South India . In other cases, a person may select a single name from their polynym or adopt a mononym as a chosen name, pen name , stage name , or regnal name . A popular nickname may effectively become
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