Tyla is headed to the big screen. The South African singer announced to fans on Tuesday (June 9) that she has joined the Sub-Saharan voice cast of Pixar’s eagerly anticipated Toy Story 5. “Hey South Africa! It’s Tyla. Toy Story 5 is coming to cinemas on the 19th of June,” she told fans in a video in which Buzz Lightyear and Woody dolls hung out in the background.

“Come and watch with your whole family because your girl Tyla is in the movie as the inflatable flamingo,” the Grammy-winner added about her voice acting debut in which she will bring some South African flavor to the cast that includes returning stars Tom Hanks as Woody, Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear, Tony Hale (Forky) and Joan Cusack (Jessie), as well as Greta Lee (Lilypad), Conan O’Brien (Smarty Pants), Craig Robinson (Atlas), Keanu Reeves (Duke Caboom) and many more.

The 24-year-old singer will be featured as the pool toy who becomes friends with the gang in the film that finds the crew trying to figure out where they belong in a world where technology is rapidly pushing aside traditional children’s toys.

In a promo video, Tyla, an avowed Toy Story superfan, said when she was asked to join the cast she was so excited that, for the first time, she was bugging her management team every day for updates on the gig. “I just couldn’t believe that the offer was even presented to me,” she said, noting that the storyline in the film is “so fire,” and not just because she’s in it. “I just grew up watching Toy Story, it’s such a big movie in my family. My parents love it, my whole family loves it. We all love going to the cinema and watching every new one,” she said.

Not for nothing, back in 2023, Tyla tried to manifest a Disney/Pixar miracle when she posted on X, “Disney hmu when you free,” followed by a princess emoji. Last year, Tyla recorded the original track “Everything Goes With Blue” for the soundtrack to the Smurfs movie.

She also has plenty of A-list company in the TS5 universe, including from Taylor Swift, who attended Tuesday night’s premiere of the film in Los Angeles, where she performed her new soundtrack song, “I Knew It, I Knew You,” and Bad Bunny, who has a cameo in the film as Pizza with Sunglasses.