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\n\tTyla 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\u2019s eagerly anticipated Toy Story 5<\/em>. \u201cHey South Africa! It\u2019s Tyla. Toy Story 5<\/em> is coming to cinemas on the 19th of June,\u201d she told fans in a video<\/a> in which Buzz Lightyear and Woody dolls hung out in the background.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n <\/p>\n \t<\/span><\/p>\n See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cCome and watch with your whole family because your girl Tyla is in the movie as the inflatable flamingo,\u201d 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\u2019Brien (Smarty Pants), Craig Robinson (Atlas), Keanu Reeves (Duke Caboom) and many more.<\/p>\n \n\tThe 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\u2019s toys. <\/p>\n \n\tIn a promo video<\/a>, Tyla, an avowed Toy Story<\/em> 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. \u201cI just couldn\u2019t believe that the offer was even presented to me,\u201d she said, noting that the storyline in the film is \u201cso fire,\u201d and not just because she\u2019s in it. \u201cI just grew up watching Toy Story<\/em>, it\u2019s 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,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \n\tNot for nothing, back in 2023, Tyla tried to manifest a Disney\/Pixar miracle when she posted on X, \u201cDisney hmu when you free<\/a>,\u201d followed by a princess emoji. Last year, Tyla recorded the original track \u201cEverything Goes With Blue\u201d for the soundtrack to the Smurfs<\/em> movie.<\/p>\n \n\tShe also has plenty of A-list company in the TS5<\/em> universe, including from Taylor Swift, who attended Tuesday night\u2019s premiere of the film in Los Angeles, where she performed her new soundtrack song, \u201cI Knew It, I Knew You,\u201d and Bad Bunny, who has a cameo in the film as Pizza with Sunglasses.<\/p>\n\n