Grammy-winning South African singer, Tyla has recounted how she delayed submitting her debut album to her record label because of Nigerian superstar, Tems.

She said she was about to submit the album to her record label when Tems sent her vocals and she told them to hold on.

Speaking on MTV Live, Tyla described Tems as the “Queen” of African music.

She said she has been working on her debut album for almost three years.

“I was about to submit the album then Tems sent her verse over and I was like wait, Tems just sent a song, I mean she’s the Queen,” Tyla said.

Naijacrawl reports that Tyla released her eponymous debut album on Friday. The album contains a Tems feature titled, ‘No. 1.’