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The South African pop star and Toy Story <\/em>fanatic will play an inflatable flamingo in the series\u2019 fifth iteration<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \n\tCall it fate: it\u2019s been three years since Tyla<\/a> tweeted<\/a> \u201cDisney<\/a>, hmu when you free\u201d and it looks like her wish was granted. The queen of A-Pop will make her voice acting debut in the sub-Saharan edition of Toy Story<\/a> 5<\/em> which hits theaters June 19. \u201cCome and watch with your whole family because your girl Tyla is in the movie as the inflatable flamingo!\u201d she told fans in a video posted to Disney Africa\u2019s Instagram accounts<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tTyla said she was ecstatic when she got the call to join the Pixar<\/a> family. \u201cI just couldn\u2019t believe the offer was presented to me,\u201d she noted in a YouTube video<\/a>, later referring to the opportunity as a \u201cfull-circle moment,\u201d as she reminisced on seeing the films in theaters.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI just grew up watching Toy Story<\/em>, it\u2019s such a big movie in my family,\u201d she said. \u201cMy parents love it, my whole family loves it. We all love going to the cinema and watching every new one,\u201d she said, later noting how the series has transcended generations and tackles the emergence of technological toys. The clip also shows her in the recording booth, working with the team on her lines.<\/p>\n