Britain’s Got Talent audiences and proud South Africans have been left stunned by the incredible performances of homegrown talent Musa Motha, who deservedly made it through to the GRAND FINALS which is set to be aired this Sunday!
The talented dancer made history on the show this past weekend when all four judges pressed the golden buzzer together!
The teary crowd in fact demand that he receive a golden buzzer, even as the judges tried to explain they had already used their buzzers.
Diagnosed with cancer at a young age, Motha’s left leg was amputated, and while that meant he could no longer follow his dreams of becoming a professional football player, he found his love for music and dancing instead.
Watch the incredible moment below as Musa receives the joint golden buzzer:
This is his AMAZING semi-final performance:
AND here is the moment he is announced as a finalist:
In an Instagram post Musa expressed his gratitude for everyone that supported him so far:
Thank you so much for everyone who voted and supported me. I promise to work harder and bring more exciting moments in the final.
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Messages of congratulations have been streaming in from South Africans of all walks of life:
This morning I called and spoke to Musa Motha, who went through the finalist on Britain’s Got Talent; I congratulated him and thanked him for flying our flag high – he misses our weather but absolutely trilled for the experience, he is pure talent. @MotsekiMabuya1 pic.twitter.com/03X5ctN68E
— Minister of Sport, Arts & Culture (@zizikodwa) May 30, 2023
Congratulations 🎉🎉to Musa Motha. Musa was given a group golden buzzer🛎🛎 during his audition at the Britain's Got Talent
Musa did CION with us last year alongside the vuyani Dance theatre.
We are so proud of him and his achievement pic.twitter.com/FU5SCARql2
— Joburg Theatre (@joburgtheatre) May 30, 2023
Get your box of tissues.😪😪😭
No one and nothing should stop you from realizing your dream.
South Africa,
our youth are talented. Sadly we only realize it after their talent is showcased abroad. Proud of you #MusaMotha.
Check him out!👇🏾https://t.co/kw3jIR4VG0— Felicia Mabuza-Suttle (@Feliciamabuza) May 29, 2023
We can’t wait to watch the finals on Sunday! Good luck Musa!
Early life
Motha is a cancer survivor born and bred in South Africa, Johannesburg South.
He was diagnosed with a bone cancer called Oesteosacorma when he was 11 years old. His main dream was to become a professional football player until he had to be amputated.
After his amputation he continued to play football but dance found him. He started dancing in 2010 as a street dancer and managed to break barriers. He was featured in few music videos, one of them is ‘One dance’ by drake.
In 2018 Motha decided to start a professional dance career and joined an incredible contemporary dance company called Vuyani Dance Theatre in Johannesburg, Newtown.
This is where he learnt more about professional dance industry. He did contemporary, afro fusion, tap dance and ballet.
Motha started touring internationally in 2019, up to date. He also does motivational speaking, Deejaying, video editing, runway modelling, photography and currently business and currency.
