Who are the Ghetto Kids on Britain’s Got Talent?
EVERY year Britain’s Got Talent brings us amazing acts from across the UK and beyond.
One dance group who have really impressed the BGT judges in 2023 are the Ghetto Kids – who were awarded the coveted golden buzzer.
What is Ghetto Kids?
The Ghetto Kids are a dance and music group founded in 2014 by Daouda Kavuma, and are composed of children from an orphanage in Uganda.
They shot to fame in 2014 when a video of the Ghetto Kids dancing to Eddy Kenzo’s Sitya Loss went viral.
Since then the Ghetto Kids have gone on to tour throughout Africa and beyond.
The group even have superstar fans which includes P Diddy, and Nicki Minaj.
In 2017, the group featured in French Montana’s Unforgettable video.
In January 2023, the Ghetto Kids travelled to France to perform at half-time during football club Paris Saint-Germain’s home game against Reims at the Parc des Princes.
Founder Daouda Kavuma is proud of their success, and told Euro News: “The mission is making lives better through dance.
“That’s our goal. We are helping disadvantaged children, orphans, and street kids.
“We use dance to make their lives better.”
He added: “When you dance, you forget that you didn’t eat.
“When you dance, you forget that you have lost someone.
“You forget everything. You focus on dance.”
Who are the members of Ghetto Kids?
The Ugandan dance group are made up of six young talented dancers.
They were born in Kampala and raised in the slums of Uganda.
Their ages range from 5 to 13, and the line-up has changed over the years.
Does Ghetto Kids have Instagram and TikTok?
The Ghetto Kids use social media to show off their incredible dance routines.
On Instagram you can follow them on their popular handle @ghettokids_tfug.
The talented bunch also post videos of themselves dancing on TikTok @ghettokids_tfug256, where they boast 4.5M followers (as of May 2023).
Who hit the golden buzzer for Ghetto Kids?
For their 2023 Britain’s Got Talent audition, the Ghetto Kids performed a break-dance routine to Mi Gente by J Balvin and Willy William, mixed with (Waka Waka) This Time For Africa’by Shakira. Midway.
During their performance judge Bruno Tonioli pressed his golden buzzer, making this the first time the buzzer had been pressed prior to the ending of an act.
Fellow judge Alesha Dixon remarked: “You’re absolute superstars and we are honoured you have come to [BGT].”
With Bruno adding: “I was literally exploding, you should be proud of yourselves I can’t wait to see you back.”