The Ghetto Kids are a dance group made up of six, six to 13 year olds from Uganda who left audiences awestruck by their talent, story and overall energy. They light up the stage with their advanced moves, personalities, uniforms that represent the Ugandan flag colors, and national pride for their country.
The team is currently competing in the “Britain’s Got Talent” finale Sunday, June 4 at 9:30 ET. They already made history on the show with their audition in April when judge, Bruno Tonioli, gave them “the golden buzzer” mid-performance-something that’s never happened on BGT before. This sent them straight to the semi-finales where their dance once again had the audience and judges in a chokehold and excelled them to the finale round with the most public votes. If the team wins the talent show, they’ll gain a prize fund of about 250,000 euros (equivalent to about 300,000 dollars). The sum of money for the team would be well deserved with their talent and dedication and could also greatly enrich the lives of these children.
“I think it’s incredible,” said show founder and well-known harsh judge, Simon Cowell, after their audition. “You’re so young, you’ve flown all the way-no fear. This is an audition we’re going to remember and it was brilliant.”
Hailing from the slums of Kampala, the team performs with a motive to inspire young kids from the ghetto around the world with their art. Founded by their guardian/manager, Dauda Kavuma, who started the Inspire Ghetto Kids foundation back in 2007, the team has received viral praise in multiple occurrences before their spotlight on “Britain’s Got Talent.”
The team actually started with a different group of kids who have now since grown up. They first received viral recognition when they performed their dance in the Ugandan artist, Eddy Kenzo’s music video for song, “Sitya Loss.”
Since then the group has performed with artist French Montana, for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and more.
“Whenever I dance, I feel so happy, and my stress goes away,” said dancer, Akram Muyana, 13, in an interview with BBC. “I started going to churches to dance to get money to give my mother for her to buy me clothes and food.”
The BBC also reported that the team is currently housed by Kavuma amongst 30 kids in a five bedroom home in Uganda, and winning the competition means they could get “a bigger house.”
Check out The Ghetto Kids’ final performance tonight, June 4. If you live in the U.K., make sure to vote!
