Mthandazo Gatya Speaks on Sharing Stage With John Legend, Collab With Black Coffee, and Future Career Plans

Mthandazo Gatya Speaks on Sharing Stage With John Legend, Collab With Black Coffee, and Future Career Plans

  • TikTok star and aspiring musician Mthandazo Gatya has gotten candid about his duet stage with John Legend
  • Gatya has nothing but admiration and gratitude for the American popular singer especially after getting a nod from him
  • Mthandazo said he has huge plans for his budding career and plans to fully use his newfound huge platform

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DJ Black Coffee, Mthandazo Gatya, and John Legend
Mthandazo Gatya says people started taking his John Legend 'Nervous' cover song seriously after DJ Black Coffee mentioned it. Image: @realblackcoffee/Instagram and @MthandazoGatya/Twitter
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Mthandazo Gatya has spoken out about his life following his viral #OpenVerseChallenge for John Legend's Nervous.

The aspiring musician told TshisaLIVE that getting a nod from the American artist himself changed everything for his 13-year-old career. Mthandazo stated that he has always wanted to take his music abroad, and that this opportunity came at a critical time for him.

“For someone who has been writing and making songs about one day going abroad to find myself in a space where I have everybody's attention, and a decorated artist gives me a nod and tells me I'm great and extends an invitation to perform with him is proof dreams do come true."

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Mthandazo went on to say that with this new massive platform, he will be able to finally fulfil his dream of deeply touching and emotionally connecting to many people with his heavenly sent vocals.

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Mthandazo on working with Black Coffee

Gatya is currently working on a Nervous remake with DJ Black Coffee and John Legend. Mthandazo expressed gratitude to DJ Black Coffee, saying he had always wanted to work in the studio with the Grammy-award winner.

“I want to extend my gratitude to Black Coffee for giving me the attention. Part of why people took this whole thing seriously was his comment,” reported TshisaLIVE

Anele Mdoda gushes about John Legend sharing a stage Mthandazo Gatya

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Briefly News previously reported that Mthandazo Gatya, a TikTok star and aspiring musician, has gone viral yet again after posting his iconic cover of John Legend's new song Nervous.

Anele Mdoda took to Twitter to share a short video of Gatya sharing the stage with the American artists at Sun Arena.

The 947 Breakfast Club host expressed her admiration for Mthandazo while never forgetting the internet users who helped him become famous and realise his dreams.

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Sinazo Tshambuluka (Editor) Sinazo Tshambuluka is a Briefly News Entertainment writer. She has been with the fantastic Briefly News team since July 2022. Previously, she freelanced for Opera News for a year, covering current affairs and entertainment news. She graduated from the University of Cape Town in 2021 with a Bachelor of Social Science in Media and Writing and Sociology. You can reach her via sinazo.tshambuluka@briefly.co.za