South African Opera Singer Innocent Masuku Impresses on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’: “This Is Amazing”

South African Opera Singer Innocent Masuku Impresses on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’: “This Is Amazing”

  • Innocent Masuku recently blew viewers away with his performance on Britain's Got Talent
  • The skilled opera singer received a standing ovation on the show for wowing fans with his incredible talent
  • Innocent spoke to Briefly News about his experience in the competition, and his reaction to Mzansi's support
Innocent Masuku performed on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’
Innocent Masuku dropped jaws with his incredible ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ performance. Images: innocent_masuku_tenor
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A South African opera singer named Innocent Masuku is making waves in Europe after his appearance on Britain's Got Talent, which wowed fellow South Africans, including Minister of Sports Arts and Culture, Zizi Kodwa.

Innocent Masuku stuns Britain's Got Talent

Talented South Africans continue to fly the flag high as they represent Mzansi on the international stage.

With the boom of Amapiano, as well as Grammy Award-winning Tyla's almost overnight success, another local talent is making a mark in music with a genre not so popular among South Africans.

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Innocent Masuku, a cheerful London-based South African opera singer, took to Britain's Got Talent to showcase his unique vocal abilities.

Donning a custom-made Xhosa traditional shirt, which he revealed was made by his mother, Innocent took over the stage with his powerful performance of Lucio Dalla's Caruso that left goosebumps on everyone's skin.

After wowing the viewers, Innocent received all yeses from the judges, including Simon, and proceeded to the next round of the competition.

The singer told Briefly News that being on Britain's Got Talent was an extraordinary experience:

"It has been phenomenal. It has landed me opportunities that I'd never thought I would get in this lifetime."

Mzansi shows love to Innocent Masuku

Netizens sang Innocent's praises and congratulated him on an amazing performance.

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Speaking to Briefly News, Innocent was overcome with gratitude for the support he's getting from all around the world:

"The love from South Africa and the world has made me feel very special. It's heartwarming to see my people react to me singing in a language they don't even understand.
"I even got support from Brazil and the USA, countries I never imagined getting good and positive messages from."

t-bangngubane7597 said:

"What an amazing performance! As South Africans, we don't listen to this kind of music, so this is totally amazing!"

ikhethelengndebele5656 congratulated Innocent:

"Well done, Innocent. Thank you so much for representing us, South Africa is very proud of you. Keep shining and may God grant you a very successful career."

siyasangambambani3988 was moced to tears:

"Never had this many goosebumps and tears so early in the morning!"

spati0809 showed love to Innocent:

"Congratulations, Innocent. A beautiful performance indeed."

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lauraharrison4321 wrote:

"Each time I watch this, I get chills as soon as you begin."

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The opera singer was met with comforting words from her supporters, who encouraged her healing.

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Moroba Moroeng (Entertainment editor) Moroba Moroeng is an entertainment writer at Briefly News and a University of Johannesburg alumni (Public Relations and Communications, 2018). She was the content manager and, later, editor for HipHop Africa, where she honed her proofreading, leadership, and content management skills. Having begun her career as a content writer for Slikour OnLife, Moroba has over four years of experience as a writer specialising in music journalism and entertainment. She joined Briefly News in 2023 and passed a set of training courses by the Google News Initiative. Email: moroba.moroeng@briefly.co.za