Ghetto Kids, a well-known Ugandan dance group, made history on Saturday when they won the golden buzzer at the 16th season of (BGT) Britain's Got Talent.

The Golden Buzzer is a prized reward for candidates vying for the competition's prize money.

The group of five, dressed in green African garb, took the stage and immediately warmed up the audience with their kind grins and a beautiful story of how they climbed to popularity via dancing.

Throughout their fantastic dance performance, Judge Bruno Tonioli stayed restless with delight. Despite his satisfied smile, he tried to replicate some of the routines, but they appeared too fast.


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Midway through, a considerably younger girl joined the team, forcing Judge Tonioli out of his chair, bursting with a cocktail of mixed emotions, and shouting, "I have to do it now", as he stretched his arm to hit the golden buzzer.

The theatre was temporarily filled with confetti, a joyous crowd, and continued performance. No act has ever received a golden buzzer midway through the talent show's history.

"That has never happened." Usually, the golden buzzer is then hit. You performed with the confetti after he (Tonioli) handed you the golden buzzer. "It was magical," stated Judge Simon Cowell, who was joined in his thoughts by Judges Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon.

Ghetto Kids is a group of 30 youngsters who live in an orphanage in Kampala, Uganda.


The orphanage's director, Kavuma Dauda, stated that his mission is to "improve their lives via music, dance, and drama."

"Ghetto kids is a matter of making their lives easier through covering their school fees, feeding them, [paying] medical expenses, and all the basic needs that a child wants," he said in a montage shown before the BGT performance.

The youngsters rose to prominence in 2014 when they starred in Eddy Kenzo's Sitya Loss song, and then again in 2017, they participated in French Montana's popular song Unforgettable.

They have since performed on international venues such as the BET and Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.