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Who are the Ghetto Kids on Britain’s Got Talent?

BRITAIN'S Got Talent final winner will be announced imminently.

BGT judges have been impressed with the Ghetto Kids from the start.

Ghetto Kids were awarded the golden buzzer on BGT and hope to make it all the way
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Ghetto Kids were awarded the golden buzzer on BGT and hope to make it all the wayCredit: Rex

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.

Their act includes a high-energy dance performance much to the delight of the BGT judges.

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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 : "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."

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."

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.

When is the final of Britain's Got Talent?

The Britain’s Got Talent 2023 final will be on Sunday June 4.

Alongside Ghetto Kids, the nine other acts hoping for the main prize include Lillianna CliftonMusa Motha, , Malakai BayohAmy LouOlivia LynesViggo VennTravis George and Duo Odyssey.

The 2023 BGT winner will be take over from previous winner comedian Axel Blake.

Does Ghetto Kids have Instagram and TikTok?

The Ghetto Kids use social media to show off their incredible dance routines.

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On Instagram you can follow them on their popular handle .

The talented bunch also post videos of themselves dancing on TikTok , where they boast 4.5M followers (as of May 2023).

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