South African dancer Musa Motha may have not won Britain’s Got Talent (BGT) season 16, but his has surely won the hearts of audiences and viewers at home and his final performance was nothing short of inspirational.

 

 

 

The 27-year-old, who lost his left leg at the age of 10 due to a bone cancer called osteosarcoma in 2006, delivered yet another tear-jerker on stage during the finale on Sunday, 4 June.

Dressed in a yellow suit, Motha gave it his all on in an incredible performance of light and darkness. The dancer was also occasionally joined by back up dancers during his performance.

His performance received a standing ovation and the judges too were impressed, with Alisha describing him as “inspirational” and BGT describing it as “poetic” on Twitter.

Motha competed in the final against singer Amy Lou, comedic dancer Viggo Venn (who was crowned the winner), singer Olivia Lynes, Ugandan dancers Ghetto Kids, singer Travis George, singer Malakai Bayoh, acrobats Duo Odyssey, magician Cillian O’Connor and dancer Lillianna Clifton.

The Sebokeng-born dancer, whose first love is football, won the hearts of many with his four-minute piece to Runnin’ (Lose It All) by Naughty Boy featuring Beyoncé and Arrow Benjamin. His performance earned him a standing ovation, cheers and the first-ever group golden buzzer from the judges.

Speaking to the Daily Sun last week, his mother, Ntokozo Motale, said his performance reminded her of the days when he started dancing.

“I was always worried that he’d fall and hurt himself.”

However, she is now a proud mother and happy he followed his dreams.

“I am proud of Musa because he never gave up on life after his leg was amputated but learnt to use crutches that have made him the best dancer in the world,” Ntokozo said.