South African opera singer Nkululeko Innocent Masuku performed in the Britain's Got Talent (BGT) finals on Sunday. The top three winners of season 17 were announced as the Ghanaian dance duo Abigail & Afronitaaa in third place, magician Jack Rhodes in second place and singer Sydnie Christmas in first place. Masuku sang the aria Nessun dorma by Giacomo Puccini in the finals.
His powerful performance left judge Bruno Tonioli in tears. "This really is the gold standard for tenors..
. and it means so much. It's not just about hitting the notes.
It's about conveying the meaning," Tonioli said, adding that Masuku was "unstoppable". Judge Alesha Dixon said: "Whenever I sit here and listen to you sing, I feel like I'm in the presence of greatness, and I feel like I should be bowing down, honestly." "I would love to see you perform at the Royal Variety Show, you would be an incredible ambassador for this show," she added.
Judge Amanda Holden said: "It's just effortless. I've said it before, but you are a man of slight build..
. you just don't look like you're making any effort, and yet this noise comes out - it's beautiful." Judge Simon Cowell said that Nessun dorma is one of the biggest operatic songs in the world.
"We've had a lot of people sing it on the show; I don't think anyone's ever done it as good as you just did," Cowell said. READ | 'Triumphant hero': SA tenor Innocent Masuku strikes gold as a Britain's Got Talent finalist "You're so humble, and you're so kind," Cowell contin.