Innocent Masuku is from the same area as world renowned opera singer, Pretty Yende in Mkhondo- previously known as Piet Retief.
“Opera is a really powerful genre I believe; a lot of people don’t like it because they don’t know it. Some people don’t connect to opera not necessarily because they don’t like it, it’s just because they’ve never heard it,” Masuku toldon a Zoom call while in the South of London, in Kent, just days after reaching the finale of BGT where he came fourth.
Draped in traditional garb during his audition performance, Masuku said the audience probably expected him to dance or make jokes on stage. “When I started signing people were shocked,” he said. So good was his showing in the Semi-final that he became the first act to go to the finals of the show. “The response from South Africa, I didn’t expect that. I didn’t anticipate that people would see it…I was feeling like Bafana Bafana representing the country,” shared the 34 years-old.“I’ve had quite a few people emailing us, promising engagement…mostly from South Africa and here a few as well. But mostly in South Africa, I’ll be flying in and out doing corporate gigs” shared the singer.
Masuku has been based in the UK for nearly five years now, after relocating to complete his studies in opera.
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