Stacey & J Sbu speak to Mthandazo Gatya about his "dream come true" moment with John Legend!
Never take a single moment in your life for granted!
J Sbu spoke to the man who is the talk of the town right now. Mthandazo Gatya posted a duet on TikTok and little did he know what would happen next...
Listen to what the man of the moment had to say about his experience below:
TikTok has become a springboard for so many people and this beautiful story is just another example of that.
So, what makes this rendition so special?
Gatya gave it an African touch that Mr. Legend would never be able to match because nobody does it better than us!
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It all started with this duet on TikTok...
@mthandazogatya #duet with @John Legend #nervous #johnlegend #openversechallenge #fytシ ♬ Nervous - John Legend
By Monday the 26th of September, the video has been viewed over 1.8 million times and had already been downloaded and shared across numerous social media platforms.
Mzansi is still in awe of this rendition... but we weren't the only ones watching!
The video caught the eye of John Legend himself, with the superstar commenting on the TikTok duet with "🔥🔥🔥"
John Legend was in South Africa and we hoped that something magical would come together... and then it did!
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Watch Mthandazo Gatya walk onto the stage to perform LIVE with John Legend below:
A moment I’ll never forget, Thank you all for the faith in, the #MthandazoGatya name goes down to the books, a big thanks to Mr John Legend for the invite, it means the world to me🙏🏿🙏🏿 #johnlegend #mthandazogatya https://t.co/9uKZFPgSNh pic.twitter.com/iaFaM19awr
— #JourneyToInfityEPOutNow (@MthandazoGatya) September 24, 2022
It isn’t just him calling me to perform with him that moved me but how he made sure everybody knows I’m the reason he’s gone viral in SA,thank you @johnlegend for allowing God to use to you to elevate me,thank you again #Bidvestgroup for putting this together🙏🏿 #MthandazoGatya pic.twitter.com/Sm5WBL0Un9
— #JourneyToInfityEPOutNow (@MthandazoGatya) September 26, 2022
Can you imagine what it must've felt like?
The moment garnered attention from some of South Africa's personalities - including Anele Mdoda and Black Coffee.
It happened guys !!! You did this for him !!!! Well done Southaaaa pic.twitter.com/Pra9MIRDva
— Anele Mdoda (@Anele) September 24, 2022
God Bless you Sir @johnlegend …..@MthandazoGatya 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
— Black Coffee (@RealBlackCoffee) September 24, 2022
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Never give up on your dreams and if you have an idea that seems too big - go for it!
Main image attribution: Mthandazo Gatya