known as DJ Arch Junior, was on Sunday,
8th November, crowned the winner of South
Africa’s Got Talent. The youngest ever! The talented
toddler whose father Glen is a part-time DJ and
professional gymnastics teacher walked away
from the popular talent show with $35,000 prize money.
His mother, Refiloe Marumo, credits his astounding
success on the decks to his father Glen Hlongwane’s
decision to buy an iPad for his then unborn son.
Mr Hlongwane had planned to download educational
apps to speed up his child’s education but also
downloaded a disc jockeying app for himself. But
when he was just 1 year old, the talented youngster
learned how to use the gadget and started fiddling
about with his father’s DJ app.
The youngest DJ rose to stardom in December
after his father posted videos of him mixing a popular
house tune and it went viral. Glen and Refiloe said
Keri Hilson, The Game, Bow Wow, among others
recognised his star power.
"They saw his video and posted about him on twitter
saying this kid is going to be famous,"
Shortly after his son’s win, Mr Hlongwane admitted
he was “blown away” by his performance.
"You know, for a three-year-old I’m just blown away.
Never mind him winning the competition, the
fact he stood on stage, did a set, finished it and
still clicked stop. I don’t know any other three year
olds who would stand there without their parents."
Hlongwane, however, insists his son is just a
regular kid who attends creche and enjoys being
outdoors with his friends.
DJ Arch has been booked for his first international
gig - Botswana's Annual Kid Festival which will be
held this coming weekend.
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