Heartbreaking story behind BGT Golden Buzzer act led by boy with brain tumour
A boy with a brain tumour got the golden buzzer on Britain's Got Talent as judge Alesha Dixon was reduced to tears.
Eight-year-old Ravi Adelekan is unable to sing alone due to the effects of living with a brain tumour.
The brave lad took to the BGT stage to perform The Greatest Showman's 'A Million Dreams' alongside 50 patients, medical professionals and his five-year-old sister Maya.
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Ravi told The Sun: “I didn’t see Alesha pressing her golden buzzer because we were bowing.
“There was all this confetti, but it took all of our brains a long time to draw the connection to the buzzer.
“I’ve met famous people before, but in the moment it felt different to that — like they believed in what we were trying to do.
“If we won it would help us reach our fundraising goal, but also winning would just bring so much more awareness of brain tumours.”
In 2021, Ravi was just six-years-old when doctors found a benign tumour in his brain stem and would need 10 hours of surgery.
Sadly, they were unable to remove the whole tumour, and Ravi continues to live with its effects every day.
He has learnt to walk and feed himself again while attempting to raise as much money as possible for children with brain tumours.
Ravi said that if he wins, he wants to give the full £250,000 to charity.
His mum Bethan, 42, from Brighton, said: “Ravi has always loved music but can’t use half his face, which affects his singing, plus he can’t hear out his left side.
“They say it takes a village to raise a child but it probably takes a city to support you through something as traumatic as this.
“We looked at all the incredible humans who’ve helped us and the choir is a microcosm of that."
She added: “Ravi falls over a lot and can’t walk in a straight line but he just gets on with it.
“The best-case scenario is the tumour stays stable and doesn’t grow, and hopefully this is all he will have to deal with.”
Commenting on his performance, one BGT viewer said: "One thing i love about BGT, it's got warmth and humanity. Love acts like this, they make you appreciate life more."
Another added: "Never cried so much. This is so well deserved. Ravi is an inspiration. I'm somewhat speechless. I have watched a lot of Got Talent growing up and this right here. is I think the most emotional and inspiring act I have ever seen on Britain's Got Talent in the last 17 years. Amazing.
"Well done Alesha."
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Topics: Britains Got Talent, Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Cancer
Anish Vij