Oratilwe Hlongwane, also known as DJ Arch Junior, is the 3-year-old (YES 3 yrs OLD) from Alexandra in South Africa. This smart young DJ who first rose to notoriety after his father began posting videos of his virtuoso on YouTube in January 2015.
Never has victory been handled with such grace as by
three-year-old ‘DJ’ Arch Junior, who triumphed at last year’s South Africa’s
Got Talent. His blissed-out beats had both the judges and the audience on their
feet, gold confetti firing as he was crowned champion - a Kanye-esque look of
indifference on his face.
His father, Glenn, who is also a DJ, when ask ‘what is next
for the ‘world’s youngest DJ’?, said “We are just going to keep on doing, what
we’re doing.“He’s still young and there is still a lot that will happen as he
grows and mature. For now, he’s still a kid and he’s just going to continue as
he does. He goes to crèche and DJs because he loves it. Tomorrow is another
day.”“I don’t think that winning will affect his life in any negative way. He
has great parents and we are here to guide him.”
Oratilwe Hlongwane became the youngest person ever to
win SA’s Got Talent reality show sixth season, walking away with R500
000. Last year, his audition video which shows him mixing music on a DJ set
like a professional went viral, garnering praises from international stars such
as Britney Spears, T Pain and Ace Hood.
“This little guy gives me life,” Spears wrote on her
Instagram with the video of DJ Arch Junior. Top producer, T Pain took to
Facebook to share the video with the caption “Little guy has the gift.”
Hlongwane says he is proud of his son’s achievement, but
doesn’t want anything other than seeing his “little superstar” grow up happy,
healthy and most importantly, respectful. Since DJ Arch Junior video went viral
last year, people have been asking his dad where he is going to perform next,
and whether he’s been signed to a record label. But the father responds was
that “I don’t have plans for any of that. My child is not a business, he’s only
three years old.”
DJ Arch Junior lives with his parents Hlongwane who is a
gymnastics teacher and his mother who is a student at Boston Media. They live
in Alexander, Johannesburg, where Arch Junior spends most of his time at
creche.

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