Singer, 14, on Indonesian talent show to raise money for her sick mother, finds out on live TV her parent has just DIED when she rings to tell her she’s made it through to the next round
- Jannah had sailed through to next round of Indonesian programme Liga Dangdut
- Ecstatic, the budding singer decided to phone her mother with the good news
- But uncle Pak Mus answered to deliver the crushing news about their loved one
This is the heartbreaking moment a 14-year-old talent show contestant calls her sick mother to reveal she is through to the next round – only for the singer to be told on live TV her parent died minutes earlier.
The young girl, called Jannah, decided to appear on Indonesian programme Liga Dangdut in the hope of clinching the £28,000 cash prize and paying for her mother’s diabetes treatment.
Her performance wowed the judges and she sailed through to the next round of the competition.
Ecstatic, the budding singer decided to phone her mother with the good news.
Jannah, an Indonesian singer competing on show Liga Dangdut, phoned her mother after getting through to the next round to tell her the good news – when joy turned to tragedy
Judges on the talent show gathered around to support her as her uncle broke the tragic news that her mother had passed away
But her elation was suddenly drained when the teenager’s uncle Pak Mus answered to deliver the crushing news that their loved one had passed away moments earlier.
Over a crackly phone line, he tells the shaken youngster: ‘Jannah, your mother said be strong as you will need to take care of your family now.
‘We love her as a family member, but unfortunately Allah loved her more and he has called for her. Your mother has passed away.’
Tears began streaming down Jannah’s cheeks as her raw emotions pour out live on stage.
She clasps her hand over her mouth and continues to sob while the judges on stage rally around her and also begin to well up.
A clip of the devastating phone call was shared on Twitter by singer Azim Kamaruzzaman where it has been viewed over 250,000 times.
Jannah had been competing for the top £28,000 prize in order to pay for her mother’s diabetes treatment, but was unable to save her
Listening to Jannah’s uncle delivering the news left all of the judges in tears
He wrote: ‘Only 14 years old and already through to the next round of Liga Dangdut Indonesia 2020.
‘In that moment, she was happy and wanted to share the good news with her family, but her uncle had some very bad news.
‘Her mother had passed away just a few minutes before. Heartbreaking.’
Liga Dangdut is a competition to find Indonesia’s best singer of dangdut – a form of folk music that blends Hindi, Arabic and Malay styles.
The name means Dangdut League in English.
Each of Indonesia’s 34 provinces selects an ‘ambassador’ via an audition process, before they are sent to the capital Jakarta to compete.
As the competition progresses they are given training in singing, fashion, choreography and the media, before a winner is chosen through a mixture of professional judging and audience voting.
Whoever comes in first place wins 500million Indonesian rupees ($35,000) in cash, followed by 300million ($22,000) and 200million ($14,500) for third place.
The competition began in 2018 and is now in its third season.