The World Championships of Performing Arts were recently underway, and if Team South Africa’s 118 gold medals weren’t enough testament to how talented our country is, SA’s Graytin Pretorius also won the Grand Champion Performer of the WORLD title!
Global (21 August, 2023) — South African talent recently took over the international stage at the World Championships of Performing Arts, AKA the ‘Talent Olympics’.
Held in Los Angeles, USA, the Talent Olympics see budding stars worldwide meet and compete for coveted titles, opportunities and their big breaks.
South Africa has a history of dazzling in the event synonymous with performing arts excellence, and we’re proud to report that this year was no different.
The Results are in, and South Africa is Tremendously Talented!
This year, Team South Africa walked away with 118 gold, 86 silver, and 41 bronze medals, as well as 43 Overall World Champion Trophies and 5 Scholarships!
Some of the Grand Champion Awards went to Go Durban All Stars (Senior Vocal Group Award), Go Durban Go (Senior Dance Group Award), Tahnyke Otto (Junior Model Award) and Maja Snyman (Senior Instrumental Award).
As for the Grand Champion Performer of the World 2023, South Africa proudly tips its hat once again thanks to Graytin Pretorius, who is this year’s title holder and won the Senior Grand Champion Actor Award.
For Graytin, winning the Grand Champion status came as a happy but unexpected surprise.
For the young actor, it was especially significant as he couldn’t recall another actor having won the Grand Champ title.
“It was a group effort as much as it was me winning,” he shared in a behind-the-scenes interview.
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