9-YO Assam's Binita Chetry makes history, second runner-up on Britain's Got Talent

Nine-year-old Binita Chetry of Assam made history for herself as she has just been announced as the second runner-up on 'Britain's Got Talent.' Binita belongs to a remote hill village of Talbalijan in Karbi Anglong. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma congratulated the young dancing star girl on her amazing feat.

Who is Assam's Binita Chetry, who impressed all at Britain's Got Talent?

"Dancing her way to triumph. Congratulations to our own #BinitaChetry for achieving 3rd rank at #BGTFinal," he tweeted on X.

"Her acts have mesmerized people from Brahmaputra to Thames and proud us all," Sarma added, wishing her all the best for all her forthcoming activities.

Binita secured the second runner-up position in the Saturday night finale, and her family observed she is possibly the first Indian to reach the final stage of the show. 

The show ended with British magician Harry Moulding as the overall winner, while LED dance group 'The Blackouts' secured the second spot.

Binita, in a video uploaded on the social media accounts of BGT, thanked her fans, especially the UK fans, for their vote of faith and support. She also thanked fans from across India, Nepal, Bhutan, and other regions of Asia for believing in her and providing her with the confidence to perform at the international level.

Binita thanked Chief Minister Sarma for his encouragement and mentioned that she was eager to meet him herself and thank him personally.

She also thanked Tuliram Ronghang, Chief Executive Member of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council, who contributed Rs 5 lakh towards preparation of her finale and MLA and Assam Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker Numal Momin.

Her dad Amar Chetry, a proprietor of a small broiler chicken farm and a community worker, detected her talent at a young age and arranged for her training first in Guwahati and later in Jaipur under her aunt Amrita Devi and choreographer Hardik Rawat, said Nanda Kirati Dewan, coordinator of the BGT Binita Chetry Support Group.

Binita's habits were not only sports-related, but technical skills-based and included such actions as backflips. Binita consistently impressed both the judges and the audience throughout her stay on the show.