Vincentian musical sensation the Melisizwe brothers will be ending 2017 on a high note – performing at Times Square in New York City on New Year’s Eve.
The Melisizwe Brothers – Zacary James, Seth James and Marc James – won the honour after winning Showtime at the Apollo Christmas, hosted by Steve Harvey, which aired Thursday night.
The brothers sang “O Holy Night” and “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” as part of the competition.
“Being on the Apollo – [it] was such an appreciation to be there. Meeting Steve Harvey and all the other contestants. We’d love to go back there to perform again,” said Zacary.
The trio will be performing a Christmas concert on Dec. 23 at the Foundry Room in Edmonton. Then, they head to the Big Apple for the big performance.
“Performing in New York is going to be awesome,” said Marc. “I can’t wait to be there with my brothers and for New Year’s Eve.”
The brothers shot to fame after they appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show last December. The boys were contacted by the talk show after a video of them singing “I’ll Be There went viral.
With a background in classical music, the trio also has a passion for Motown, studying music by Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston.
The boys got their start taking classes at the Leduc School of Music.
