DUBAI: Social media platforms are blowing up with congratulatory messages for Lebanese dance crew Mayyas after the ensemble won season 17 of “America’s Got Talent.”
The group is taking home the $1 million grand prize.
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Lebanese singer Maya Diab took to her Instagram Stories to celebrate the dancers’ win. “You keep conquering the world with your true talent. Thank you for filling our hearts with you and hope.”
“Congratulations!!!! You made us so proud,” she added.
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Egyptian superstar Sherihan, who is loved for her extravagant costumes and elaborate performances, showed her support for the group.
“Another magical performance that not only made Lebanon proud, but all of us in Egypt and the Arab region. So proud of you all,” she wrote on Instagram, sharing a clip of the group’s performance on Tuesday during which they danced to Arabic beats wearing white outfits and using probe-like burlesque feather fans and sparkling globes of light.
Lebanese singers Nancy Ajram and Elissa, actor Nicolas Mouawad and TV presenter Neshan also joined the list of stars who shared clips of the group’s performances to congratulate them for winning hearts around the world.
Dubai-based influencer and entrepreneur Karen Wazen wrote on her Instagram Stories: “What a moment, what a fight, what a beautiful delivery of talent. Lebanon and the whole world is so proud of you.”
Read on to see how fans on social media are celebrating the Mayyas’ victory.