“MJ Was Going to Pass the Torch to Me”
“MJ Was Going to Pass the Torch to Me” said Shaheen Jafargholi. In an interview, Shaheen Jafargholi said that “MJ was going to pass the torch to me” when asked about his supposed participation on Michael Jackson’s London tour.
Twelve-year-old Shaheen Jafargholi, of Wales, was apparently being groomed by Michael Jackson to be the next superstar. “Britain’s Got Talent” Competitor Says He Was to be Michael Jackson’s Duet Partner on London Tour — and Protégé
Shaheen Jafargholi wowed audiences on Britain’s Got Talent and he caught the eye of Michael Jackson, who enlisted the singer to join his concert series.
Watch as Shaheen Jafargholi performs his rendition of ‘Who’s Lovin’ You’ during the Michael Jackson memorial at the Staples Center.
Jafargholi told CBS News Jackson saw him on YouTube performing in the competition. Then, Jafargholi said, Jackson asked the young singer to join him in a duet every night on his comeback tour dates. Jafargholi said Jackson wanted him to sing “Heal the World.”
“He was going to pass the torch to me,” Jafargholi said, “And, you know, hand down to the next generation.”
But it wasn’t to be. Instead, Jafargholi sang the Jackson 5 song “Who’s Lovin’ You” alone at Jackson’s memorial service Tuesday.
Jafargholi told the thousands gathered at Staples Center in Los Angeles he was grateful for the pop star.
