A young singer who advanced to the next round on an Indonesian talent show phoned her mum to give her the good news, before she got the worst news of her life.

Jannah, a 14-year-old contestant on a local program called Liga Dangdut was competing to win a $50,000 cash prize in order to pay for her mum's diabetes treatment, according to news.com.au.

Jannah phoned her mum to tell her the good news on live TV, only to be told by her uncle that her mum had passed away.

The cause of death has been reported as a suspected heart attack.

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Indosiar A young singer who advanced to the next round on an Indonesian talent show phoned her mum to give her the good news, before she got the worst news of her life.

Her uncle can be heard speaking to her through the phone line: "Jannah, your mother said be strong as you will need to take care of your family now.

"We love her as a family member, but unfortunately Allah loved her more and he has called for her. Your mother has passed away," he said.

The footage of Jannah covering her tear-stricken face and being embraced by the overwhelmed judges was shared by singer Azim Kamaruzzaman online.

"Only 14 years old and already through to the next round of Liga Dangdut Indonesia 2020," he captioned the clip, which has amassed hundreds of thousands of views.

"In that moment, she was happy and wanted to share the good news with her family, but her uncle had some very bad news. Her mother had passed away just a few minutes before. Heartbreaking," wrote Kamaruzzaman.

Jannah remains in the talent competition with the chance to win.

She has since shared a selfie to her personal Instagram with the hopeful message, "Keep on smiling, hopefully you will smile in heaven too".