Best Magicians In Britain's Got Talent

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Sahita Bonthu
Jun 04, 2019   •  83 views

Almost everyone loves magic shows as they are mysterious and supernatural.Modern-day magicians put on spectacular magic shows in dazzling theaters and intimate parlors around the country. Leave your sense of doubt at home, and let yourself be mystified and thrilled at the country’s best magic shows. Magic shows on Regional television have become more popular than ever in recent times, Beginning from the national channels to Popular Channel are telecasting these popular magic shows to add their popularity. Magic, along with its subgenres of, and sometimes referred to as illusion, stage magic or close up magic is a performing art in which audiences are entertained by staged tricks or illusions of seemingly impossible feats using natural means.

These magicians prepare a lot to perform their magic shows to their best, especially when it comes to Britain Got Talent there is a lot of tough competition so they do practice to their fullest and perform in the show.The show features several rounds of auditions which culminate in live shows aired on TV. Britain's Got Talent is well underway and has offered an array of dazzling acts and performances. So here there are few best magicians who blew everyone's mind with their unbelievable magic tricks.

1. Elizabeth

She is famous for her haunting magic tricks. She did the most horrifying act, which was the first magic act The Haunting has the potential to be the best yet. Elizabeth was a magician who is currently participating in Series 13 of Britain's Got Talent. She was introduced to the stage in an eerie fashion, with her face flashing through previous shots of the stage and backstage. Combining tricks with genuine horror, somehow managing to get ‘ghosts’ involved in their act, judge Amanda Holden is left looking like she might actually cry with fear.

The audition kicked off with judge Amanda meeting ghost Agatha and her 11-year-old daughter in a creepy backstage room.While Agatha tore up the set and smashed a mirror, magician Elizabeth disappeared. When the light was switched back on, Agatha began leading Amanda to the studio only for Agatha to be transformed into Elizabeth on a staircase. This illusion was the most horrible one for the people and especially for Amanda who experienced it live.Her act terrified all the judges and also the audience in the show. Moreover, the main theme of her act is to do something that is supernatural, where the dead spirits are having some connection with the humans alive.

2. Richard Jones

Richard Jones, the soldier-turned-showman who won Britain’s Got Talent after a series of magical performances, therefore came as something of a surprise to professional rivals, some of whom say there was distinct sense amazement watching his final act. The 25-year-old has faced criticism at various stages of the competition for imitating fellow magicians, allegedly borrowing card and sleight-of-hand tricks from legendary British performer Paul Daniels and a similar contestant on America’s Got Talent. In his final performance, Jones, who is still a serving soldier with the Household Cavalry, used military nostalgia in a twist on a classic trick, impressing judges and public enough to become the first magician ever to win the television talent show.In the trick, which made a deliberate play of being derived from another magician’s work, Jones asked judge Amanda Holden to sign a playing card before ripping it up, burning it, and miraculously restoring it in front of her eyes.

Jones, who appeared in uniform, told the story Fergus Anckorn, a prisoner of war in Japan for almost four years during the second world war, as he performed the illusion. Anckorn, he explained, is also the longest-serving member of the Magic Circle.The contestant explained that Anckorn performed magic tricks – including the one Jones had chosen for the final – for the guards as a way of getting food. As he reached the climax of his performance, Jones unveiled his surprise guest who was 97-year-old Anckorn.Magicians have been overjoyed at the win, with the Magic Circle, Britain’s world-famous club of professional magicians, tweeting to say it was proud to see a member finally taking the £250,000 prize. He will now have the chance to perform at the Royal Variety Performance.

3. Magus Utopia

Magus Utopia presents breathtaking magic shows with a unique combination of storytelling and strong visuals. Among the prospective stars are Magus Utopia, a group of fantasy illusionists from the Netherlands.In 2012 they have proclaimed World Champions Stage ILLUSIONS with the show Nightmares.Magus Utopia is a fantasy dance troupe who took part in Series 12 of Britain's Got Talent. Their audition began with the leader of the troupe, Marcel, who stated that his normal job was 'being a fantasy illusionist'.They use a combination of “storytelling, strong visuals and magic” to achieve their desired effect.

They are inspired by magic and illusionism, with Marcel starting the craft at a young age as he wanted to explore the world of the “impossible art”. So he started his act by creating the atmosphere that he was sleeping and in his dream, he faces a lot of troubles which were so amazing to watch and finally he wakes up and realizes that it was a nightmare.The complete act was so new and mysterious. The judges were shocked by the illusions he did in the show.

4. Maddox Wows

Magician Maddox used to perform for big crowds – and musical celebrities. He took the plunge to become a full-time magician when Coldplay frontman Chris Martin invited him to open for the band on their ‘Head Full of Dreams’ tour across the US, where he opened stadiums and arenas with his mind-bending magic tricks.Before taking to the stage, Maddox worked behind the scenes in the pop music industry as a successful musical director. He began practicing magic and learning card tricks as a way of entertaining the pop stars around him – and passing the time during long haul flights.In addition to his Rubik’s Cubes, Maddox specializes in sleight of hand and mentalism routines.So this young man participated in BGT by doing an act where judges Simon Cowell and Alesha Dixon were involved in the magic act, with Cowell picking a color on one Rubik’s Cube and Dixon watching in amazement as the same color disappears from all but one of the sides on her cube. It seems to be the notoriously tricky puzzle is child’s play, as he holds the four judges under his spell during his audition.Everyone was thrilled by his instance and appreciated him for his magic.

5. Marc Spelmann

Marc Spelmann is a 46-year-old magician from London, who performed a mind-reading routine for his audition.He has been entertaining audiences since the early 1990s, performing for "heads of state, royalty, and celebrities".Magician Marc Spelmann impressed the BGT 2018 with his emotional story and act but failed to make it through to final. He started his act by bringing audiences to tears with the story of his wife Tessa. She had been diagnosed with cancer while in the early stages of IVF after several years of struggling to conceive – but went on to defeat the illness after a grueling round of chemotherapy and give birth to their daughter Isabella, who played a big part in Marc’s act.Marc’s original audition was so moving that it won him Ant and Dec’s Golden Buzzer – but he was eliminated in the competition’s semi-finals.

His audition has now received a whopping 16 MILLION views on YouTube, making him an internet sensation.Marc - who describes himself as "a besotted father and so-called Mystery Artist who blurs reality with magic, mind reading & illusion" - performed a spectacular magic trick involving a Rubik’s cube, a children’s toy, his wife's Harry Potter book, and a colored crayon. He seemingly predicted an array of outcomes involving each BGT judge and left the whole nation in awe. Although he didn't get through to the final in 2018, that didn't put him off entering the competition again. In 2019, he auditioned as the mysterious performer X, who hadn't spoken or shown his face throughout the competition. After his grand final performance on Britain's Got Talent, he revealed his true identity and shocked fans.Marc ended up coming second in the competition behind pensioner Colin Thackery.

These above-listed magicians were the best. With their talent and a lot of effort they have been selected in BGT, but only a few get the chance to be a winner and somehow they lost their run. But they got a lot of appreciation from the audience and everyone loved their acts.

Make sure you watch their show and surely you will be thrilled and entertained by them.

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