Although there have been many amazing performances on the Britain’s Got Talent stage, one act in particular stood out during the 2018 auditions in a way that affected the judges and the audience. The season’s first Golden Buzzer was given by magician Marc Spelmann, who has a fantastic narrative. From the moment Marc took the stage, he exuded composed assurance. He set out to show that magic is about soul-stirring moments rather than just tricks using a deck of cards, a few simple props, and an emotional story. He started his performance by asking the judges to make random decisions, such as choosing words from a book, picking a crayon, or shuffle a deck of cards, which seemed like a common mind-reading gimmick. But the real magic had not yet come. Marc played a video from two years ago, taken during a very private time in his life, as he presented each choice. His wife and their baby daughter, Isabella, were shown in the film foretelling each judge’s decision. The audience was st...