Britain’s Got Talent 2018: Five must-see auditions from this week’s episode from an 80-year-old rapper to an electric violin player

The audition rounds continued with another week packed with entertainment
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Safeeyah Kazi12 May 2018

This week’s episode of Britain’s Got Talent was yet another hilarious yet heart-wrenching show packed with surprises.

Judges Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden, David Walliams and Simon Cowell took their seats ahead of another slew of competitive hopefuls wanting to bag themselves a place in this year’s Royal Variety line-up.

This week saw one act’s fate signed, sealed and delivered straight into the semi-finals by Dixon who cemented her golden-buzzer act in an emotional showcase.

Here are our top five must-see auditions.

Golden buzzer: Lifford Shillingford won his semi-final place thanks to Alesha Dixon
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Lifford Shillingford

Shillingford had his first taste of success working with garage duo Artful Dodger with hit Please Don’t Turn Me on.

At the height of his fame, he made appearances on Jools Holland, Top of the Pops and even once performed on the same day as Dixon.

However due issues battling with anxiety and depression he was forced to take a step back, years later he has re-hashed his sound and admits he is “grateful” to be here.

Performing a powerful rendition of Sam Cook’s A Change is Gonna Come, the 42-year-old from South London stole himself Dixon’s golden-buzzer.

Barry Newton

Retiree Newton tried his hand at grime sensation Stormzy’s hit Shut Up, despite boasting over his admiration for Andrew-Lloyd Webber.

Ploughing through the lyrics in a half spoken-half rapped style the Hemel Hempstead resident took the challenge on full-steam ahead.

Newton left the judges and audience alike baffled with the inclusion of Stormzy’s profane language choices winning him all-round approval.

When quizzed on his favourite rap artists, Newton joked that he had never heard any but decided to copy that song.

Nino Nikolov

20-year-old Nikolov took on Ed Sheeran’s global hit Shape of You in a breath-taking fashion.

The Essex performer spun his unique take on the song donning his electric violin, stunning the judges who hailed the musician “young man.”

The performance won the club performer four yeses from the judges.

Maddox

The 31-year-old joins a realm of acts trying to win a place on the show through a magic act.

This Buckingham resident took a refreshing stand on the concept of being a magician, centring his entire act around a single object, the Rubik’s cube.

Brilliant moments throughout the performance including a show-stopping moment where he makes the colour white disappear form the cube altogether after Cowell selects it.

His intelligent and well-performed act was hailed “unreal” by Dixon and saw him receive a standing ovation from the audience, as well as four yeses.

Ronan Busfield

Busfield took his place on stage in what everyone pre-empted would be a fairly dry performance, with him making a T-esco joke in reference to his day job.

However, things sharply took a turn when the HR worker belted his rendition of Maria from West Side Story.

His powerful vocal chords and stunning vibrato had the audience on the edge of their seats, pulling this Bedfordshire father a full-set of yeses.

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