Håkan Berg is a Swedish comedic magician who made the Semi-Finals during Series 14 of Britain's Got Talent. He was 43 years of age at the time of his audition.
Berg's audition was shown after a montage of unsuccessful auditions. He entered the stage on a hover board after a disembodied voice spoke and stated the words 'Introducing the king of birds... Håkan Berg!' when the stage was covered in steam. He began his audition by setting fire to a piece of paper card which transformed into a toy bird. He then acted as if the bird had dragged him off of the stage before re-emerging, making bird sounds with his mouth and remarking 'If [the bird] it moves, it lives'. He then stated that he would perform the 'Champagne in newspaper' trick, before pouring the champagne out of the glass and through the newspaper; he then performed the trick in the correct manner and poured the champagne from the newspaper back into the glass. He then made the two doves 'disappear', before one was revealed to be stuck to his back. He then placed the dove on his left shoulder before he revealed an owl to now be beneath the newspaper. Alesha described the act as 'Absolutely hilarious', with Simon adding 'You're funny, and I think you're clever as well'.
Between his audition and Semi-Final performance Berg appeared upon two episodes of 'Masters of Illusion' with the first having occurred in Mid May 2020, and the second having occurred in Early August 2020.[1]
Berg's Semi-Final performance began with him descending onto the stage riding a large bird. He then made numerous birds appear, throwing them into the air and making them re-appear on his clothes. He then gave each Judge a card containing their 'spirit bird', and made the birds on each of their cards appear. Berg stated that David's animal was a duck; it was a rabbit, however when Berg twisted his 'duck' (a cuddly toy) to the side, it was revealed that it was a rabbit. Finally, he made a parrot appear from his own cape. Alesha remarked 'The presentation of that act was absolutely brilliant and I think we all just need a bit of silliness', with Amanda adding 'I love you because I think you’re just mad'.
Before BGT[]
In 1999, Berg played a character named Larry in a Swedish comedy TV-show named ‘Full Fry’s’ (English title ‘Full Freezer’).
In 2011, Berg auditioned for the 5th series of ‘Sweden's Got Talent’, however he failed to make the Semi-Finals. Due to failing to reach the Semis alongside many other acts Berg was invited to participate in a Wildcard Round alongside them. Berg ultimately did not receive a Wildcard from neither the viewers or the judges so failed to make the Final.
In 2015, Berg received a Bronze Medal in Comedy Magic at FISM (which is essentially the World Championships of Magic) in Italy.
In 2018, Berg was an untelevised act who failed to proceeded past the auditions on ‘America's Got Talent’ during its 13th series.
Additionally in 2018, Berg appeared on an episode of the 5th season of ‘Penn & Teller: Fool Us’, however he only fooled Teller and Berg performed several shows at the Magic Castle which is located in Hollywood.
In 2019, Berg auditioned for the 6th season of Italian competition series ‘Tu Si Que Vales’ however he failed to reach the following round.[2]
After BGT[]
In 2021, Berg advanced onto the Semi-Finals of the 16th season of ‘France's Got Talent’.