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Luca Gallone (born 14 March 1996) is an English magician.
Luca Gallone | |
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.jpg) Gallone on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2019 | |
| Born | 14 March 1996 Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British / Italian |
| Occupation | Magician |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Website | lucagallone.com |
Early life and education
editLuca Gallone was born in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire on 14 March 1996.[1] Gallone attended Abbot Beyne School and Sixth form in East Staffordshire, where he also spent two years performing at weddings and private events alongside his studies.[2] He dropped out from University of Derby to pursue his career as a professional Magician.[1]
Career
editAt 18, Gallone launched his business as a magician with help from The Princes Trust. A year later, in 2016, he was invited to appear on Britain's Got Talent where he won over all four judges.[3] Following his success on Britain’s Got Talent, in 2018 Gallone began to create online viral videos and has since built an audience of over 10 million followers across social media.[4] He performed in several countries including performance for Prince Charles’ 70th Birthday event at The London Palladium.[5]
In 2019, Gallone was signed to United Talent Agency.[6] Later that year, after one of his viral videos appeared on American TV show Right This Minute.[7] he appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show where he performed some magic tricks for the TV host and a member of the audience.[8]
The Daily Mirror published an article featuring Gallone performing a viral magic trick that involved a marriage proposal.[9]
Gallone has Italian roots and featured in the Italian TV shows[10] including an article in GQ Italian edition.[11]
After several years of building his online presence, in March 2020 the BBC listed Gallone as the third biggest TikTok Star in the UK,[12] whilst the Evening Standard referred to him as "the biggest magician on the app".[13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Meet the magician who's become an internet sensation". Derby Telegraph. 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Magician signs for talent agency alongside Benedict Cumberbatch". Derby Telegraph. 25 February 2019.
- ^ Waldron, Ben (23 July 2017). "Luca Gallone who wowed BGT judges reveals all to the Burton Mail". Staffordshire Live.
- ^ "Does being 'TikTok famous' actually make you money?". BBC News. 12 March 2020.
- ^ Slater, Nigel (9 November 2018). "Staffordshire magician performs for Royalty - and it will be on TV next week". Burton Mail.
- ^ "Magician signs for talent agency alongside Benedict Cumberbatch". Derbyshire Live. 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Watch homegrown magician Luca Gallone wow millions on Ellen show". Derbyshire Live. 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Magician Luca Gallone's Gum Trick Will Leave You Stunned". The Ellen Show.
- ^ Mulroy, Zahra (25 November 2016). "Man enlists street magician to help him pop the question in busy shopping centre". Daily Mirror.
- ^ "Londra, il mago influencer di origini italiane: 180 milioni di visualizzazioni per una cannuccia - la Repubblica". Repubblica TV (in Italian). 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Luca Gallone, il mago di origini italiane che fa impazzire TikTok". GQ Italia (in Italian).
- ^ Shaw, Dougal (12 March 2020). "Does being 'TikTok famous' actually make you money?". BBC News.
- ^ "TikTok: Meet the London stars keeping the city ticking over". Evening Standard. 10 October 2019.