Karan Singh (magician)

Karan Singh
Personal information
Born (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 (age 33)
Patna, Bihar, India
OccupationMagician/Streamer
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Subscribers606 thousand[1]
Total views58.99 million[1]
100,000 subscribers
Last updated: 10 November 2022

Karan Singh Magic (born 19 July 1991) is an Indian magician.[2] He is known for using his audience as a prop while performing on stage[3] and 'the mentalist who figured out Shah Rukh Khan's ATM Pin' by GQ India.[4]

Early life and education

Singh was born in Mumbai, India.[5] He spent the first four years of his life in Mumbai. His family moved to Delhi after his father's transfer. He attended The Mother's International School in Delhi. He enrolled in the Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College of the University of Delhi to work toward a bachelor's degree in Commerce.[6] However, he dropped out of college in the third year to pursue magic full-time.[6]

Professional career

Singh's first exposure to magic occurred in 2002 at a summer camp in Tirthan near Kullu Manali where he met a magician named Ishammudin Khan who taught him his first two tricks.[7] For his initial years, he performed only those two tricks until he stumbled upon David Blaine on television.[citation needed]

In 2007, at the age of 16, he performed his first show for the 12th graders' farewell at his school. Following this, he did a series of magic shows at kid's birthday parties dressed up as Aladdin.[6]

Singh gained popularity after his first commercial show- 'Karan Singh Magic: Saltus' at Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi. Sponsored by Pepsi, where Singh performed for former Pepsi Chairperson and CEO Indra Nooyi.[2][6][8]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, all outdoor events were cancelled and thus, Singh could no longer perform public shows. He began performing as an online medium with a mind-reading show on Zoom. He has performed more than 800 digital shows as of 16 June 2021.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "About Karan Singh Magic". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b "I have tricks up my sleeve no one in the world has seen before- Illusionist Karan Singh". Everything Experiential. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  3. ^ "'Mind' it: Delhi illusionist uses audience as prop". The Asian Age. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  4. ^ "The 26-year-old mentalist who figured out Shah Rukh Khan's ATM pin". GQ India. 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  5. ^ "Magic happens". The Hindu. 2016-12-16. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  6. ^ a b c d "Aamir Khan gave me the idea for a trick I do: Delhi-based illusionist Karan Singh". Hindustan Times. 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  7. ^ "The Inspiring Journey of Master Psychological Illusionist Karan Singh Magic". The Tribal Box. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  8. ^ "Rising Star". Youth Incorporated. 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  9. ^ "Artistes have gone online but how fulfilling is it to perform for a screen?". The Financial Express. 2020-06-14. Retrieved 2021-07-13.