Past editions artist

David Stone

On our stage at:

FISM Italy 2015 2018 FISM European Championship 2024 FISM World Championship 2025

David Stone is a French magician, comedian, writer and producer, specialising in close-up and coin magic. Born in Eaubonne in 1972, he discovered card manipulation at nineteen through a school friend. At 23 he won the Prix Diavol, and at 24 the Gold Dove for close-up at the European championships and the South American Close-up Grand Prix in Las Tunas, Cuba. His 1995 video "Basic Coin Magic" became the first French magic programme to break into the American market.

After a degree in philosophy in Amiens he honed his craft for seven years at the tables of La Voile Rouge in Saint-Tropez, and since 1999 he has taken his table hopping lecture to more than 19 countries. His book "Close-up: The Real Secrets of Magic" sold out within fifteen days; in 2006 he took third prize in micromagic at the FISM World Championship in Stockholm, and in 2012 he was guest of honour at FFFF. More recently he twice reached the final of "La France a un incroyable talent", the second time as Klek Entos, and appeared on "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" and "America's Got Talent".

On our stage: FISM World Championship in Rimini 2015, Masters of Magic Convention 2018, FISM European Championship in Saint-Vincent 2024 and FISM World Championship in Turin 2025.

This page is part of our historical archive: it tells the story of the PAST editions. The 2027 cast is revealed one name at a time on the Artists page.