Past editions artist

Rafael

On our stage at:

FISM World Championship 2025

Rafael is a truly many sided artist: magician, comedian, illusionist, inventor and tireless world traveller. Inspired by magic and clowning from a very early age, he staged his first show at six and has since captivated audiences around the globe, from Berlin's Wintergarten Varieté to the Opera House in Blackpool, from Theater Carré in Amsterdam to the Olympia in Paris, and in performances for the Royal Family at the Théâtre Princesse Grace in Monaco.

His accolades include the Magic Award for best magician in Belgium, the prestigious Mandrake d'Or in Paris and, in 2005, the Siegfried & Roy Golden Lion Award in Las Vegas, won with his comedy dove act. On television he has appeared seven times on "Le Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde", as well as on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson".

A master of hilarious improvisation with a keen sense of originality and imagination, he brings a playful, innovative twist to modern magic. He was our guest at the FISM World Championship of Magic 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.