Which titles has André Desery won?

Grand Champion & World Champion of the Performing Arts 2022, World Champion 2019, 5× gold at the WCOPA, German Champion of Bar Magic, 3× Magica, Magician of the Year 2020 and Best Magic Show 2024.

How long has André Desery been a professional magician?

A professional magician since 2006, and semi-professional since 2003.

Where is André Desery based?

In Cologne, Germany – where he also runs “Der Magische Hut”, his magic theatre.

The artist · Biography

A Cologne lad
for Germany and beyond.

André has been fascinated by magic since early childhood. It all began with a classic magic set at home. He kept experimenting throughout his school years, but it was only at the start of the new millennium that the dream of magic took hold of him completely. He studied matter & magic intensively. After countless experiments and small performances, magic became his professional challenge as well.

Career

The road to World Champion.

until 2001
School education (Abitur, German university entrance qualification)
2001–2002
Military service – or, as André puts it: compulsory service for those genetically unable to give birth
2002
Registered first business [events and services company] / freelance work for ProfiMiet, Bang & Olufsen Art Media and Radio Schuldt GmbH
2003
Began vocational training in event management
since 2003
Semi-professional magician
2005
Began studying business administration at the University of Cologne
since 2006
Professional magician
2008
Founded Walk Factory GmbH (Managing Director)
2009–2012
Further training, seminars and workshops [incl. acting techniques, stage presence, magic seminars and workshops, music workshops]
since 2012
1st place at the German Bar Magic Championships in the “Close-Up Magic” category
Reigning German Champion of Bar Magic (overall winner)
2016
Awarded the “Magica” by the Magischer Zirkel (Magic Circle of Germany) for the act “Magic Moment”
2017
Part of the dinner show “Gans Ganz Anders” – 36 performances in the world’s largest Spiegeltent
2018
Qualified for the 2019 World Championships of Performing Arts in Los Angeles and selected for the German national team
2019
Three-time gold medallist at the WCOPA in Los Angeles for close-up magic, card magic and stage performance
2019
World Champion of the Performing Arts (Variety / Magic), awarded in Hollywood
2019
Awarded the “Magica” by the Magischer Zirkel for the act “Story of my Life”
2020
Magician of the Year – AI Business Excellence Awards
2022
Two-time gold medallist at the WCOPA in Los Angeles for his cups and balls & card performance
2022
Grand Champion & World Champion of the Performing Arts (Variety / Magic), awarded in Hollywood
2023
Awarded the “Magica” by the Magischer Zirkel for the act “Inception”
2024
Best Magic Show – AI Business Excellence Awards

Awards

Titles & awards.

André Desery with the Grand Champion trophy

2022 · Performing Arts (Variety / Magic) · HollywoodGrand Champion

2022 · WCOPA · Los AngelesWorld Champion & 2× Gold

2019 · Performing Arts (Variety / Magic) · HollywoodWorld Champion & 3× Gold

since 2012

German Champion of Bar Magic

Reigning overall winner

2016 · 2019 · 2023

3× “Magica”

Magischer Zirkel · Magic Moment, Story of my Life, Inception

2020 & 2024

Magician of the Year & Best Magic Show

AI Business Excellence Awards

Qualifications

IHK-certified Event Manager Diploma in Event Management

Philosophy of magic

Magic makes people marvel, puzzle and wonder – and above all, it should be fun! I see my work as both an outstanding craft and a passionate vocation. My philosophy is to let the audience forget everyday life and carry them off into a world of wonder. Creating such fascinating moments and sharing them with you moves me – and it will enchant you, with lasting effect!

I look forward to it.

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