Who is Mathieu Stepson, the big winner of season 19 of France Has Incredible Talent?

This Friday, December 20, Mathieu Stepson won the 19th season of France has incredible talent after a faultless run, seven years after his first participation. Portrait of a magician.

He captivated the jury made up of four personalities and the public during his last performance in the nineteenth season of the M6 ​​show, France has incredible talent. After a first participation in 2017 where he reached the semi-final, Mathieu Stepson made his mark this season. Magician, mentalist, illusionist, the Norman has many hats. However, although he has been practicing magic since his childhood, he did not think he would be able to make a living from it as an adult. So, Mathieu tried other professions, notably working for six years in a Normandy creperie before trying to make his dream come true.

His participation in the M6 ​​program in 2017 opened a few doors for him. Although he was able to earn his living as a professional magician in private events across France, he has not (yet) managed to put on the show he wanted. It was programmed in a few theaters, but that was not enough to allow him to make a living from his passion. So, he chose to leave for a season of France has incredible talent. And he did well. He even managed to convince Marianne James, who was very resistant to his discipline. Dove's friend Attia found that he was taking “magic in the 21st century”. “To have compliments from her is very touching. She is the one I feared the most, she was the hardest to convince”he confided to Parisian early December.

Mathieu Stepson did not stop believing in his dream

Will this victory allow him to put on the show he dreams of? We don't know yet, but the fact remains that after six years of battle “to try to bring this show to life” as he revealed to Pays d’Augeit is likely that new doors will open. To win the title, the 38-year-old man with the cap performed in his numbers on the relationship with time and clearly, he got it right since he was both acclaimed by the jury and the public. Before this final, he returned to Le Parisien on the relationship to magic in France: “In the minds of the general public, in France, magic is reserved for children, even though it affects everyone.” Obviously, this is no longer the case. When we see the success achieved by Gus in particular, who passed through France has incredible talentMathieu Stepson can believe in his chances of achieving his dreams. This Friday, December 20, he succeeded in one of them. We bet the others will follow soon.

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