magician Mathieu Stepson in the final of France Has Incredible Talent

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” It is an incredible adventure ». The magiccontinues to operate for Mathieu Stepson. After the auditions, the quarter-final, then the semi-final, the magician from Trouville-sur-Mer (Calvados) won his ticket on Wednesday evening for the finale of the show France has incredible talent on M6. “I’m super happy to be in the final, it’s one more step than seven years ago,” rejoices the magician from Trouville, embarked on this adventure which he had already tasted in 2017.

Poker moves that dusted off the magic

“At the auditions, I played with the jury in the quarter-final, I played with the viewerset the guest…for the semi-final, I chose to have fun with the public », summarizes Mathieu Stepson. In a still very surprising number, the Trouvillais has once again played with time and screensturning a prediction made a few hours before the show… into reality.

A trick which once again won over the jury who were full of praise. “You just do take risk on risk on riskreacts Marianne James. Everything you do works because it’s within a quarter of a micron of a millimeter. It takes us on, it’s modern, it takes us somewhere else.” An observation shared by the magician of the jury, Eric Antoine :

You had the intelligence to look for something that others don’t. I dream of you being the greatest magician in France with the biggest shows.

With this number, the mentalist reaches the final. A pride all the greater, as it is the last magician still standing. “It’s a first small victory,” he smiles. Proof if any was missing, that Mathieu Stepson don’t do magic like everyone else. A talent that jury member Marianne James had highlighted in the previous round, recognizing: “It’s the best magic number I’ve seen here.” Without losing his humility, Mathieu Stepson confides:

I had already noticed that my magic tended to appeal to those who usually don’t necessarily like it. For me this is the greatest compliment, I am the first to not like magic that is too classic and general.

Spectacular, its magic plays with new technologies et dust collectorin a way the image of discipline. “In France, magic has long benefited from a cheesy imagewith the idea of ​​thinking that it was only made for kids. Little by little, we’re getting people to understand that magic is also cool for adults and that there are lots of different styles.”

“I don’t want to disappoint them”

After having tried “poker moves”, Mathieu Stepson is preparing to live a live final. “I’ve been preparing since the recording of the semi-final three weeks ago,” he says. Very short deadlines. “I didn’t think I would make the final, so I didn’t really think about my final number. The first week was very complicated because it was the hardest, we had to find an idea.” A number that he summarizes as follows: “We’re going to mix everything up a bit. There is a main theme, wishes and dreams. But perhaps this main theme is only there as a diversion…”.

As the final approaches, Mathieu Stepson still has a lump in his stomach. “What worries me every time is people’s reaction. There is a enthusiasm that has been created on the networks. I don’t want to disappoint them,” confides the magician who will have to in the final count on the vote of viewers who will be able to vote by SMS.

The dream already revived?

For the magician Trouvillais, this adventure is all the more beautiful because it hides a story.

Backtracking. In November 2017 Mathieu Stepson was already on the set of the show, for the first time, reaching the semi-final. An adventure that had “ opened many doorsto be able to experience magic professionally“, remembers this Trouville resident who never stopped believing in his dream… notably that of setting up spectacles . His time on the show allowed him to create your company and begin a real show project. A dream shattered in mid-flight, with covid. “I’ve been fighting for six years to try to bring this show to life, it’s complicated,” he confided to Pays d’Augea few weeks ago.

It is for bring this show back to lifethat he had the idea of ​​“restart the dream where it all began», on the set of France has incredible talent. And seeing the reactions on social networks, and his media appearances, we can believe that the Trouvillaiswill not need to win the final to revive the dream.

I’m having a journey in the show that I never would have dared to dream of. I have room requests for shows, after which it’s true that it would be to play in a year or a year and a half. So the public’s enthusiasm must not wane. I have to manage to keep the link so that the public will be there when dates fall.

The final will take place live, Friday December 20, at 9:10 p.m., on M6.

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