Mark Bittar Explained
| Markobi |
| Other Names: | Marc BITTAR |
| Birth Place: | Strasbourg |
| Nationality: | French |
| Occupation: | Magician |
| Known For: | Close-up magic. Card magic. |
| Awards: | 1st Prize in card magic, FISM World championship of Magic 2022 - Fool Us Trophy |
Mark Bittar, better known by the stage name Markobi, is a French close-up/card magician. He won the world championship for magic in 2022 at the FISM World Championship of Magic convention in Quebec City, Canada.[1] [2] [3] He is the second French person to have won the "queen" title, for card magic, since Jean-Jacques Sanvert in 1979.
Markobi's routines have a "messy and uncontrolled" style that are evocative of Lennart Green.[4] Bittar has discussed his own style, saying "I like to create discrepancies, to cover the tracks. And if I can do it with a touch of humor, I do it."[5]
He was a Golden Buzzer Winner in 2023 in France's Got Talent.[6] In 2024 he appeared on the television show Fool Us with Penn & Teller and won the Fool Us trophy. [7]
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Notes and References
- Web site: FISM Winners . International Federation of Magic Societies . 2024-03-21.
- Web site: McLaughlin . Jack . Franklinton magician takes home bronze medal at world’s largest and most prestigious magic competition . 614NOW . 2022-08-03 . 2024-03-21.
- Web site: Bozon . Sebastien . FRANCE-ENTERTAINMENT-MAGICS-PORTRAIT . Getty Images . 21 March 2024.
- Web site: Morehead . Jason . French Magician Markobi’s FISM-Winning Card Routine . Opus . 2022-09-21 . 2024-03-21.
- Web site: Rousseau . Valentine . La France a un incroyable talent - sur M 6 : qui est Markobi, le magicien qui a obtenu le Platinium buzzer . leparisien.fr . 2023-11-07 . fr . 2024-03-21.
- Web site: Markobi brings magic on stage, he blows the judges mind making him win the first PLATINIUM BUZZER in got talent History! . France's Got Talent official channel . YouTube . 21 March 2024.
- April 5, 2024 . Shut Up -- You Fooled Us! . April 19, 2024 . The CW Network . 10 . 18 .
