Mimosa (magician) explained

Mimosa
Birth Name:Hervé Le Marchand
Birth Date:1960 5, df=y
Birth Place:Lannion, France
Death Place:Paris, France
Nationality:French
Occupation:Magician
Education:École Centrale Paris

Hervé Le Marchand (1 May 1960 – 3 January 2023), better known by the stage name of Mimosa, was a French humorous magician.

Biography

Le Marchand was a student at the École Centrale Paris, where he was a member of the circus and magic club, graduating in 1985 after partaking in the Gala des grandes écoles.[1] After his graduation, he worked as a computer engineer while continuing to practice magic.

In 1989, Le Marchand won the first prize at the Festival mondial du cirque de demain in Paris. He then dedicated himself full-time to magic, winning circus prizes in Geneva and Norway.

Le Marchand was married to a Thai woman and spent three months out of each year in Japan.[2] He died in Paris on 3 January 2023, at the age of 62.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Vautier. Angélina. 26 June 1996. Mimosa, clown matheux. French. L'Express. 6 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Mimosa in Obihiro. 4 April 2008. YouTube.
  3. News: 3 January 2023. Décès de Hervé LE MARCHAND aka Mimosa. French. Cercle VM. 6 January 2023.