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Luca Gallone
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Gallone on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2019
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| Born | (1996-03-14) March 14, 1996 (age 28)
Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
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| Nationality | British / Italian |
| Occupation | Magician |
| Years active | 2014-present |
| Website | lucagallone.com |
Luca Gallone is an English magician born in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire on March 14, 1996.[1]
Gallone attended Abbot Beyne School and Sixth forminEast Staffordshire, where he also spent two years performing at weddings and private events alongside his studies.[2] He dropped out from University of Derby to pursue his career as a professional Magician.[1]
At 18, Gallone launched his business as a magician with help from The Princes Trust. A year later, in 2016, he was invited to appear on Britain's Got Talent where he won over all four judges.[3] Following his success on Britain’s Got Talent, in 2018 Gallone began to create online viral videos and has since built an audience of over 10 million followers across social media.[4] He performed in several countries including performance for Prince Charles’ 70th Birthday event at The London Palladium.[5]
In 2019, Gallone was signed to United Talent Agency.[6] Later that year, after one of his viral videos appeared on American TV show Right This Minute.[7] he appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show where he performed some magic tricks for the TV host and a member of the audience.[8]
The Daily Mirror published an article featuring Gallone performing a viral magic trick that involved a marriage proposal.[9]
Gallone has Italian roots and featured in the Italian TV shows[10] including an article in GQ Italian edition.[11]
After several years of building his online presence, in March 2020 the BBC listed Gallone as the third biggest TikTok Star in the UK,[12] whilst the Evening Standard referred to him as "the biggest magician on the app".[13]
