Mimosa (magician)
Mimosa | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hervé Le Marchand 1 May 1960 Lannion, France |
| Died | 3 January 2023 (aged 62) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | École Centrale Paris Lycée de l'Immaculée-Conception Lycée Chateaubriand de Rennes |
| Occupation | Magician |
Hervé Le Marchand (1 May 1960 – 3 January 2023), better known by the stage name of Mimosa, was a French humorous magician.
Biography
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ Vautier, Angélina (26 June 1996). "Mimosa, clown matheux". L'Express (in French). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Mimosa in Obihiro". YouTube. 4 April 2008.
- ^ "Décès de Hervé LE MARCHAND aka Mimosa". Cercle VM (in French). 3 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.