Jamie Raven is a Magician and Illusionist who burst onto an unsuspecting world during the 2015 series of Britain’s Got Talent. His magic amazed audiences and even made the famously magic loathing Simon Cowell exclaim, “I now actually believe in magic!” on route to finishing runner up and in his own words as “Top Human”
As seen on: Britain’s Got Talent, Britain’s Got More Talent, BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Sky One, This Morning, Lorraine, Good Morning Britain, Sky Sports, Loose Women, BBC News, Jeremy Vine, Blue Peter, Sky News, Match Of The Day, Football Focus, The Gadget Show, Bloomberg, Bruce’s Hall of Fame, Celebrity Pointless, CBBC De-Engineers, Gogglebox, Too Much TV, BBC World News, Talking Business, STV Scotland Tonight, Dispatches, GB News.
His online videos from Britain’s Got Talent and other subsequent television performances have now been seen over 800 million times, making him one of the most watched magicians in the world today.
In November and December 2015, Jamie headlined “The Illusionists” at The Shaftesbury Theatre, which went on to break the box office record and in doing so became the most successful Magic show in the history of London’s West End. He returned to the cast for the first time in 3 years in April and May 2018 where the show sold out every ticket in a 3-week run in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
In June, July, November 2016, February 2017 and September, October 18 he took his solo touring shows across 17 countries, playing over 150 different venues.
Summer 2019 saw the opening of the very first Jamie Raven “Making Magic”, Shop, School and Theatre, where he performed over 280 shows in his own purpose built venue as he continues in his quest to inspire the next generation of magicians.
His range of 5 Magic Sets sold out in Harrods, House of Fraser, Sainsburys and over 150 other retailers in the UK.
Following the incredible success of his live shows and countless television appearances, he was invited to St James’s Palace to perform privately for HRH Prince Charles as part of his private Christmas Celebrations.
In 2022 Jamie is touring again in theatres across the UK and Europe where he is headlining a brand-new show “Illusion Impossible”
“Your Magic is quite Simply, Breath-taking!! Your star is destined to shine for a very, very long time” – HRH Prince Charles
“I now actually believe in Magic !!!” – Simon Cowell
“How did you do that?! I mean seriously …… If you don’t tell me, I’ll throw you off the plane” – Sir Richard Branson
“Mr Raven, I am in awe of your greatness!!” – Ian Wright
“That was incredible, I need to lie down and take an Imodium to stop my brain from exploding ” – Russell Kane
“Let me tell you, he is the best, the greatest Magician, 100 years ago they would have burned him at the stake” – Anton Du Bec
The Times – “Jamie Raven is disarming and ingenious”
Time Out – “His Magic is Liquid Gold”
The Stage – “His tricks have a twist at the end to bamboozle even the most cynical and seen-it-all crowds”
The Guardian – “He has an ability to turn fake money into real that the governor of the bank of England would envy”