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Meet ‘AGT All-Stars’s Unbelievably Brilliant Magician Eric Chien

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Unbelievable Taiwanese magician Eric Chien is back and better than ever. The accomplished illusionist is undeniably one of the most iconic to ever appear on the Got Talent stage. As he returns to the America’s Got Talent stage for AGT All-Stars he’s set to offer more and convince the crowd that he could make the impossible, unbelievably possible.

Eric Chien Found Peace in Magic Amid His Teenage Misery

Eric Chien suffered bullying a very young age, being the only Asian in a Western-oriented academe. Apparently, he’s been beaten up several times that he had to transfer schools four to five times so he could be safe from mean kids in class.

When Eric reached high school, he ignited his interest and passion for magic. At 16, he decided to be a magician and has committed to that dream ever since. Magic tricks have become Eric’s best friend during tough times, saving him from the cruel reality of his surroundings.

Eric does not imitate the usual tricks that many magicians employ. He creates his own techniques, making his routines unique and more entertaining. As days go by, Eric has mustered enough confidence to show off his talent in front of a huge audience. Yet, his original plans had to take a backseat because he was called back to Taiwan to serve the military in 2015.

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When he came out of military service, he had to pick the pieces of the identity he lost at the time. Subsequently, he appeared stronger and ready to show what he’s got. In 2018, he landed first place in the FISM Grand Prix. He then flew abroad to join Asia’s Got Talent 2019, snatching another win.

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After this success, Eric then stepped in the America’s Got Talent stage to showcase more. He was seemingly obvious during audition , but he nevertheless delivered a foolproof performance. His act consisted of changing the colors of his cards and creating the illusion that they’re being cut up and put back together with a ribbon. This incredibly good act and his following performances secured him a spot in the show until the Semifinals.

In 2022, Eric joined two more Got Talent competitions — China’s Got Talent and Britain’s Got Talent: The Ultimate Magician . He reached the Finale of the former and successfully sealed the gold in the latter. This groundbreaking history has made him one of the four acts to have won Got Talent twice.

Last November, Erich announced that he’s among the 60 talented acts competing in AGT All-Stars . This is his fifth attempt in Got Talent and might be his third win if he gets lucky enough.

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FISM:  When did you decide to participate in the FISM World Championship of Magic?

Eric Chien:  I made that decision in 2017.

FISM:  What factors influenced your decision to participate in the FISM WCM?

EC:  I have always been a competitive person, and I also wanted to see how my magic skills stacked up against the best in the world.

FISM: What were your biggest fears and insecurities leading up to the FISM WCM?

EC: One of my biggest challenges was not finishing the construction of my props until just four days before FISM. This left me with very little time to practice, and I was extremely apprehensive about making mistakes on stage.

FISM: What aspects of your performance were you most confident about?

EC: I was confident in the uniqueness of my act, something that had never been seen before. My performance was also highly visual.

FISM: How did the preliminary rounds of the FISM WCM go for you?

EC: It went surprisingly well. I had no prior stage experience before FISM, so I was incredibly nervous. When I stepped onto the stage, I essentially "blacked out" due to nervousness, and my body went into autopilot.

FISM: Can you describe your experience during the final round of FISM WCM?

EC: It was quite an adventure. I didn't finish setting up my props, and the curtains unexpectedly opened on me. I was even dragged off stage by someone, but then the curtains closed again. Nevertheless, I enjoyed every second on that stage.

FISM: What happened after you were declared the FISM WCM Grand Prix winner?

EC: My phone was inundated with messages. We celebrated with a fantastic party alongside many other contestants. However, I also felt somewhat lost because FISM had been my sole goal since 2017, and I didn't know what to do next. I lacked other plans, and suddenly everyone had exceptionally high expectations of me.

EC: I decided to sign up for Asia's Got Talent, where I emerged victorious. I also participated in America's Got Talent and won there too. I clinched the BGT Ultimate Magician title and even went on a Broadway tour. I traveled the world, performing my magic.

FISM: Would you like to share any additional feelings or anecdotes about your journey following your win at the FISM World Championship of Magic?

EC: It was an exhilarating journey. I had less than a week to practice my act, largely due to the last-minute completion of my props. FISM WCM marked only my second time on stage, making it an incredibly nerve-wracking experience. Although I was overjoyed to win the Grand Prix, I understood that it was just the beginning of my magical career.

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Eric Chein was overwhelmed with emotion after he was crowned the Ultimate Magician in a Britain’s Got Talent special.

During Sunday’s spellbinding spin-off previous illusionists that have graced the series competed for the whopping £50,000 prize.

The Witch, Richard Jones – who was the first magician to win in 2016 – and many more put out all the stops to impress judges Amanda Holden , Alesha Dixon , David Walliams and Penn Jillete.

Colin Cloud, Marc Spelmann, Kevin James, Tony, Magical Bones, Mandy Muden, and The Clairvoyants also completed the line-up.

But it was America’s Got Talent star Eric who left the judges in awe with his incredible card routine.

‘It’s just so subtle and so perfect, you are exceptional,’ Amanda began.

‘You are a monster in the magic world, in a good way.’

David added: ‘It was an absolutely brilliant idea, perfectly executed. It was like a work of art. So simple and yet so complex.’

Near the end of the show, host Stephen Mulhern – who filled in for Ant and Dec – revealed that The Witch, Magical Bones and Eric made it to the final three, but it was Eric who reigned supeme.

‘I am still shaking this is incredible,’ he enthused after he was declared winner.

‘I am so glad to be able to come out and perform again.’

Viewers also took to social media to congratulate the star, with one writing: ‘Eric was in a totally different league to the others. Well deserved win.’

‘It wasn’t even close, Eric Chien was the best magician by miles,’ another added.

‘Literally the only act that was world class. Ask any magician who was good and they’ll say just 1 act. Eric Chien,’ a third person wrote.

Elsewhere, The Witch sent Amanda and Alesha into a frenzy with a jaw-dropping performance after they pulled apart a teddy bear’s stomach to reveal a live snake, which left Amanda leaving her seat.

Britain’s Got Talent series 10 winner Richard surprised Amanda by bringing out Pippa Nightingale, a nurse who helped save her life.

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Some of the most mind-blowing illusionists on earth are bringing their magic touch back to Broadway for a fifth extraordinary year in The Illusionists . Featuring acts from America’s Got Talent and beyond, this year’s all-new show is perfect for the whole family. Dazzling performers from around the world come together at Broadway’s can’t-miss holiday event for six weeks only—so get your tickets now before they disappear.

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The Illusionists previously wowed New York audiences three record-breaking years in a row with Witness The Impossible, Live on Broadway  and Turn Of The Century , and around the world including smash hit engagements on London’s West End and on tour around the United States and Canada. This year’s family-friendly show promises even more illusions, close-up magic, mentalism, daring escapes, and technological spectacle performed by master entertainers who’ve captivated audiences worldwide on stages from the famed Magic Castle to Royal Variety Performances to multiple seasons of America’s Got Talent .  

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Background [ ]

Eric Chien is a Taiwanese magician, living in Houston, Texas. He won FISM Grand Prix in July, 2018. After that, Eric went on to win the third season of Asia's Got Talent , which concluded on April 11, 2019. [1] He is the first Taiwanese winner of the show, making him the first winner from outside Southeast Asia as well as the first winner from a country with no separate Got Talent franchise.

Eric was born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1993, and moved to America when he was 4. He was the only Asian in school. He was beaten up in school, so it was tough for him and had to transfer school four to five times. He started doing magic when he was 16 in high school, and he decided to be a magician since then. Magic helps him get through tough times. He loves to create his own trick rather than imitating what others did.  [2]

After he posted a video of his magic routine on the Internet, a magician asked him if he would like to be a magic consultant, whose job is to create props and materials for magicians. As time went by, his urge of performing on stage instead of being backstage got stronger. At about 2016, he started making his own props. He started performing in front of big audience from about October of 2018, so he still feels nervous when having to perform in front of a huge crowd. He was called back to Taiwan for military service in 2015. He had to serve in the army for a year. During that time, he could't do any thing out of military duties, including magic. Therefore, he kind of lost his identity and had to find himself again after he came out.  [3]

Eric is a friend of  Will Tsai  ( Season 12 contestant) and Shin Lim ( Season 13 and The Champions Winner), and had met them a few times before in some kind of magicians event. He also had met or performed with  Stevie Starr  ( Season 10 Finalist, The Champions  contestant),  Steven Brundage  ( Season 11 Semifinalist), Eric Jones  ( Season 12 Semifinalist), The Sacred Riana ( Season 13 Quarterfinalist, All-Stars contestant), Yu Hojin ( Season 17 Finalist, Fantasy League contestant), Sangsoon Kim ( Season 18 Semifinalist), Ryan Hayashi ( Season 18 contestant) and some other former America's Got Talent contestants before.

Audition [ ]

Eric Chien's Audition performance in Episode 1401 consisted of performing his "Ribbon" act. First, he set several items on a table including a white ribbon, two frames and a chest containing blue and red cards. He then placed sets of blue and red cards onto the frames and divided the table with the ribbon. He then proceeded to change the colors of the cards in various ways along with his vest also changing colors from black to blue and red. He also made several cards disappear and created the illusion of a card being cut up and then put back together with the ribbon. He transformed the cards into coins which he placed into the chest and the coins, along with the ribbon and frames, disappeared. Howie Mandel ,  Julianne Hough ,  Gabrielle Union , and  Simon Cowell  all voted "Yes," sending Eric to the Judge Cuts.

Judge Cuts [ ]

Eric Chien's Week 4 Judge Cuts performance in Episode 1410 consisted of performing his "Imagination Coins" act. In the beginning, he removed one coin from guest judge  Jay Leno 's firmly closed hand to his hand. Then he created a coin from a drawn circle on a card. He did a coin routine including let coin disappear with just a pinch, grab coins out of thin air, and produce handful of coins out of nowhere. In the end, he put one of the coins he produced on Jay's hand and turned it back into ink. The coins, the pen, and the card on the table also turned into ink drawing. Howie Mandel , Gabrielle Union ,  Julianne Hough ,  Simon Cowell and guest judge Jay Leno all gave him standing ovations. His performance was strong enough for the judges to send him to the Quarterfinals instead of Zack and Stan and  SOS .

Quarterfinals [ ]

Eric Chien's Week 3 Quarterfinals performance in  Episode 1415  consisted of performing a magic trick with Julianne Hough involving candies and Rubik's cubes, by producing Rubik's cubes from chocolate candies, solving the cubes which he produced and mixed by Julianne, and turning them back into chocolate candies.  Howie Mandel , Gabrielle Union and Simon Cowell all gave him standing ovations. Eric received enough votes to advance to the Semifinals in Episode 1416 along with Dom Chambers instead of Matthew Richardson .

Semifinals [ ]

Eric Chien's Week 1 Semifinals performance in Episode 1417  consisted of making images of famous landmarks appear on blank cards. He placed the cards on a map of the world and turned them all into 3-D models. At one point, he made a card tilt and stand on one corner. Eric did not receive enough votes to advance to the Finals in Episode 1418 , eliminating him from the competition along with Ansley Burns instead of Benicio Bryant .

After Season 14 [ ]

• Between 2019 & 2020, Eric toured with The Illusionists – Magic of the Holidays as "The Manipulator".
• Eric appeared on Penn & Teller: Fool Us Season 7 Episode 16, where he performed his "Ribbon" act. Although the duo has already seen the act before and has done multiple researches on it, he successfully fooled them.
• Between 2021 & 2022, Eric competed on China's Got Talent wherein he reached the Final. [4]
• Eric was invited to perform in Season 3 Grand Final of Indonesia's Got Talent in 2022. He assisted contestant Cassidy, who eventually became the runner-up of the show, in his Grand Final performance. [5] Later, he also performed a solo routine. [6] Another guest performer on the show was fellow Asia's Got Talent winner and America's Got Talent and All-Stars alumnus The Sacred Riana .
• In 2022, Eric won Britain’s Got Talent: The Ultimate Magician , over Colin Cloud , Kevin James , Tony and Jordan (as Les French Twins), The Clairvoyants , Marc Spelmann , Mandy Muden and some other successful Britain's Got Talent magicians. [7]

All-Stars Preliminary [ ]

Eric Chien's Preliminary performance in Episode AS06 consisted of performing a close-up magic routine with Heidi Klum watching nearby the set. He did not receive enough votes from the Superfans to enter the Top 3 of the night, eliminating him from the competition.

After All-Stars [ ]

• In 2023, Eric competed on Got Talent: All Stars , the Spanish version of All Stars spinoff where he received the golden buzzer from guest judge Fernando Tejero and advanced straight to the Final. [8] [9]
• Eric is the first act since Season 13 Quarterfinalist  The Sacred Riana  that has won Asia's Got Talent before to audition, with The Sacred Riana winning Season 2 and Eric winning Season 3. Both returned in the same spinoff season ( America's Got Talent: All-Stars ).
• Eric is the first act of Asia's Got Talent Season 3 to appear on America's Got Talent , followed by Fabulous Sisters (Semifinalist of the show; a part of Fusion Japan ), Power Duo (third place of the show), and Shadow Ace (fifth or sixth place of the show).
• Eric is the first FISM Grand Prix winner to audition. He won the Close Up category in 2018. He was followed by Yu Hojin in Season 17 , who won the Stage category in 2012. Both are the first Asian winners in their respective category.
• With Eric winning Britain’s Got Talent: The Ultimate Magician , he is one of four acts in entire Got Talent franchise to have won 2 Got Talents, along with Salah the Entertainer ( France's Got Talent Season 1/ Arab's Got Talent Season 4), Shin Lim ( Season 13 / The Champions ), and Mayyas ( Arab's Got Talent Season 6/ Season 17 ). Moreover, he is the first act to win a spinoff despite not being on said main show.

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