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{{Short description|Indian magician (born 1991)}}
{{COI|reason=promotional material SPA|date=July 2021}}
{{infobox YouTube personality
| name = Karan Singh
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|07|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Patna, Bihar]], India
| occupation = Magician/Streamer
| youtube_handle = KaranSinghMagic
| youtube_display_name = Karan Singh Magic

| youtube_years_active =
| youtube_genre =
| youtube_subscribers = 607 thousand
| youtube_views = 62.7 million
| stats_update = 30 October 2025
}}

'''Karan Singh''' (born 19 July 1991) is an Indian [[Magic (illusion)|magician]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=I have tricks up my sleeve no one in the world has seen before- Illusionist Karan Singh|url=http://everythingexperiential.businessworld.in/article/I-have-tricks-up-my-sleeve-no-one-in-the-world-has-seen-before-Illusionist-Karan-Singh/24-02-2017-113420|access-date=2021-07-06|website=Everything Experiential|language=en}}</ref> He is known for using his audience as a prop while performing on stage<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2016-12-21|title='Mind' it: Delhi illusionist uses audience as prop|url=https://www.asianage.com/life/more-features/211216/mind-it-delhi-illusionist-uses-audience-as-prop.html|access-date=2021-07-06|website=The Asian Age}}</ref> and 'the mentalist who figured out [[Shah Rukh Khan]]'s ATM Pin' by ''[[GQ (Indian edition)|GQ India]]''.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2018-02-15|title=The 26-year-old mentalist who figured out Shah Rukh Khan's ATM pin|url=https://www.gqindia.com/magazine-story/shah-rukh-khan-atm-pin-karan-singh/|access-date=2021-07-06|website=GQ India|language=en-IN}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Singh was born in Mumbai, India.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|date=2016-12-16|title=Magic happens|language=en-IN|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/magic-happens/article16866546.ece1|access-date=2021-07-13|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He spent the first four years of his life in Mumbai. His family moved to Delhi after his father's transfer. He attended [[The Mother's International School, New Delhi|The Mother's International School]] in Delhi. He enrolled in the [[Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College|Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College]] of the [[Delhi University|University of Delhi]] to work toward a [[Bachelor of Commerce|bachelor's degree in Commerce]].<ref name=":5"/> However, he dropped out of college in the third year to pursue magic full-time.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|date=2017-08-25|title=Aamir Khan gave me the idea for a trick I do: Delhi-based illusionist Karan Singh|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/aamir-khan-gave-me-the-idea-for-a-trick-i-do-delhi-based-illusionist-karan-singh/story-89dfwFu8fUdyFBeHBGi0gL.html|access-date=2021-07-13|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|language=en}}</ref>

== Professional career ==
Singh's first exposure to magic occurred in 2002 at a summer camp in Tirthan near [[Kullu]] [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]] where he met a magician named Ishammudin Khan who taught him his first two tricks.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=The Inspiring Journey of Master Psychological Illusionist Karan Singh Magic|url=https://www.thetribalbox.com/the-inspiring-journey-of-master-psychological-illusionist-karan-singh-magic|access-date=2021-07-13|website=The Tribal Box|language=en-in|archive-date=2021-07-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713173431/https://www.thetribalbox.com/the-inspiring-journey-of-master-psychological-illusionist-karan-singh-magic|url-status=dead}}</ref> For his initial years, he performed only those two tricks until he stumbled upon [[David Blaine]] on television.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}

In 2007, at the age of 16, he performed his first show for the 12th graders' farewell at his school. Following this, he did a series of magic shows at kid's birthday parties dressed up as [[Aladdin (Disney character)|Aladdin]].<ref name=":5" />

Singh gained popularity after his first commercial show- 'Karan Singh Magic: Saltus' at [[Siri Fort Auditorium]], [[New Delhi]]. Sponsored by [[Pepsi]], where Singh performed for former Pepsi Chairperson and CEO [[Indra Nooyi]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":8">{{Cite magazine |date=2012-10-01|title=Rising Star|url=https://youthincmag.com/rising-star-8|access-date=2021-07-13|magazine=Youth Incorporated |language=en-GB}}</ref>

During the [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] [[pandemic]], all outdoor events were cancelled and thus, Singh could no longer perform public shows. He began performing as an online medium with a mind-reading show on Zoom. He has performed more than 800 digital shows as of 16 June 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-14|title=Artistes have gone online but how fulfilling is it to perform for a screen?|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/artistes-have-gone-online-but-how-fulfilling-is-it-to-perform-for-a-screen/1990756/|access-date=2021-07-13|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/c/KaranSinghMagic Karan Singh's channel] on [[YouTube]]
*{{Twitter|karansinghmagic}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/@KaranSinghBoomer/ Karan Singh Boomer] second channel on [[YouTube]]

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[[Category:1991 births]]
[[Category:Entertainers from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian magicians]]
[[Category:Indian YouTubers]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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