Marie Antoinette Riana Graharani (born 13 July 1992), commonly known as The Sacred Riana, is an Indonesian magician and illusionist best known for her performance as a bizarre illusionist.

Career

Competitive shows

She made her television debut as a contestant on

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's magic competition show ''The Next Mentalist'', which premiered on 17 November 2013 and was broadcast on

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. She would go on to become the show's runner-up, successfully attracting the attention of the Indonesian public with her unique appearance. In 2017, Riana joined the second season of ''

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'' where she was declared the winner after beating the Filipino

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of her magic performances onstage. In 2018, Riana appeared on season 13 of ''

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'' where she was finished as a quarterfinalist. She was also the second Indonesian to enter ''

'' live shows after Demian Aditya. On 31 August 2019, Riana took to the '' Britain's Got Talent: The Champions'' stage but was eliminated in the first round. On 21 August 2018, during the ''

'' quarterfinals live show, Riana's act was abruptly cut to black and a commercial break before the end of her performance, which confused many viewers about what had just happened and quickly provoked a huge question on social media, but according to a set of production notes which have been posted on

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, the dramatic "cut-to-black" moment was actually part of the plan all along. In autumn 2022, Riana appeared in

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and reached the Semi-Finals. She was also announced to be one of the participants of America's Got Talent: All-Stars.

Television and film

Riana has appeared on several television shows or joined several talent search shows as a guest or contestant and later became a judge in The Great Magician show. In 2019, Riana made her film debut by playing as herself in '' The Sacred Riana: Beginning'', which was released on 14 March 2019.

Character and artistry

Background

Riana and her manager chose "The Sacred" name because they think that doing magic is a sacred thing for some people.

Characteristics on stage

Riana has a distinctive appearance, characterized by head and hand twitching movement, always stands with one of her legs bent and a flat facial expression. Riana always appears with long and loose hair that covers most of her face. In each stage appearance, Riana wears a long-sleeved dress and white tights and also holds her doll, Riani, which wears the same style of clothing as the magician. When she speaks during performances, she does so in a quavering and unclear voice.

Performances and appearances

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sacred Riana, The 1992 births America's Got Talent contestants Living people Indonesian magicians Indonesian people of Chinese descent People from Jakarta Female magicians