Joe Labero
Encyclopedia
Joe Labero is a Swedish
magician. Joe Labero is a stage name
derived from his birthname: Lars Bengt Roland Johansson.
In 1991 he, against all recommendations, put up his first big production A Magic Night at Berns in Stockholm. The show was a great success and was sold out and performed 657 times. The show was shown all over Sweden and abroad for the following years. He toured until 1995.
In 1996 he premiered in Danze Fantasy Productions new show Mystique at Conrad Jupiters Casino in Australia
which ran for 16 months. The next year he presented another show there and called it Illusions. In 1998 he took Illusions to Sweden. Together with the original performers he made a huge success and performed this show until 1999 when he remade it and called it Joe Labero show and performed it until 2002 all over Sweden.
After this he created the Castle Tour in Sweden which was more intimate with the audience and he continued to use a similar theme later at the Ship of Illusions tour when traveling by boat around Scandinavia
.
Together with the piano artist Robert Wells
he created Rhapsody in Rock with Magic. This was a big show that combined live orchestral music with magic. They started in 2002 and met again using the same concept in the Christmas Spectacular Show.
In 2003 Labero had over 30 Ship of Illusions shows along the Scandinavian coast. Bill Clinton attended one of the shows.
In September 2007 his show Invited to Labero with an Asian theme started at Rondo in Gothenburg
, Sweden. In 2010 the show was shown over 300 times and sold over 300.000 tickets.
In 2010 Labero will host magic shows in Hamburger Börs in Stockholm. The shows will start on 10 September 2010 and finish on 30 October 2010.
In November 2010 Lobero hosted a six month long magic show at Jupiters Casino in Australia. The show was produced by Danze Fantasy Productions.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
magician. Joe Labero is a stage name
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
derived from his birthname: Lars Bengt Roland Johansson.
Illusionist career
At the age of 12 years Labero got his first "Magic Box". He started to practice and decided to be a professional. At first he called himself "Magino" and 1979 he won the Swedish junior championships of magic that was held in Karlstad. He met his mentor, the Swedish magician Carlo Tornedo. Carlo told him to use the first 2 letters in his name to create "Joe Labero" and he has now registered that name for official use.In 1991 he, against all recommendations, put up his first big production A Magic Night at Berns in Stockholm. The show was a great success and was sold out and performed 657 times. The show was shown all over Sweden and abroad for the following years. He toured until 1995.
In 1996 he premiered in Danze Fantasy Productions new show Mystique at Conrad Jupiters Casino in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
which ran for 16 months. The next year he presented another show there and called it Illusions. In 1998 he took Illusions to Sweden. Together with the original performers he made a huge success and performed this show until 1999 when he remade it and called it Joe Labero show and performed it until 2002 all over Sweden.
After this he created the Castle Tour in Sweden which was more intimate with the audience and he continued to use a similar theme later at the Ship of Illusions tour when traveling by boat around Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
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Together with the piano artist Robert Wells
Robert Wells (composer)
Robert Henry Arthur Wells is a Swedish pianist, composer and singer, best known for his highly successful musical extravaganza Rhapsody in Rock which has achieved great prominence in Scandinavia, a mixture of rock, Sunden, classical and boogie-woogie.-Early life and career :A child prodigy, Wells...
he created Rhapsody in Rock with Magic. This was a big show that combined live orchestral music with magic. They started in 2002 and met again using the same concept in the Christmas Spectacular Show.
In 2003 Labero had over 30 Ship of Illusions shows along the Scandinavian coast. Bill Clinton attended one of the shows.
In September 2007 his show Invited to Labero with an Asian theme started at Rondo in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden. In 2010 the show was shown over 300 times and sold over 300.000 tickets.
In 2010 Labero will host magic shows in Hamburger Börs in Stockholm. The shows will start on 10 September 2010 and finish on 30 October 2010.
In November 2010 Lobero hosted a six month long magic show at Jupiters Casino in Australia. The show was produced by Danze Fantasy Productions.