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Alexx Alexxander Event (born 21. October 1984) is a Norwegian illusionist known by the name Alexx Alexxander. He has received The Merlin Award twice, Best Illusionist Norway 2016 and Illusionist of the Year 2019.

Background
Alexx Alexxander was born and raised outside of Tønsberg in the county of Vestfold. He got his first magic book from his grandfather at the age of 5, and has presented ticketed shows since he was 10. In 1997, Alexx Alexxander won a national championship in magic, and in 1999 he received silver medal in the Nordic Championship of Magic. Since then, he has produced and performed on several tours and attended many TV shows in Norway, both as a clown and a magican. He was especially noticed for his attendance in TV 2's underholdningsserie "Norway's Got Talent" in 2010, where he presented an escape performance and was voted to the final by the judges and the Norwegian viewers. The Magic Circle Norway also appointed him Magician of the Year in 2010.

In 2011, vg.nos VGTV presented a series of short episodes where Alexx Alexxander surprised people in the streets of Oslo with magical stunts. The series had over 1.3 million views within a few weeks. Season 2 of “Illusions” was launched on VGTV late summer of 2012, which generated another 1.9 million views. Alexx Alexxander has toured throughout Norway with the show Defying Gravity (2015-2016) and The Illusions of Alexx Alexxander (2017-2020), which are booked in theatres both in Scandinavia and in other European countries. In December 2017, he also performed in India.

Alexx Alexxander has also owned the entertainment company Eventmarked.no. This company rented out and delivered activities, balloon decorations and marketing effects for various occasions and clients, such as show and campaigns all across Norway.