Shin Lim

Shin Lim (born September 25, 1991 in Vancouver , British Columbia ) is a Canadian - American magician and card artist .

Lim was born in Canada in 1991 to parents from Singapore . He is of Han Chinese descent. The family moved back to Singapore when Lim was two years old and moved to Acton , Massachusetts in the United States when Lim was eleven years old. Lim began playing the violin and piano before he was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome in 2011 . He then turned to magic and card tricks.

He gained notoriety in 2018 for his victory in the 13th season of America's Got Talent . A year later he also won the subsidiary America's Got Talent: The Champions .

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Individual evidence

↑ Bill Keverly: 'America's Got Talent': What did Simon Cowell say that helped Shin Lim win Season 13? . In: USA Today . September 20, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
↑ Amy Duncan: Who is Shin Lim - the mesmerizing magician who won America's Got Talent? . In: Metro . September 20, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

personal data
SURNAME	Lim, Shin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian-American magician and card artist
DATE OF BIRTH	September 25, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada

[1] Bill Keverly: 'America's Got Talent': What did Simon Cowell say that helped Shin Lim win Season 13? . In: USA Today . September 20, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

[Metro_atgwin-2] Amy Duncan: Who is Shin Lim - the mesmerizing magician who won America's Got Talent? . In: Metro . September 20, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2019.