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 Riana has appeared on several television shows and joined several talent search shows as a guest or contestant.
She made her television debut as a contestant on Deddy Corbuzier's magic competition show The Next Mentalist, which premiered on 17 November 2013 and was broadcast on Trans 7. 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 Asia's Got Talent where she was declared the winner after beating the Filipino hip-hop dance group DM-X Comvaleñoz based on the audience votes in the grand final. There have been over 70 million views on Facebook and YouTube of Riana's magic performances onstage.
In 2018, Riana appeared on season 13 of America's Got Talent where she finished as a quarterfinalist. She was also the second Indonesian to enter an AGT's live show after Demian Aditya. On 21 August 2018, during the AGT Quarter-finals 2, 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 Twitter, the dramatic "cut-to-black" moment was actually part of the plan all along. She was also announced to be one of the participants of America's Got Talent: All-Stars and was eliminated in the first round of Preliminary 4 on 23 January 2023.
On 31 August 2019, Riana participated in Britain's Got Talent: The Champions and was eliminated in the first round of Preliminaries 1.
In 2022, Riana appeared in La France a un incroyable talent and finished as a semifinalist. In September 2023, she appeared in Italia's Got Talent on Disney+ but did not pass the selection at the end of the episode.
In 2019, under the stage name Riana Antoinette, Riana made her acting career debut by playing as Riana in The Sacred Riana: Beginning, which was released on 14 March 2019. She reprised her role as Riana in The Sacred Riana 2: Bloody Mary, which was released on 28 July 2022.
From 2019 to 2020, Riana became a judge in The Great Magician.
Artistry Riana and her manager chose the epithet "The Sacred" because they think that doing magic is a sacred thing for some people.
Riana has a distinctive appearance, characterized by head and hand twitching movements, 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.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes2019The Sacred Riana: BeginningRianaCredited as Riana Antoinette 2022The Sacred Riana 2: Bloody Mary—
Television
As a guest +YearShowRoleNoteRef2014Hitam PutihGuestOn 10 February2019Ini TalkshowOn 13 March2022FOCI Halloween PartyOn 29 October2024Grand Opening BNS Hype MOIOn 30 November2026Bisikan GaibXClusive
As a performer Year Show Role Note Ref2014 Goyang Goyang Senggol Performer On 23 August – 14 September The Magic Show On 19 December2015 On 2 January – 23 January Kontes Final KDI On 21 May 2018 Liga Dangdut Indonesia On 23 January Dahsyatnya Awards 2018 On 25 January The Grand Master Asia On 4 March antv 25 Tahun: Indonesia Keren 3 On 1 April Grand Final The Grand Master Asia On 30 AprilHallow From The Other SideOn 26 – 29 October SCTV Awards 2018 On 30 November 2019 Penghuni Rumah Terakhir On 9 January IBOMA 2019 On 5 AprilMagicomic Show On 13 July – 17 August Amazing 17 On 9 October 2020 Masters of Illusion On 22 May2023Spekta 3 Dekade HUT ANTV 2023On 16 MarchThe Sacred Riana Conjuring Live in Kuala LumpurOn 15 JulyMalam Puncak HUT SCTV 33XtraordinaryOn 25 AugustMagical HalloweenOn 22 OctoberThe Sacred Riana Conjuring Live in SingaporeOn 2 December2024Alone: The Sacred RianaOn 2–18 FebruaryRoad to Kilau Raya Magical ConcertOn 16 MayKonser Raya 28 Tahun Indosiar LUA28IASAOn 26 AugustDark HalloweenOn 31 August2026Alone: The Sacred Riana
As both +YearShowRoleNoteRef2012HizteriaGuest and performer2014Indonesia Lawak KlubOn 6 FebruaryCampur-CampurOn 2 MarchOpera Van JavaOn 13 March2017Rumah Mama AmyOn 11 NovemberDahsyatOn 14 NovemberHitam PutihOn 24 NovemberPesbukersOn 23 DecemberTonight's PrimetimeOn 26 DecemberPesbukersOn 27 – 29 December2018Ini TalkshowOn 11 September2020Tonight's ShowOn 8 September
Competitive and Got Talent appearances +YearShowSeasonResultsNotes2012Stand Up Magic Indonesia—Winner2013–2014The Next Mentalist1Runner-up2017Asia's Got Talent2Winner2018America's Got Talent13Quarterfinalist2019Britain's Got Talent: The Champions1—2019–2020The Great Magician—As a judge2022La France a un incroyable talent12SemifinalistIndonesia's Got Talent3—As a guest star2023America's Got Talent: All-Stars1Italia's Got Talent13
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref 2018 Talent Recap Fan Choice Awards Breakout Talent Show Star America's Got Talent
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