Merlin Cadogan

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Merlin Cadogan
Born1974 (age 4950)
Northam, Devon, England
OccupationPerformer

Merlin Cadogan (born in 1974) is an escapologist who reached the semi-finals of Britain's Got Talent in 2009. [1] He set a Guinness World Record for the longest time to juggle three objects underwater in a single breath, with a time of one minute and 20 seconds. [2] He also broke the Guinness world record for picking the most police handcuffs in one minute (six sets) live on ITV's Magic Numbers in 2010.[ citation needed ]

Merlin currently works at the Milky way adventure park near Bideford as an entertainer. He also lives in Rose Wests old house in northam.

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References

  1. "Britain's Got Talent - your 40 semi-finalists revealed". STV. 23 May 2009.
  2. "Guinness World Record Day 2010". The Daily Telegraph .