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Malte Knapp was born in 1973 in Sweden's smallest municipality,
Bjurholm. When he was eight years old and went
to a circus with his mother, the dream of becoming a circus artist was
awakened. The next day when the circus had left, he started
training different balance and juggling acts. Malte saw an unicycle in
a mail order catalog and asked her mother to order it
for him. As soon as it was delivered, there was nothing but the
unicycle, Malte spent all his free time practicing to a show
that he could perform at the stage.
The debut took place on June 5, 1987 in connection with a talent show
on Bjurholms Summar days. There were more and more performances around
Västerbotten, including school closures, company parties and
other events.
In 1988, Malte got the chance to perform in the popular television
program "Oldsberg at the moment", where he came into contact with
legendary tightrope walker Reino. Reino saw Malte´s talent and helped
him to his first international engagement at an artist festival in
North Korea, where he was awarded a first prize for his unicycle act.
The career has accelerated and Malte has over the years performed on
the most prestigious scenes in the world, including Europe's largest
circus in Germany and have had a show in Las Vegas, USA.
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