French DJ Kavinsky, 50, was found dead in his Paris home on Tuesday evening. The electropop musician’s real name was Vincent Belorgey. Prosecutors are still investigating the artist’s cause of death, but no suspicious elements were found at the scene. Sources told French newspaper Le Figaro that Belorgey had been complaining of headaches for several days leading up to his death, prompting speculation he suffered a stroke. Kavinsky played the finale song of the 2024 Olympic Games, which became the most Shazamed song in a single day, setting a record for the music identifying app. That song, “Nightcall,” also played during the opening credits of the movie Drive, starring Ryan Gosling. The self-taught pianist was born in Seine-Saint-Denis, outside of Paris. He opened for the iconic French electronic music duo Daft Punk in the early 2000s. President of France Emmanuel Macron honored the DJ in a Facebook post, saying that Kavinsky was “a source of French pride forever.”
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