{"id":831846,"date":"2026-07-29T19:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T19:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/831846\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T19:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T19:00:10","slug":"kavinksy-death-vincent-belorgey-french-dj-behind-hit-track-nightcall-found-dead-at-home-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/831846\/","title":{"rendered":"Kavinksy death: Vincent Belorgey, French DJ behind hit track Nightcall, found dead at home in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"

French DJ Kavinsky, best known for the electro track Nightcall, has died at age 50.<\/p>\n

The artist, whose real name was Vincent Belorgey, was found dead at his home in Paris on Tuesday, CNN affiliate BFMTV reported on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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French musician Kavinsky performs during the Festiv4 in Paris on June 20, 2025.\u00a0Abdullah Firas\/ABACA\/Shutterstock via CNN Newsource<\/p>\n

An investigation is under way to determine the cause of death, the Paris prosecutor\u2019s office told BFMTV.<\/p>\n

Belorgey started making music in the early 2000s and released his first EP, Teddy Boy, in 2006. <\/p>\n

He went on to open for French electronic music duo Daft Punk on their 2007 tour.<\/p>\n

Nightcall, released in 2010, is reminiscent of 1980s synth pop. It was used in the opening credits of the 2011 movie Drive, which starred Ryan Gosling, and also featured in the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n

French Culture Minister Catherine P\u00e9gard confirmed his death in a post on X on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith Kavinsky\u2019s sudden departure France loses one of its most unique voices,\u201d she wrote. <\/p>\n

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Kavinsky performs during the Fete de la Musique\u2019, the music day celebration in the courtyard of the Elysee Palace, in Paris in 2018.\u00a0Christophe Petit Tesson\/Pool EPA via AP<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the movie Drive to the Paris Olympics, the whole world enjoyed Nightcall. <\/p>\n

\u201cDanceable and nostalgic at the same time, his music will continue to resonate across borders and different generations.\u201d<\/p>\n

French President Emmanuel Macron posted a tribute on his official Facebook account. <\/p>\n

\u201cKavinsky, French pride forever,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"French DJ Kavinsky, best known for the electro track Nightcall, has died at age 50. The artist, whose…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":831847,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[64,63,134],"class_list":["post-831846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/831846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=831846"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/831846\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/831847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=831846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=831846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=831846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}