The outlet said a stroke was suspected as a possible cause of death, as Belorgey had been complaining of headaches in the days prior.<\/p>\n
Fellow DJ David Guetta called Belorgey a \u201ctrue icon of French electronic music\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you for creating a sound that was entirely your own and for leaving us with music that will continue to inspire. Thank you for your kindness and simplicity,\u201d he wrote on social media.<\/p>\n
Raised in Seine-Saint-Denis on the outskirts of Paris, Belorgey taught himself piano before emerging on the French electronic music scene in the early 2000s, where he later opened for Daft Punk.<\/p>\n
Much of the world will remember him for his signature hit, Nightcall, which featured in the opening to the 2011 film Drive, starring Ryan Gosling.<\/p>\n
The song was created with Daft Punk member Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, with production assistance from Sebastian and vocals by Brazilian singer Lovefoxxx.<\/p>\n
Kavinsky performed the song during the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics and the song surged in popularity once again, becoming the most-Shazamed track in a single day in the music recognition app\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
Belgian singer Angele performed the track alongside Kavinsky and French band Phoenix in one of the ceremony\u2019s standout moments.<\/p>\n
\u201cImmense sadness,\u201d wrote Angele on social media. \u201cThank you for letting me experience that unforgettable moment on stage with you, and the entire adventure that followed.\u201d<\/p>\n
French Minister of Culture Catherine Pegard said France had lost one of its unique voices.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe whole world was captivated by Nightcall. Both danceable and nostalgic, his music will continue to transcend generations and borders.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The outlet said a stroke was suspected as a possible cause of death, as Belorgey had been complaining…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":550336,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[5921,13212,18919,806,11154,3390,634,6179,7126,36445,4480,156,373,593,11775,270189,33450,157,111,139,270190,69,6943,28758,28203,1361,22974],"class_list":["post-550335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-electronic","tag-13212","tag-aged","tag-as","tag-begins","tag-best","tag-death","tag-died","tag-dies","tag-dj","tag-drive","tag-entertainment","tag-featured","tag-film","tag-french","tag-kavinsky","tag-known","tag-music","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nightcall","tag-nz","tag-paris","tag-probe","tag-producer","tag-that","tag-track"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=550335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/550336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=550335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=550335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=550335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}