The 41-year-old recording artist, whose actual title is Michael Benjamin, suffered a suspected coronary heart assault throughout a efficiency Saturday, stunning followers who noticed him collapse as he made his manner off stage.

He was showing on the 20,000-capacity Accor Area in jap Paris as a visitor of Haitian group Carimi.

He “died after struggling a seizure on stage and regardless of the efforts of emergency companies,” the venue introduced on Twitter.

Movies on social media present him performing, then all of the sudden turning and making his manner towards the again of the stage.

He collapses in full view of spectators, the music stops and medics are referred to as.

Tributes poured in from throughout Haiti after his loss of life, with radio stations and venues enjoying his music on repeat from Saturday night time.

“I’m shocked by the sudden loss of life of the younger and really proficient artist Michael Benjamin ‘Mikaben,’” Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry wrote on Twitter.

“We’ve misplaced a serious determine in Haitian music.”

Haiti-born rapper Wyclef Jean, of the hip-hop group the Fugees, referred to as him “one of the crucial influential and inspirational younger artists of our era” in an interview with The Miami Herald newspaper.

“Relaxation in peace,” he wrote in a tribute on Twitter, with a video exhibiting him with Mikaben. “Gone too quickly.”

Former Haitian premier Jean Henry Ceant echoed the reward, hailing Mikaben as “one of the crucial proficient artists of his era” on Twitter.

In a particular broadcast by Magik9 radio, singer Tamara Suffren mentioned his loss of life was “a blow to the nation” — a state mired in spiraling safety and well being crises.

Mikaben, son of famed singer Lionel Benjamin, was born in Haitian capital Port-au-Prince in 1981 and was well-known within the native music scene as a singer, author and producer.

He featured in a number of Carimi hits, together with “Child I Missed You” and “Fanm sa Transfer.”

Smiling and thanking followers, he posted a video to his a couple of million followers on Instagram from contained in the Accor Area on Saturday earlier than the live performance.

His spouse Vanessa, who’s pregnant, posted a message thanking individuals for his or her prayers however asking for privateness.

“I’m in no situation to speak. I misplaced my different half and don’t have any phrases,” she wrote.

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