{"id":21035,"date":"2026-07-29T14:55:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T09:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21035"},"modified":"2026-07-29T14:55:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T09:55:40","slug":"dj-kavinsky-found-dead-at-his-home-aged-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21035","title":{"rendered":"DJ Kavinsky found dead at his home aged 50"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SEI_306763712-1be2-e1785318440188.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29250307\" alt=\"(FILES) French DJ Kavinsky performs on stage during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, in the outskirts of Paris, on September 8, 2024. French DJ Kavinsky was found dead at his place in Paris announced Paris' prosecutor's office (Photo by Thibaud Moritz \/ AFP via Getty Images)\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>DJ Kavinsky has died aged 50 (Picture: Thibaud Moritz \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>French musician Vincent Belorgey \u2013 better known as DJ Kavinsky \u2013 has died aged 50 at his home in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>The electropop legend was best known for his song Nightcall, which featured as the title track for 2011\u2019s Drive, starring Ryan Gosling.<\/p>\n<p>He performed the track at the 2024 <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/olympics\/\">Olympic Games<\/a> closing ceremony, alongside Belgian singer Ang\u00e8le.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018An inquiry into the cause of death has been opened to determine the circumstances of the death,\u2019 the Paris prosecutor\u2019s office has said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-slot ad-slot-container connatix_placeholder_desktop ad-slot-large ad-slot-medium has-ad-placeholder\"\/>\n<p>They added that first responders had found \u2018no suspicious elements at the scene\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/07\/29\/british-actor-tom-chadbon-starred-doctor-game-thrones-dies-aged-80-29249091\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\">Prolific British actor Tom Chadbon who starred in Doctor Who and Game of Thrones dies aged 80<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-slot ad-slot-container mpu_tablet ad-slot-medium has-ad-placeholder\"\/>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/07\/28\/im-a-travel-writer-7-places-regret-visiting-29231968\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\">I\u2019m a travel writer \u2014 these are the 7 places I regret visiting<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/07\/27\/legendary-childrens-tv-star-ronnie-le-drew-voiced-puppet-zippy-dies-aged-78-29234116\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\">Legendary children\u2019s TV star Ronnie Le Drew who voiced puppet Zippy dies aged 78<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\"><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" class=\"metro-button share-bar-preferred-source\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DJ Kavinsky has died aged 50 (Picture: Thibaud Moritz \/ AFP via Getty Images) French musician Vincent Belorgey \u2013 better known as DJ Kavinsky \u2013 has died aged 50 at his home in Paris. 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