Kavinsky (French Musician) Age, Death, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Birth Name	Vincent Pierre Claude Belorgey
Real Name	Vincent Belorgey
Profession(s)	• French Musician • Record Producer • DJ • Actor
Known For	His song "Nightcall" was featured in an American action film Drive (2011)
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Blue Hazel
Hair Colour	Light Blonde
Career
Debut	Film: Nonfilm (2001) as Pattt Extended Play: Teddy Boy (2006) Single: Nightcall (2011) Music Video: Testarossa Autodrive (2006)
Last Film	Steak (2007) as Dan
Personal Life
Date of Birth	31 July 1975 (Thursday)
Birthplace	Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Date of Death	28 July 2026 (Tuesday)
Place of Death	Paris, France
Age (at the time of death)	51 Years
Death Cause	Stroke
Zodiac sign	Leo
Signature
Nationality	French
Hometown	Paris, France
Tattoo(s)	On both arms: Multiple tattoos, inclding faces, words and characters
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter • Website

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kavinsky

• Kavinsky was born in Seine-Saint Denis, France. He was considered as a founding member of the synthwave genre.

• Since childhood, he became fascinated towards 1980s films, television shows and video games, which later became the biggest inspiration for his music.

• In an interview, Kavinsky shared that as a child, instead of receiving formal musical training, he taught himself to play the piano.

• Before becoming a musician, he worked as an actor and did his acting debut in a French film, Nonfilm (2001). Later he appeared in several French films especially those directed by filmmaker Quentin Dupieux.

• In 2005, Kavinsky started making electronic music after being encouraged by his friend and fellow musicians, Quentin Dupiex and Jackson Fourgeaud. He originally started making music on an old Apple computer given to him by Quentin Dupieux.

• During the same time, he created the fictional character “Kavinsky” instead of performing as himself because he preferred telling stories through music rather than his real identity.

• Kavinsky was the fictional stage name created by Vincent Belorgey. The character had blue and glowing red eyes. According to him, Kavinsky died in a Ferraro Testarossa crash in 1986 and retuned as a zombie in 2006. After coming back to life, he started making electronic music.

Kavinsky is a character I created because just putting my face on a record sleeve isn’t something that suits me. Showing my own face holds absolutely no interest for me. I’d much rather make music and tell a story, because for me music is linked to images. When I’m making music, I have images in my head of films and television shows I liked when I was little. So I created this story that mixes all those memories together.”

Screenshot of fictional character Kavinsky

• His first song, Testarossa Autodrive,” was inspired by the Ferraro Testarossa, a car that he also owned in real life. His song later featured in the video games Grand Theft Auto IV and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue.
  

  Kavinsky’s Ferraro Testaross car

• In 2006, he released his debut EP titled Teddy Boy. In an interview, Kavinsky revealed that the entire Teddy Boy was written and recorded using a Yamaha DX7 synthesizer, a keyboard famous in the 1980s.

• Kavinsky described himself as a non-musician because he used simple keyboard techniques.

• In 2010, he released the single and EP titled Nightcall, featuring Brazilian singer Lovefoxx from the band CSS.

• In 2011, his single Nightcall, became an international hit after it was used in the opening sequence of the film Drive, starring Ryan Gosling. The success of the film made him one of the most famous names in the synthwave genre around the world.

• In 2013, he released his debut studio album titled OutRun. The album reached at number 2 on the French albums chart and also entered the Billboard 200 chart in the United States.

• After a gap of nine years between albums, he returned to music in 2022 and released his second album, Reborn.

• In 2024, at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics, he performed his famous song, Nightcall” with Belgian singer and songwriter, Angèle.
  

  Kavinsky with Belgian singer and songwriter, Angèle, while they were performing at the closing ceremony of Paris Olympics 2024

• His performance at the Paris Oylmpics led to renewed the global interest in Nightcall more than a decade after its release.

• After the renewed success of Nightcall, a new studio version featuring Angèle and Pheinix was released in September 2024. The song became a major hit in France and reached at number 3 on the French singles chart and received a Diamond certification from SNEP.

• In 2025, Irish rock band, Inhaler released a guitar-based cover of Nightcall.

• On 28 July 2026, Kavinsky was found dead in his home in Paris.

• An inquiry into the cause of death has been opened to find out the cause of his death.

• According to some reports he had been suffering from headaches for a few days before his death and a stroke is being considered as a possible cause of death.

• Kavinsky smoked cigarette occasionally.
  

  Kavinsky while smoking cigarette