Mikaben dies at 41: Beloved Haitian singer passes away during a performance in Paris

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Fans are mourning the death of beloved Haitian singer Mikaben after he died suddenly on Saturday, October 15.The 41-year-old music artist collapsed after ending his show at Accor Arena in Paris unexpectedly.Mikaben, whose legal name was Michael Benjamin, stopped the show abruptly to exit the stage before falling to the floor, E!

News reported. Rest in peace: Fans are mourning the sudden death of beloved Haitian singer Mikaben after he died suddenly on Saturday, October 15Fans in attendance caught the moment on video and shared the footage across social media.Medical professionals performed CPR on the renowned talent as fans were asked to leave the venue.

The medical attention was to no avail, and the singer was pronounced dead with no cause of death determined at the moment.On October 16 around 1:30am the arena took to Twitter to confirm the sad news.

Sad day: The 41-year-old music artist collapsed after ending his show at Accor Arena in Paris unexpectedlyWritten in French, it said, 'Last night during the Carimi concert one of the singers, Michael Benjamin, Mikaben of his artist name, died following a malaise on stage and despite the intervention of the emergency services.'Mikaben is survived by his pregnant wife Vanessa Benjamin, and their two children - son Gabriel Benjamin and daughter Leïa Benjamin.Vanessa appeared on Instagram on Sunday to write to followers expressing her grief over the tragedy.'Thank you for the prayers but please stop calling me.