Singer Mikaben dead at 41 after collapsing on stage during a show in Paris

nypost.com:

The Guardian, he may have suffered a heart attack or cardiac arrest.Haiti’s Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, confirmed the news of Mikaben’s passing on Twitter Saturday.“I am devastated by the news of the sudden death of the young and very talented artist Michael Benjamin ‘Mikaben’.

It is a great reference of Haitian music which has just passed away,” he tweeted in French.“The country and the Haitian youth have lost a beautiful soul.

I extend my condolences to his family, friends, and the music community as a whole.”Accor Arena, the venue at which Mikaben was performing, confirmed the sad news on Twitter the following day.“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,” the account tweeted in French. “The whole team at Accor Arena is terribly affected and sends all of its support to his family and loved ones during this painful time.

Our thoughts also go out to Claude Cyndecki, his producer, as well as to his fans, who are shocked by this sudden death.”Just moments after Mikaben’s collapse on stage, singer Mickael Guirand reportedly asked everyone in the audience to leave.“End of the concert.