The shock was great for fans when artist Michael Benjamin, also known as “Mikaben”, passed away on Saturday night.
The singer was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in 1981, and was 41 years old.
On Saturday, Benjamin performed at the Accor Arena in Paris, which seats 20,000 people, as a guest artist of the Haitian band Carimi.
In captured videos of the incident, the artist can be seen finishing a song, turning to walk towards the back of the stage and then suddenly collapsing.
According to The Guardian it is very likely that heart problems are the cause of the artist’s death.
The shelf
In the wake of the artist’s death, both tributes and condolences arrived.
– I am shocked by the sudden disappearance of the talented young artist Michael Benjamin “Mikaben”, Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry tweeted.
Counselor and fellow musician Wyclef Jean also expressed his grief over the loss of Benjamin.
– This is one of the most influential and inspiring young artists of our generation, Jean of Benjamin told the news website Miami Herald.
On the same day the artist died, he shared a video from the arena where he collapsed. In the video, shared with 1.1 million followers of the artist on Instagram, he thanks, among other things, the fans.
– Without words
Benjamin leaves behind his wife Vanessa Fanfan, pregnant with the couple’s second child, and a son born of a previous relationship.
Fanfan also used Instagram to thank fans for their support, but also asked for peace to deal with grief in the near future.
– I’m not fit to talk. I lost the other half and I have no words, writes Fanfan.
Michael Benjamin was the son of the well-known artist Lionel Benjamin, known as “the Haitian Santa Claus», And he really broke through with his own artistic career 20 years ago.
