# Kavinsky, French DJ-Producer Whose Chilly ‘Nightcall’ Defined ‘Drive,’ Dead at 50

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/kavinsky-french-dj-producer-whose-chilly-nightcall-defined-drive-dead-at-50/
- Published: 2026-07-29T15:03:10+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-29T21:13:37+00:00
- Original publisher: Rolling Stone
- Original article: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kavinsky-death-obituary-1235600260/
- Topics: Art, Culture

## Key points

- French DJ-producer Kavinsky (Vincent Belorgey) has died aged 50 in Paris
- "Nightcall" from Drive became his signature hit, going diamond in France
- French officials, including President Macron, paid tribute; no foul play suspected

## Summary

Vincent Belorgey, the French DJ-producer known as Kavinsky whose track "Nightcall" defined the soundtrack of the 2011 film Drive, has died at his home in Paris at the age of 50. He was found dead on Tuesday evening, and while French authorities have opened an inquiry into the cause of death, first responders reported no suspicious circumstances at the scene. His death drew tributes from senior French cultural and political figures, including President Emmanuel Macron and culture minister Catherine Pégard, underlining his standing as one of France's most distinctive electronic musicians.

Born in Seine-Saint-Denis in 1975, Belorgey initially trained as an actor before turning to music, drawing on 16-bit video games, French house and synthwave soundtracks, and building the "Kavinsky" persona around a fictional backstory of a driver who crashed his Testarossa in 1986 and returned as a zombie. Though he had released music since 2006 and toured with Daft Punk, mainstream success came via "Nightcall" in Drive, which went diamond in France and gold in the UK; his 2013 debut album OutRun, featuring the track, reached the US dance chart's top five, while singles such as "Odd Look" brought further collaborations, including a version with the Weeknd.

## Coverage

- [Rolling Stone: Kavinsky, French DJ-Producer Whose Chilly ‘Nightcall’ Defined ‘Drive,’ Dead at 50](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kavinsky-death-obituary-1235600260/)
- [Billboard: French Producer Kavinsky, Known for ‘Drive’ Soundtrack Song, Found Dead in Paris at Age 50](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kavinsky-death-producer-drive-soundtrack-song-dead-1236305064/)

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