Mikaben, Haitian singer, lifeless at age 41 after collapsing on stage

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Haitian singer and musician Mikaben has died following a medical incident on stage in Paris over the weekend, in accordance with a press release from the venue for the efficiency. He was 41.

Mikaben, whose title is Michael Benjamin, was performing with the Haitian group Carimi on the Accor Arena on Saturday when he grew to become ailing, the venue mentioned in a statement on Twitter.

“Last evening in the course of the Carimi live performance, one of many singers, Michael Benjamin, Mikaben,” the world tweeted Sunday, “died after fainting on stage and regardless of the intervention of emergency providers. The complete crew at Accor Arena is extremely affected and sends all of its help to his household and family members throughout this painful time.”

His spouse, Vanessa Fanfan, wrote that she had “misplaced her different half” in tributes shared on Instagram.

“Heavenly Father, I do know you don’t make errors and also you received’t give us what we will’t naked [sic] however…this ache may be very heavy. Help me please or merciful Lord,” Fanfan wrote.

Benjamin was additionally remembered by singer Wyclef Jean, who captioned a video of the 2 artists collectively shared on Twitter, “Rest In Peace King @mikaben Gone too quickly #haiti.”

The son of Hatian singer Lionel Benjamin, Mikaben composed, produced and carried out varied hit songs with Carimi, together with “Baby I Missed You,” which has over 9 million views on Youtube.