{"id":100047,"date":"2022-10-17T23:27:59","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T23:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/haitian-singer-mikaben-dead-at-41-after-collapsing-during-a-show-in-paris\/"},"modified":"2022-10-17T23:27:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T23:27:59","slug":"haitian-singer-mikaben-dead-at-41-after-collapsing-during-a-show-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/haitian-singer-mikaben-dead-at-41-after-collapsing-during-a-show-in-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Haitian singer Mikaben dead at 41 after collapsing during a show in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Michael Benjamin, a Haitian singer known by “Mikaben,” has died after collapsing during a performance in Paris over the weekend. The musician was 41.<\/p>\n

Mikaben was performing with his band CaRiMi when he walked to the back of the stage following his performance.<\/p>\n

Haiti’s Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, took to Twitter on Saturday to confirm Mikaben’s passing.<\/p>\n

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Haitian musician Mikaben has died after collapsing on stage in Paris.
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“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 wrote.<\/p>\n

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The venue where Mikaben was performing, Accor Arena, also took to Twitter on Sunday to confirm the tragic news.<\/p>\n

“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 shared in French. <\/p>\n

According to the Miami Herald, singer Mickael Guirand, asked everyone at the venue to leave following Mikaben’s collapse.<\/p>\n

“End of the concert. We must evacuate the room,” Guirand said. <\/p>\n

“It’s very complicated,'” he added, per the outlet. “We need prayers [for Mikaben]”<\/p>\n

The outlet also noted that concert goers fainted in the room.<\/p>\n

Wyclef Jean shared a statement with the outlet following Mikaben’s death. <\/p>\n

“This is a shock,” the three-time Grammy winner said. \u201cAll I could remember was his smile,\u201d Jean continued. “This is one of the most influential and inspirational young artists of our generation.”<\/p>\n

“I’m in disbelief,” CaRiMi singer Roberto Martino told the Herald. “This is somebody I was working with for years and considered a brother, a good friend. We talked almost everyday. We have a chat together.”<\/p>\n

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Mikaben is survived by his wife, Vanessa Benjamin and their two children. Vanessa is pregnant with the couple’s third child.
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Martino told the outlet that he was with Mikaben before the show, and he seemed to be in good spirits. <\/p>\n

“He was so happy. He couldn’t wait to get on that stage with CaRiMi. It was one of his biggest accomplishments in life. It’s a band that he idolized. I’m at a lost for words. I’m broken, “Martin said.<\/p>\n

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“Mika was one of the most talented artists that I had ever met in my life,” he added. “One of the most humble guys; you never heard him being mad or cursing at anybody. It’s just sad; unbelievable.”<\/p>\n

Mikaben’s wife, Vanessa Benjamin, took to Instagram to thank fans for their prayers, but asked loved ones to “please stop calling.”<\/p>\n

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Haiti-born, Grammy Award-winning artist, Wyclef Jean, shared his condolences following Mikaben’s passing.
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“I’m in no condition to talk,” Benjamin, who is pregnant with their third child, wrote. “I lost my other half and I have no words.”<\/p>\n

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She shared a video of the couple dancing together and wrote, “My sweet love, How did God manage to be without you for 41years????”<\/p>\n

Mikaben is survived by his wife and two children.<\/p>\n

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Janelle Ash is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n