Patrick Saint-Éloi (original) (raw)

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Guadeloupean musician, 1958–2010

Patrick Saint-Éloi
Born (1958-10-20)20 October 1958Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe France
Died 18 September 2010(2010-09-18) (aged 51)Le Moule, Guadeloupe France[1]
Genres Compas
Occupations Singersongwriter
Instruments guitardrumspercussionbass guitar[2]
Years active 1975–2010

Musical artist

Patrick Saint-Éloi (20 October 1958 – 18 September 2010) was a Guadeloupean singer and songwriter. He was one of the lead singers of the Zouk and Compas band Kassav'. As a solo artist, he helped create zouk beton, a fast music genre played only by Kassav'. He was also an admired singer and songwriter of compa and Zouk Love songs.[3] Saint-Éloi died of cancer in Pointe-à-Pitre in 2010, aged 51. A public tribute was organised in Moule before his burial.[2]

Selected tribute albums and posthumous releases

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  1. ^ "Patrick St-Éloi". L'Olympia (in French).
  2. ^ a b "Patrick Saint Eloi". RFI Music. 2010.
  3. ^ "Former Kassav' singer Patrick Saint-Éloi has died". Repeating Islands. Retrieved 19 October 2010.