India, July 29 -- Kavinsky, French DJ and electro-house pop artist, was discovered dead at his residence in Paris at the age of 50.

The musician, whose birth name was Vincent Belorgey, achieved a gradual cult success with his 2010 song Nightcall, which was featured in the opening credits of the stylish neo-noir crime film Drive, starring Ryan Gosling.

An probe is currently being conducted to ascertain the cause of death, as per the Paris prosecutor's office to BFMTV.

Following its performance at the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics, the contemporary synthwave track became the most Shazamed song in a single day in the history of the music identification application.

French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to Kavinsky, ...