Magik | |
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Birth name | Piotr Łuszcz |
Born |
Jelenia Góra, Poland |
18 March 1978
Origin | Poland |
Died | December 26, 2000 Katowice, Poland |
(aged 22)
Genres | Hip hop, rap, gangsta rap |
Occupation(s) | Rapper, composer |
Years active | 1992–2000 |
Labels | S.P. Records, Gigant Records |
Associated acts | Kaliber 44, Paktofonika |
Piotr Łuszcz also known as Magik (pol. Magician) (born on 18 March 1978 in Jelenia Góra; died on 26 December 2000 in Katowice) was a Polish rapper, and a record producer. From 1994 to 1998 he was a member of the Polish hip hop group Kaliber 44. After he left Kaliber 44 he formed the group Paktofonika with Sebastian Salbert, whose stage name was "Rahim", and Wojciech Alszer, whose stage name was "Fokus".
Łuszcz committed suicide on 26 December 2000 at around 6.15 a.m. by jumping from the window of his ninth-floor apartment. He was pronounced dead in a local hospital at around 6.45 a.m., leaving behind his wife Justyna and his 3-year-old son Filip.