Patrick Saint-Éloi | |
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Born |
Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe France |
October 20, 1958
Died | September 18, 2010 Le Moule, Guadeloupe France |
(aged 51)
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
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Years active | 1975-2010 |
Patrick Saint-Éloi (born 20 October 1958) is a Guadeloupean singer and songwriter. He is one of the lead singers of the Zouk band Kassav'. As a solo artist, he helped create zouk, a music genre started by Kassav'. He is also the pioneer of Zouk Love. Saint-Éloi died of cancer in Pointe-à-Pitre in 2010, aged 51. A public tribute was organised in Moule before his burial.