Born on October 20, 1958 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe (France), singer Patrick Saint-Éloi moved to mainland France at the age of 17, hoping to make it in the.
Patrick St. Eloi, the beloved Guadeloupian crooner with the silky and sultry voice, and former member of the legendary Caribbean group Kassav who died Saturday....
Patrick Saint-Éloi
Guadeloupean musician, 1958–2010
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Born | (1958-10-20)20 October 1958 Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe France |
Died | 18 September 2010(2010-09-18) (aged 51) Le Moule, Guadeloupe France[1] |
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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]
Discography
Studio albums
- Misik Ce Lan-Mou (1982, 2M Production)
- A La Demande (1984, GD Productions)
- Jean-P