Singer Kendji Girac was seriously injured by gunfire during the night from Sunday to Monday, learns 20 minutes from sources close to the case, confirming information from BFMTV.
According to our information, the gendarmes intervened around 5:30 a.m. in the busy area – intended for travelers – in Biscarrosse in the Landes. They discovered the “Color gitano” singer injured in the chest.
Kendji Girac was evacuated to the Bordeaux hospital center. His vital prognosis is no longer in jeopardy after having been for a while.
No lead is ruled out
An investigation has been opened to shed light on the circumstances of the tragedy. The investigations were entrusted to the Parentis-en-Born research brigade and the Pau research section. At this stage of the investigation, no leads have been ruled out.
Originally from Périgueux in Dordogne, Kendji Maillé, his real name, was born into a family of Catalan gypsy origin 27 years ago. He was made famous “a little by accident”, in his words, when in August 2013 his uncle published a video in which he covers Gims’ hit, “Bella”, on the guitar.
He then won the show The Voice and sold millions of records, driven in particular by his hits “Color Gitano” and “Andalouse”, seen hundreds of millions of times on YouTube.