Mudio Mukutu Pierre Narcisse De Napoli De Suza, better known as Pierre Narcisse (Russian: Пьер Нарцисс; 19 February 1977 – 21 June 2022), was a Cameroonian-born Russian singer.
Pierre Narcisse | |
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 Narcisse in 2010 | |
| Born | Mudio Mukutu Pierre Narcisse De Napoli De Suza 19 February 1977 Ebone, Cameroon |
| Died | 21 June 2022 (aged 45) Moscow, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Education | MSU Faculty of Journalism |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Children | 1 |
Biography
editBorn in Ebone, Cameroon in 1977, Narcisse played football as a child and learned to play saxophone at age 13. In the early 1990s, he created a group which performed music at nightclubs, both in the French language and local Cameroonian languages.
Narcisse moved to Yegoryevsk, where his sister lived and took part in the filming of The Barber of Siberia. He then attended the MSU Faculty of Journalism and played for the KVN team of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia. In 2000, he participated in several episodes of the television show 12 Angry Viewers on MTV Russia as a participant. In 2001, he appeared on a special edition of the show, replacing Yana Churikova. At the same time, he worked for the radio station Hit FM.[1]
Narcisse recorded the song Chocolate Hare for the television series Fabrika Zvyozd.[2] In 2004, he released an album of the same name as his song. In 2006, he was awarded the title Honored Artist of Ingushetia.[3] In 2008, he participated in the Russia-1 show Dancing on Ice. In 2013, he recorded the singles The Domes and Sakhalin's Love alongside Mikhail Grebenshchikov.
Death
editPierre Narcisse died in Moscow on 21 June 2022 following a failed kidney surgery.[4] His death was reported by his ex-wife Valeria Kalacheva and daughter Karolina-Kristel.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Вторсырьё «Фабрики звёзд»". Express Gazeta (in Russian). 3 April 2003. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "«Корни», Темникова, Нарцисс и другие: что стало с героями «Фабрики звёзд»". Afisha (in Russian). 22 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Музыканты Игорь Бутман и Пьер Нарцисс стали народными артистами Ингушетии". ingushetia.ru (in Russian). 19 December 2006. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Названа возможная причина смерти певца Пьера Нарцисса". Izvestia (in Russian). 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ Yurtova, Kristina (22 June 2022). "Умер Пьер Нарцисс". StarHit (in Russian). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
External links
edit- Pierre Narcisse discography at Discogs