Kavinsky, the French electronic music producer best known for the track "Nightcall," was found dead at his Paris home on the night of Tuesday, July 28. He was 50.

Born Vincent Belorgey, he was discovered at around 10:30 p.m. local time after a neighbour who had not seen him alerted authorities, according to Le Figaro, which first reported the news. The Paris prosecutor's office confirmed the death in a statement reported by the BBC.

First responders found no suspicious elements at the scene, Billboard reported. Le Figaro reported that a stroke is being considered as a possible cause of death, citing a police source who said Kavinsky had been complaining of headaches for several days beforehand. An inquiry into the cause of death has been opened by authorities.

Kavinsky's signature track, "Nightcall," reached a global audience through the 2011 film Drive, in which it featured prominently on the soundtrack. The track's brooding, slow-burn electro sound — the synth-and-drum-machine aesthetic he built across singles and EPs — became inseparable from the film's mood and turned a relatively underground producer into a name far beyond France's electronic scene.

His debut album, OutRun, arrived in 2013, followed by a second album, Reborn, recorded at the late Philippe Zdar's Motorbass studio in Paris and released nine years later. Both records came out through labels tied to the French independent scene — Because Music confirmed and mourned his passing in a statement, while Record Makers, his longtime label home, hosted the fictional persona that defined his project: a character who died in a Testarossa crash in 1986 Los Angeles and returned as a zombie two decades later.

More recently, Kavinsky performed at the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, an appearance that placed him before one of the largest television audiences in the world. Agence France-Presse, in a wire report credited to journalist Thibaud Moritz, described him as the star DJ of the Paris Olympics.

Tributes arrived quickly. French President Emmanuel Macron paid homage, calling him "fierté française pour toujours" — "French pride forever," Le Parisien reported. Jean-Michel Jarre, the French electronic music pioneer, posted a tribute on Instagram, according to Billboard.

Reuters, the Associated Press, Deutsche Welle, and Sky News all confirmed the death on July 29, citing French prosecutors and local reports. Le Monde and France24 also published obituaries.

His age was reported as 50 by the Associated Press, Billboard, Le Figaro, Le Monde, and Sky News. The BBC reported his age as 51.

The inquiry into the cause of death remains open.