Known for his interpretation of Moses in “The Ten Commandments”, he was suffering from colon cancer since 2019. He succumbed to the disease at the age of 60.
The French singer Daniel Levi, famous interpreter of L’envie d’aimer, died Saturday, August 6 at the age of 60 years, announced his wife in the evening. Affected by colon cancer since 2019, he succumbed to the disease. The funeral of the artist, born in 1961 in Constantine, will take place on Sunday at the Jewish cemetery Saint Pierre in Marseille, said Sandrine Lévi on the artist’s Instagram account.
Daniel Lévi, “it was a voice, singular, powerful. Battles too: climate, caregivers, the fight against racism, support for Lebanon, he never hesitated to engage so that the world becomes a little better, “said the Minister of Culture Rima Abdul Malak on Twitter.
In 2000, Daniel Levi knows the consecration with the role of Moses in the musical comedy of Élie Chouraqui and Pascal Obispo The Ten Commandments, and his flagship song L’Envie d’aimer.
A final album last February
The musical is a triumph at the Palais des Sports for several weeks and on tour. The album sold 1.3 million copies, according to Universal Music France. After the end of the Ten Commandments, Daniel Levi resumed his solo career and his compositions tinged with jazz, soul music, and French variety. In total, Daniel Levi has released six solo albums.
In 2019, Daniel Levi had announced that he was suffering from colon cancer during the show Show de luxe on the radio station Voltage. A time in remission, he was following a new protocol of care since the end of July.
The singer had released a new album in February 2021: Grâce à toi. A seventh opus very personal, “that of a rebirth after a long fight against the disease,” described Elodie Suigo in the program Le monde d’Elodie on Franceinfo.
