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Background information | |
Birth name | Piotr Łuszcz |
Born | Jelenia Góra, Poland | 18 March 1978
Died | 26 December 2000 Katowice, Poland | (aged 22)
Genres | Hip hop, rap, gangsta rap |
Occupation(s) | Rapper, composer |
Years active | 1992–2000 |
Labels | S.P. Records, Gigant Records |
Piotr Łuszcz (18 March 1978 – 26 December 2000), also known as Magik ( pol. Magician), was a Polish rapper and record producer. From 1994 to 1998 he was a member of the Polish hip hop group Kaliber 44. After he left Kaliber 44 he formed the group Paktofonika with Sebastian Salbert (stage name " Rahim"), and Wojciech Alszer (stage name "Fokus"). [1] [2]
Łuszcz committed suicide on 26 December 2000 at around 6.15 a.m. by jumping from the window of his ninth-floor apartment. [1] [3] He was pronounced dead in a local hospital at around 6.45 a.m., leaving behind his wife Justyna and his 3-year-old son Filip.