Brazilian singer MC Kevin plunges to his death from hotel’s fifth floor

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazilian funk musician Kevin Nascimento Bueno, popularly known as MC Kevin, died at the age of 23 after falling from the fifth floor of a hotel in the Barra da Tijuca neighborhood, western Rio de Janeiro. The artist was rushed to a hospital in critical condition but was declared dead.

One of the theories suggests that the composer was running away from his wife, so he decided to jump into the pool to avoid being seen by her. As reported by G1, he tried to land in the pool but hit his head and died.

Only two weeks before his death he married attorney Deolane Bezerra on a beach in Mexico. “I joined the team, I got married,” he wrote on social networks.

According to the performer’s instagram account, the wake will be open to the public on Tuesday, May 18 at the “Novo Mundo” park. “We appreciate all the messages of comfort and affection. We ask everyone for your prayers and strength. Heaven welcomes you, Kevin!,” reads the text accompanying the picture.

For her part, Bezerra wrote an emotional message, “You left and took a piece of me with you, you were always so incredible,” she wrote.

“No my love, don’t leave me, it’s gonna be so hard without you! I know you love me, okay? And I will answer as I always do, I love you more,” reads another message from the Brazilian musician’s wife.

Someone else who mourned the passing of MC Kevin was his friend Neymar Jr. The soccer star was devastated on social networks. Through instagram, he thanked the expressions of affection he had received from the singer and even posted the last conversation he had with him.

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Similarly, the athlete changed his profile picture to a black bow and wrote “MC Kevin” on his account. He also shared a video of the artist in which he shared how much he admired Neymar, which the soccer player dedicating him a few words.

The Brazilian funk artist released his first song in 2013. He was known for the songs Cavalo de Troia and Dentro do Carro. He was widely regarded in the Carioca funk scene.

He was born in the state of São Paulo on April 29, 1998 and at the time of his death had some ten million Instagram followers. His YouTube channel had accumulated millions of views and he had 1.8 million monthly listeners registered on Spotify.

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