Piotr Łuszcz (18 March 1978 – 26 December 2000), also known as Magik ( pol. ''Magician''), was a Polish

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and

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. From 1993 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

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) and Wojciech Alszer (stage name Fokus). Łuszcz committed suicide on 26 December 2000 around 6.15 a.m. by jumping from the window of his ninth-floor apartment. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital at around 6.45 a.m., leaving behind his wife Justyna and their 3-year-old son Filip.

Discography

; Kaliber 44 * ''Usłysz Nasze Demo!'' (1994) (demo) * ''Demo 1995r.'' (1995) (demo) * '' Księga Tajemnicza. Prolog'' (1996) * ''

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'' (1998) ; Paktofonika * ''

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'' (2000) * ''Archiwum Kinematografii'' (2002)

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1978 births 2000 suicides 2000 deaths People from Jelenia Góra Polish male rappers Polish record producers Suicides by jumping in Poland {{Poland-musician-stub