Mudio Mukutu Pierre Narcisse De Napoli De Suza, better known as Pierre Narcisse (; 19 February 1977 – 21 June 2022), was a Cameroonian-born Russian singer.

Biography

Born in Ebone, Cameroon in 1977, Narcisse played football as a child and learned to play saxophone at age 13. In the early 1990s, he created a group which performed music at nightclubs, both in the French language and local Cameroonian languages. Narcisse moved to

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, where his sister lived and took part in the filming of ''

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''. He then attended the

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and played for the ''

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'' team of the

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. In 2000, he participated in several episodes of the television show ' on MTV Russia as a participant. In 2001, he appeared on a special edition of the show, replacing

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. At the same time, he worked for the radio station Hit FM. Narcisse recorded the song ''Chocolate Hare'' for the television series ''

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''. In 2004, he released an album of the same name as his song. In 2006, he was awarded the title Honored Artist of

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. In 2008, he participated in the

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show '. In 2013, he recorded the singles ''The Domes'' and ''Sakhalin's Love'' alongside .

Death

Pierre Narcisse died in

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on 21 June 2022 following kidney surgery. His death was reported by his ex-wife Valeria Kalacheva and daughter Karolina-Kristel.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Narcisse, Pierre 1977 births 2022 deaths Russian male singers Russian people of Cameroonian descent Naturalized citizens of Russia People from Yegoryevsky District, Moscow Oblast