Europe 1 with AFP 10:15 a.m., December 11, 2023

Pascal Periz, a central figure in the group Pow Wow known for his hit "The Cat" in the 1990s, took his own life at the age of 62 on Sunday, his producer said Monday. "We will miss his voice, his talent, his humor," the band's statement said.

Pascal Periz, a central figure in the group Pow Wow known for his hit "The Cat" in the 1990s, took his own life at the age of 62 on Sunday, his producer said Monday. "Pascal Periz, singer of the band Pow Wow, passed away yesterday (Sunday, in Caen, editor's note). The singer 'du chat' will have had 7 lives too, he couldn't stand the last one anymore," reads a statement from the band.

"The Lion Died Tonight," the Consecration

Interviewed by AFP, show producer Pierre-Nicolas Cléré said that the artist, who has been depressed for several years and spent time in a nursing home, has taken his own life. "We will miss his voice, his talent, his humor, we have lost a brother, a brother of singing, a brother of laughter, of dreams, of hope and sleepless nights," the group's statement said.

It was Pascal Periz, the lead singer of the hit "Le chat", released in 1992. The other three members, Alain Chennevière, Bertrand Pierre and Ahmed Mouici, provided backing vocals on this piece at the time. "Regagner les plaines", their first album, released the same year, with another hit, "Le lion est mort ce soir", a cover, was the one of consecration. The group then gradually lost notoriety from the 2000s onwards.