Magik (rapper)

Magik
Birth name Piotr Łuszcz
Born March 18, 1978
Jelenia Góra, Poland
Origin Poland
Died December 26, 2000 (aged 22)
Katowice, Poland
Genres Hip hop, rap, gangsta rap
Occupation(s) Rapper, composer
Years active 19922000
Labels S.P. Records, Gigant Records
Associated acts Kaliber 44, Paktofonika

Piotr Łuszcz also known as Magik (pol. Magician) (born on 18 March 1978 in Jelenia Góra - died on 26 December 2000 in Katowice) was a Polish rapper, and a 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, whose stage name was "Rahim", and Wojciech Alszer, whose stage name was "Fokus".[1][2]

He 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 his wife Justyna, and a 3-year-old son, Filip.

Discography

Kaliber 44
Paktofonika

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Błochowiak, Katarzyna (December 26, 2010). "Od dziesięciu lat nie ma z nami "Magika" Piotra Łuszcza". Wiadomości24. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  2. Majchrzak, Paweł (December 9, 2009). "Ulotne chwile łapię jak fotka" (in Polish). Wiadomości24. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  3. "Rozpoczęły się zdjęcia do filmu fabularnego o zespole Paktofonika" (in Polish). Money.pl. February 22, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2012.