Biography

His production style is reminiscent of the electropop film soundtracks of the 1980s.

Kavinsky, whose real name was Vincent Belorgey, was a French electronic music artist and actor .

Kavinsky has been compared to many similar French house artists, including Danger and French duo Daft Punk. He achieved greater mainstream recognition after his song "Nightcall" was featured in the 2011 film Drive.

In 2024, Kavinsky performed at the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, performing the song Nightcall with Angèle and the band Phoenix. He also performed at the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with the song Roadgame alongside many other French DJs.

Kavinsky is a character made by Belorgey that physically resembles Belorgey, but has red eyes and blue skin. The character's story is that after crashing his Testarossa in 1986, he reappeared as a zombie to make his own electronic music in 2006. Kavinsky's songs help tell his story; Belorgey once said, "'Night Call' is just about the zombie guy [who] goes to his girlfriend's house and says okay I'm not the same, we need to talk", referring to Kavinsky going back after the crash to find his girlfriend, who has already moved on with her life.