Kendji Girac, a twenty-seven-year-old singer who won the French edition of ‘The Voice 2014’, was injured by a gunshot while handling a Colt 45 that was purchased at a flea market. The investigators, who have not yet spoken to him, are exploring all possible leads. Despite this, the singer’s family insists that it was an accident and not a feud between nomadic gangs. Police received a call at 5:30 am reporting a man seriously injured by a gunshot. By the time officers arrived, Girac had already been taken to the Haut-Leveque hospital in Pessac, south-west of Gironde’s capital.
An investigation has been initiated, but the Mont-de-Marsan Prosecutor’s Office has stated that they are unable to provide any further information at this time. The incident occurred at a nomadic camp in Biscarrosse on the departmental road D652, towards Parentis-en-Born. Originally from Perigueux, Kendji Maille, his real name, comes from a family of Catalan gypsy descent. He rose to fame unexpectedly when in August 2013, his uncle posted a video of him covering Gims’ hit song “Bella” on the guitar.
He later went on to win The Voice in 2014 and has achieved great success, selling millions of records, especially with his hits “Color Gitano” and “Andalouse”, both of which have garnered hundreds of millions of views on YouTube.