Following his death at the age of 31, the French rapper and singer Werenoi was laid to rest in a Paris suburb on Tuesday, where hundreds of fans paid his final respects.
Werenoi, known as Jeremy Bana Owona, was the most popular artist in France over the past two years, surpassing Jeremy in album sales. He was born in a Paris suburb to Cameroonian parents.
Fans of the Seine-Saint-Denis district northeast of Paris hailed him as an artist who spoke about the realities of daily life.
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Nicolas, 25, said he thought it was “great that he’s buried here, in his neighbourhood,” standing in front of the municipal cemetery’s green gates.
“It really touched me how a Cameroonian artist like me, who was born here, has received such a lot of hype. I adored how he layered instrumental music over his words.
800 people showed up after prayers in a packed mosque, which was blocked by security personnel.
The artist, who was 31 years old, passed away suddenly in a Paris hospital without a cause of death.
His producer made the announcement in an X post on Saturday.
Werenoi’s private life was private, with his eyes obscured, and his enormous popularity among French youths contrasted with his absence from traditional media.
Moussa, 33, claimed that because he was trustworthy, people came to him and didn’t create a false image. He “grew up on the streets of this country.”
All of his music videos were taken down from YouTube shortly after the announcement of his death. Even his most recent duet with rapper Gims, “Piano,” and other audio tracks, are still available online.
Source: Channels TV
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