Patrick Saint-Éloi
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| Born | 20 October 1958 Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe France |
| Died | 18 September 2010 (aged 51) Le Moule, Guadeloupe France |
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| Years active | 1975–2010 |
Patrick Saint-Éloi (20 October 1958 – 18 September 2010) was a Guadeloupean singer and songwriter. He was one of the lead singers of the Zouk and Compas band Kassav'. As a solo artist, he helped create zouk beton, a fast music genre played only by Kassav'. He was also an admired singer and songwriter of compa and Zouk Love songs. Saint-Éloi died of cancer in Pointe-à-Pitre in 2010, aged 51. A public tribute was organised in Moule before his burial.