French singer Barbara Weldens collapses and dies on stage mid-concert
Barbara Weldens, a 35-year-old French singer, has tragically passed away after collapsing on stage during the Festival Léo Ferré.
Barbara had only released her debut album in February, and although her cause of death is currently unclear it has been reported by La Depeche that she may have either been electrocuted or suffered a cardiac arrest.
The publication also report that her tragic death “provoked a very lively emotion among the spectators”, with police opening an investigation to “search for the cause[s] of the death”.
It is believed that authorities will be analysing images and videos taken by fans from the night to assist with the inquiry.
The festival took place in the Church of the Cordeliers in the village of Goudron in the Lot region in south-west France and it has now been cancelled.
Speaking in a statement, Pic d’Or organisers shared: “It was with great emotion that we learned this morning of the death of Barbara Weldens, our Pic d’Or 2016 at a concert last night in Gourdon in the Lot, obviously electrocuted.
“Our team is deeply disturbed by the brutal disappearance of the artist who had appeared on the stage of the Theater des Nouveaux on May 20th, during our last edition.
“A radiant woman, full of energy and talented, and of course we think of all her family and her loved ones.”
