Dooz Kawa
Dooz Kawa | |
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Kawa performing in 2020 | |
| Born | Franck Latreille-Ladoux 8 January 1980 Chartres, France |
| Died | 19 December 2025 (aged 45) Marseille, France |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Children | 1[1] |
Franck Latreille-Ladoux (8 January 1980 – 19 December 2025), known professionally as Dooz Kawa, was a French rapper.[2][3][4]
Life and career
Latreille-Ladoux was born in Chartres,[5] the son of German parents. His mother was of Czechoslovak origin.[6] At the age of seventeen, he moved and rapped in Strasbourg.[7][8] His first collaboration was with Biréli Lagrène, a jazz guitarist.[6]
During his rapping career, in 2010, Latreille-Ladoux released his first album Étoiles du Sol. In 2016, he released the track "Me Faire la Belle", which garnered over 15 million streams on Spotify.[9] In 2019, Le Figaro named him "the pen of French rap".[10] During the COVID-19 pandemic, he released the album Nomad's Land.[11] His last album Vol de Nuit was released in 2024.[7]
Death
Latreille-Ladoux died on 19 December 2025 in Marseille, at the age of 45.[5]
References
- ^ Keller, Noémie (30 December 2025). ""Il laisse derrière lui le rap en PLS": le rappeur Dooz Kawa est mort". Voici (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ Besnard, Jacques (15 January 2018). "Dooz Kawa: "Les rappeurs qui font des trucs bien passent pour des exceptions"". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ Fricker, Alexis (15 February 2020). "Dooz Kawa, rappeur d'espérance, à guichets fermés samedi soir à la Laiterie". Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ Eddibi, Sana (30 December 2025). "Le rappeur Dooz Kawa, poète du rap, est mort". La Montagne (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Latreille-Ladoux, Frank". MatchID (in French). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ a b Coursault, Ronan (27 January 2016). "Lumières sur Dooz Kawa, le rappeur de l'ombre". L'Est Républicain (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ a b ""Il s'est fait la belle" : le rappeur français Dooz Kawa est mort". Actu.fr (in French). 30 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ ""Il laisse derrière lui le rap en PLS" : mort de Dooz Kawa, rappeur à la poésie philosophique et engagée". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 30 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ "Dooz Kawa: Le dernier envol d'une plume d'exception". Hip Hop Corner (in French). 31 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ Meteyer, Madeleine (2 August 2019). "Dooz Kawa, la plume du rap français". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ Valais, Lucie (31 December 2025). ""Il laisse derrière lui le rap en PLS": le rappeur français Dooz Kawa est mort". BFM TV (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2025.