DJ Congélateur, the stage name of Ivorian singer and artist Koffi Kouakou Elias, died on May 21, 2026.
Born in Ivory Coast, he also worked as a coupé-décalé artist and became known in the 2020s for social media videos that combined music with humor. He later gained wider attention online before moving further into music, releasing tracks including “Cailloux dans ton Zoreille” and “Grâce à Dieu, je vais avancer.” Before his music career, he had worked in television with Radiodiffusion Television Ivoirienne, NCI, and La 3.
DJ Congélateur, Ivorian singer and artist.