Misha Mavashi: key obituary facts
Is Misha Mavashi dead? Yes. Misha Mavashi died on October 25, 2026, at age 41.
Cause of death: Misha Mavashi's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Misha Mavashi known for?
He was a Kazakhstani singer.
More about Misha Mavashi
Born: 29 January 1985.
Place of birth: Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.
Gender: male.
Occupation: singer, jurist, singer-songwriter.
Nationality: Kazakhstan, Russia.
Career began: 2009.
Misha Mavashi, the Russian rapper and singer-songwriter, died on October 25, 2026, aged 41.
Born Mikhail Fyodorovich Nits on January 29, 1985, in Kostanay, then part of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, he was known as a performer, poet and writer, and as the frontman and founder of the Mavashi Group. His musical career began in 2009, when he started working actively in music.
Biographical accounts also describe him as a Kazakhstani singer, alongside his Russian identity as a rapper and author-performer. From an early age, Mavashi practiced sports, an interest that later found reflection in his creative work. He pursued higher legal education in Chelyabinsk but did not work in the legal profession. In 2016, he was forced to pause his music career because of problems with drug dependence. His biography thus records a progression from early sporting activity and legal studies to music, while also documenting his work as a writer and poet. As founder and frontman of the Mavashi Group, he held a leading role in the collective while pursuing his work as a performer and songwriter. His career is recorded as beginning in 2009, with the 2016 interruption marking a pause in his musical activity.