Melaine Favennec: key obituary facts
Is Melaine Favennec dead? Yes. Melaine Favennec died on July 13, 2026, at age 75.
Cause of death: Melaine Favennec's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Melaine Favennec known for?
He was a French singer-songwriter.
More about Melaine Favennec
Born: 1950.
Place of birth: Quimperlé.
Place of death: Pont-l'Abbé.
Gender: male.
Occupation: singer, singer-songwriter.
Nationality: France.
Also known as: Mélaine Favennec.
Melaine Favennec, the French singer and musician known also as Mélaine Favennec, died on July 13, 2026, in Pont-l’Abbé.
Born in Quimperlé in 1950, he began his musical career on the Breton scene in 1972 as a violinist with Diaouled ar Menez. The following year, he helped found the music publishing cooperative Névénoé with friends, before pursuing his own work and later reuniting with some of them in the 2000s as part of Trio EDF.
A multi-instrumentalist, he played violin and guitar, and his work also extended into theater, film, and the visual arts, including painting and drawing.