Popular Singer Shot Dead While Performing On Stage In Brazil

A popular singer has been shot dead while performing on stage in Brazil, leaving his four kids without a dad.

MC Boco do Borel, 34, was shot multiple times in Aconchego Bar in the town of Ipojuca in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco in the early hours of Sunday, 26th December.

He was shot just as he started singing his opening number, accompanied by a backing track on his computer.

MC Boco do Borel, 34 , a singer, was shot dead while performing in Ipojuca, Brazil, on 26th December. (@mcbocodoborel/Newsflash)

According to one eyewitness, who wished to remain anonymous, he was hit 15 times. However, the police have not confirmed this, and nine projectiles were later found at the scene.

According to both eyewitnesses and the Civil Police (Brazil’s investigative police force), the shots were fired by a lone man, whose face was covered.

As people started to run in panic at the time of the shooting, it is not known how the gunman fled the scene.

MC Boco do Borel, 34 , a singer, was shot dead while performing in Ipojuca, Brazil, on 26th December. (@mcbocodoborel/Newsflash)

The singer was taken to a local health facility, but he was already dead by the time he arrived, leaving his wife without a husband and his four children without a father.

His body was taken for a post-mortem in the state capital, Recife. His funeral took place on the same evening, and the burial is scheduled for this morning (Monday, 27th December).

No arrests have yet been made, and the police have not released information about the suspects.

MC Boco do Borel, 34 , (middle) pictured with family, a singer, was shot dead while performing in Ipojuca, Brazil, on 26th December. (@mcbocodoborel/Newsflash)

Investigators suspect the killing was the result of a squabble between rival gangs. However, the victim’s wife, Alynne Cristina, has denied that he was involved with criminal groups.

The singer, whose real name is Paulo Roberto Goncalves Cavalcanti, lived in Recife and was one of the pioneers of the genre ‘brega funk’, racking up millions of streams on YouTube.

He began his musical career in 2007 as part of a duo with MC Sheldon. He decided to go solo in 2014.

MC Boco do Borel, 34 , a singer, pictured with unidentified woman, was shot dead while performing in Ipojuca, Brazil, on 26th December. (@mcbocodoborel/Newsflash)

His reported last words before he started singing were: “Hey, guys, I’m going to sing a little brega for you to dance.”

He and three other men were arrested for drug trafficking in June last year (2020), after they were found with 670 grammes of cocaine-paste derivative.

He was taken into preventive custody in October this year. However, he was later let free after his lawyer requested his release.

The scene where MC Boco do Borel, 34 , a singer, was shot dead while performing in Ipojuca, Brazil, on 26th December. (Newsflash)

The investigation into the singer’s death continues.