Magik (rapper)

Magik
Background information
Birth name	Piotr Łuszcz
Born	March 18, 1978 Jelenia Góra, Poland
Origin	Poland
Died	December 26, 2000 (aged 22) Katowice, Poland
Genres	Hip hop, rap, gangsta rap
Occupation(s)	Rapper, composer
Years active	1992–2000
Labels	S.P. Records, Gigant Records
Associated acts	Kaliber 44, Paktofonika

Piotr Łuszcz also known as Magik (pol. Magician) (born on 18 March 1978 in Jelenia Góra; died on 26 December 2000 in Katowice) was a Polish rapper, and a record producer. From 1994 to 1998 he was a member of the Polish hip hop group Kaliber 44. After he left Kaliber 44 he formed the group Paktofonika with Sebastian Salbert, whose stage name was "Rahim", and Wojciech Alszer, whose stage name was "Fokus".^[1][2]

Łuszcz committed suicide on 26 December 2000 at around 6.15 a.m. by jumping from the window of his ninth-floor apartment.^[1][3] He was pronounced dead in a local hospital at around 6.45 a.m., leaving behind his wife Justyna and his 3-year-old son Filip.

Discography

Kaliber 44

• Usłysz Nasze Demo! (1994) (Demo)
• Księga Tajemnicza. Prolog (1996)
• W 63 minuty dookoła świata (1998)

Paktofonika

• Kinematografia (2000)
• Archiwum Kinematografii (2002)

References

1. Błochowiak, Katarzyna (December 26, 2010). "Od dziesięciu lat nie ma z nami "Magika" Piotra Łuszcza". Wiadomości24. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
2. Majchrzak, Paweł (December 9, 2009). "Ulotne chwile łapię jak fotka" (in Polish). Wiadomości24. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
3. "Rozpoczęły się zdjęcia do filmu fabularnego o zespole Paktofonika" (in Polish). Money.pl. February 22, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2012.