Pedro Henrique, a 30-year-old Brazilian gospel singer, died after collapsing on stage during a performance on Wednesday night.
The 30-year-old was performing his song ‘Vai Ser Tto Lindo’ at a religious event being streamed online when he collapsed in front of his band inside a concert venue in the northeastern city of Feira de Santana.
Todah Music, Henrique’s record label, confirmed to Radio 93 that the singer had suffered a massive heart attack. Henrique was engaging the audience as he stood on the edge of the stage before losing his balance and falling on his back, according to video footage of the incident.
Attendees rushed over to assist the singer while the stunned audience looked on. Henrique was taken to a nearby clinic and pronounced dead.
As he wrote on his Instagram page on Wednesday, he was planning to debut a new project on his YouTube channel on Thursday night. “Really looking forward to this release! Tomorrow at 18:00 is the launch of the YouTube channel. Thank you, #todahmusic and #aguiarmultimusic, for such an amazing project.”
Reacting to the death of the singer, Todah Music posted on Instagram on Thursday, “There are very difficult situations in life for which we have no explanation. We just need to understand that the will of God prevails!
“We believe Peter will have a prominent place in the great Heavenly Choir! The songs in his voice will not die, and his legacy will live on through his wife, his daughter Zoe, and so many lives that have been and will be reached by Christ through the records of his voice.“
The 30-year-old is survived by his wife, Suilan Barreto, and their daughter, Zoe, who was born on October 19. As of Thursday, gospel influencer Barreto had made no public comments.
