Congolese star, Aurlus Mabélé, reportedly dies of coronavirus

Soukous music star, Aurlus Mabélé, has died at the age of 67 in a Paris hospital on Thursday as a result of coronavirus.

Mabélé, whose real name is Aurélien Miatsonama, was from Congo-Brazzaville and moved to France in the 1980s.

French singer Liza Monet, Mabélé's daughter, tweeted on Thursday that her father had died of coronavirus. "I am inconsolable" she wrote.

With more than 10 million albums sold over 30-years of musical career, Aurlus Mabélé died a musical legend in his country.

According to the BBC, his manager, Jimmy Ouetenou, however, said that it was not confirmed he died of coronavirus and that he had long-term health problems.