“He came to make people dance, He never came home”: DJ Neoshy, whose real name was Matéo Lesguer, died in the horrific fire at a bar in Crans-Montana on New Year’s Eve. Adopted as a child and raised in Angers, France, he was performing when the fire broke out. 40 people died. 116 were injured. His identity was confirmed a few days later. A rising talent gone forever

He stepped behind the DJ booth to light up the night.
He never made it back home.

On what should have been another breakthrough performance, DJ Neoshy — born Matéo Lesguer — became one of the faces of horror after a deadly bar fire ripped through Crans-Montana on New Year’s night, turning celebration into catastrophe.

By morning, the music was silent.
By the end of the week, the truth was confirmed: Neoshy was dead.

A Night of Music That Ended in Flames

Witnesses say the party was packed, the energy electric. DJ Neoshy was doing what he loved — making people dance, reading the crowd, lifting spirits as the clock ticked toward a new year.

Then came the smoke.
Then the flames.
Then the screams.

Within minutes, the bar transformed into a burning trap, filled with choking black smoke and panic. Emergency services later confirmed the unthinkable toll:

40 people dead.
116 injured.

A celebration designed to welcome a new beginning instead delivered one of Europe’s most devastating nightlife disasters.

“He Never Came Out”

As survivors were rushed to hospitals and families flooded phone lines with desperate calls, one name kept surfacing among the missing: Matéo Lesguer.

Friends waited.
Fans hoped.
Loved ones prayed.

Days later, forensic teams confirmed his identity.

DJ Neoshy — the man behind the decks — was among the victims.

From Adoption to the Spotlight

Born Matéo Lesguer, Neoshy was adopted at a young age and raised in Angers, France. Those close to him say music wasn’t just a passion — it was his anchor, his identity, his way of connecting with the world.

“He lived for the crowd,” one friend said. “When people danced, that’s when he felt alive.”

That rising talent, full of plans and promise, was cut down in seconds.

A Rising Star, Silenced Forever

Industry insiders describe DJ Neoshy as a name on the rise, a performer just beginning to break through. His sets were known for energy, emotion, and a sense of joy that pulled strangers together on the dance floor.

Now, those decks sit empty.

His final performance ended not with applause — but with sirens.

Celebration Turned Crime Scene

As investigations continue into what caused the blaze, survivors have begun asking the questions no one wants to hear:

• Why did the fire spread so fast?

• Why couldn’t people escape?

• And could this tragedy have been prevented?

For DJ Neoshy, the answers come too late.

He Came to Make People Dance. The World Is Now Mourning Him.

On New Year’s night, Matéo Lesguer went to work believing he’d return home after one more unforgettable set.

Instead, he became a name etched into a growing list of the dead — a DJ who came to bring joy, and left as a symbol of unimaginable loss.

The music stopped.
The lights went out.
And a rising star was lost forever.