A SINGER has died in a freak accident on stage after he was electrocuted during a live show.

Brazilian rocker Ayres Sasaki, 35, died when a fan in soaking-wet clothes hugged him during the concert, leading to the artist suffering an electric shock caused by a cable.The singer died almost instantly on stage when the wet fan came up and hugged him.

Seconds later, the musician suffered an electric shock and was killed on the spot in Salinopolis, Brazil.

It remains unclear how the soaked fan got wet.
Police are probing the death but have not released further details.

The singer’s family have refrained from commenting in detail amid the investigation.

Aunt Rita Matos told local media: “What we know is that his show was scheduled for a specific time and was moved up, but we are contacting people who were with him at the moment to understand how everything happened.