Whereas singer D4vd has been releasing music since 2021, he not too long ago raised eyebrows after a useless physique was present in a automobile registered in his title.
Us Weekly confirmed in September 2025 that potential human stays have been present in a Tesla automobile parked in a California tow yard and registered to D4vd (actual title David Anthony Burke). Whereas the musician has not publicly addressed the state of affairs, police officers are concerned in a dying investigation.
Weeks later, investigators recognized the deceased particular person as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas.
The place Is D4vd From?
The performer hails from Queens, New York.
How Outdated Is D4vd?
Born in March 2005, D4vd is 20 years previous.
D4vd Bought His Begin on SoundCloud
D4vd started releasing music in 2021 together with his breakout single, “Romantic Murder” popping out the following yr.
“At the back of my thoughts / I killed you / And I didn't even remorse it,” he sings within the 2022 music, seemingly hinting at romantic struggles. “I can't imagine I mentioned it / However it's true / I hate you.”
D4vd's debut album, Withered, dropped in April 2025.
“I really feel like my music will be seen as myself speaking to someone or myself speaking to myself,” he advised Atwood journal in 2025. “It's a love-hate relationship between the mindsets that I've, like, how my mind switches or the evolution of my persona, and the way I'm rising and maturing. It's like rising out of sure issues and approaching conditions otherwise.”
That very same month, D4vd supplied insights into how Withered differed from his earlier songs.
“It's positively a resurrection-type of factor, so by the top of the undertaking, it's carried out,” he mentioned on the “Zach Sang Show,” discussing his musical inspiration. “That's why the final music known as ‘Afterlife.' That's the ultimate blow, you realize? … I'm writing about myself and my feelings and my vulnerability, and I wasn't doing that lots [in my] final couple tasks ‘trigger I used to be homeschooled and I didn't don't have anything to speak about.”
A 15-12 months-Outdated Woman Named Celeste Rivas Was Discovered Lifeless in D4vd's Automobile
Rivas' physique was present in an deserted Tesla registered to D4vd, although the singer has not addressed any connection to the late teen.
“[He] has been knowledgeable about what's occurred,' a spokesperson for D4vd advised NBC Information in September 2025. “Though he's nonetheless out on tour, he's absolutely cooperating with the authorities.”
The Los Angeles Police Division has launched a dying investigation after a ugly discovery. Police confirmed to Us Weekly that officers responded to the 1000 block of Mansfield Avenue in Hollywood on Monday, September 8, “for a foul odor coming from a automobile at a tow yard.” Detectives responded and situated potential human stays inside […]
D4vd Had Matching Tattoos With Celeste Rivas
Cops reportedly recognized Rivas by a “Shhh…” tattoo on her proper index finger,” based on TMZ. The outlet additional claimed that D4vd has the identical ink on his proper index finger.
Rivas was first reported lacking in late 2024 and allegedly had a boyfriend named David, which her mom advised TMZ. It isn't confirmed whether or not Rivas' important different is the music star.
D4vd additionally allegedly has an unreleased music named after Rivas, per an unconfirmed SoundCloud leak.
