What is Sylvain Sylvain?
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = Sylvain Sylvain | image = Sylvain Sylvain (cropped).jpg | caption = Sylvain in 2005 | image_size = 200px | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Sylvain Sylvain Mizrahi | alias = | birth_place = [[Cairo]], Egypt | birth_date = {{birth date|1951|2|14}} | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|1|13|1951|2|14}} | death_place = [[Nashville, Tennessee]], U.S. | origin = New York City, U.S. | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar|keyboards}} | genre = {{hlist|[[Glam rock]]|[[protopunk]]|[[punk rock]]|[[glam punk]]}} | occupation = {{hlist|Musician|singer|songwriter}} | years_active = 1971-2021 | label = | associated_acts = {{hlist|[[New York Dolls]]|The Criminals}} | website = }}'''Sylvain Mizrahi''' (February 14, 1951 &ndash; January 13, 2021), better known as '''Sylvain Sylvain''', was an [[Americans|American]] [[rock music]]ian. He is most notable for being a member of the [[New York Dolls]]. He was a guitarist and [[pianist]] for the group. He was a member from 1971 to 1976. He had a solo career after the band split up for the first time. From 2004 to 2011, the New York Dolls' surviving members regrouped. Sylvain was born in [[Cairo]], Egypt to a [[Jewish]] family. In the 1950s, his family fled Egypt to live in [[France]], before moving to the [[U.S. state]] of [[New York (state)|New York]]. In April 2019, Sylvain made it known to the public that he had [[bladder cancer]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/sylvain-sylvain-of-new-york-dolls-starts-gofundme-as-he-battles-cancer-20190504|title=Sylvain Sylvain of New York Dolls starts GoFundMe as he battles cancer|author=Cashmere, Paul|date=May 4, 2019|access-date=May 4, 2019|website=Noise11}}</ref> He died from the disease on January 13, 2021 in [[Nashville, Tennessee]] at the age of 69.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.loudersound.c