Jacques Romain Georges Brel was born on 8 April 1929 in Schaerbeek, Brussels, to Élisabeth Lambertine "Lisette" (née Van Adorp) and Romain Brel. [4] He came from a family of Flemish …

Jacques Brel (born April 8, 1929, Schaerbeeck, Belgium—died October 9, 1978, Bobigny, near Paris, France) was a Belgian singer and songwriter whose literate, passionate songs made …

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Jacques Brel's lifework is both one of the best representations of French songwriting—along with that of Georges Braessens (1921–1981) or Jean Ferrat (b. 1930) and that of a poet with whom …

After a childhood full of boredom and normality, Brel started to work in his father's cardboard factory. But he wanted a different kind of life. He had been writing songs all his life and in the …

Legendary French songwriter whose theatrical, emotionally powerful songs gained an international audience.

Oct 9, 2023 · Jacques Brel was a Belgian singer, songwriter, and actor and one of the most influential chanson singers and songwriters of the 20th century.

Jacques Brel, the greatest of French singers and artists, never completed school. He was drawn to adventure, and for him, that adventure could only be found in songs.

Despite having a relatively limited international presence, Brel's legacy remains strong, particularly highlighted by the success of the Off-Broadway musical "Jacques Brel Is Alive and …

Jacques Brel (1929-1978) was a Belgian singer, actor and icon of modern chanson. He wrote “wry, tortured songs…not to be sung but to be performed…with pained and profound emotion.”