Jul 27, 2016 · Jacques Brel – 10 of the best The Belgian singer-songwriter dwelt fearlessly on love, death and desperate emotion in works that inspired countless artists, and spawned covers that only rarely...
Born in Brussels, Belgium, on April 8, 1929, Brel was the son of Romain Brel, who worked in an import-export firm, but later became co-director of a company that manufactured cardboard cartons, and Elisabeth (Lambertine) Brel. He began playing the guitar at the age of 15. After quitting school, he took a job in his father's plant in August 1947.
(August 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris is a musical revue of the songs of Jacques Brel. Brel's songs were translated into English by Eric Blau and Mort Shuman, who also provided the story.
Jacques Brel, né le 8 avril 1929 à Schaerbeek ( Belgique) et mort le 9 octobre 1978 à Bobigny ( France ), est un auteur-compositeur-interprète, poète, acteur et réalisateur belge. 1953, Brel quitte la capitale belge pour se rendre seul à Paris où il loge dans une petite chambre inconfortable de l'hôtel Stevens à Pigalle.
Jan 19, 2007 · Jacques Brel was the Belgian heart-throb whose songs of love and sorrow conquered the French-speaking world in the 1950s and 1960s. His passionate performances and poetic lyrics won him both...
Jacques Brel (1929-1978) Music Department Composer Actor IMDbPro Starmeter See rank One of the most popular singers of French songs. 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.