Jacques Brel

About the artist

Jacques Brel (8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer and songwriter who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following in Belgium and France initially, and later throughout the world. He was widely considered a master of the modern chanson. Although he recorded most of his songs in French, he became a major influence on English-speaking songwriters and performers such as David Bowie, Alex Harvey, Leonard Cohen, Marc Almond and Rod McKuen.

Top songs

1. Ne me quitte pas
2. Amsterdam
3. Vesoul
4. Quand On N'a Que L'amour
5. La Chanson des Vieux Amants
6. La Valse à Mille Temps
7. Le Plat Pays
8. Mathilde
9. Les Bourgeois
10. Le Moribond

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