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Jacques Brel Biography

Jacques Brel (April 8, - October 9, ) was a Belgian French-speaker author-composer with such a strong power of expression in his lyrics that many consider him a poet as well.

He also had some minor activity as an actor and director.

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He was born in Schaerbeek, Belgium, a small city north of Brussels.

In the early s he went to Paris, writing music and singing in the city cabarets and music-halls, where on stage he expressed his songs with grand physical gestures.

By he was touring Europe and he recorded the song Quand on n'a que l'amour that brought him his first major recognition. He appeared in a show with Maurice Chevalier and Michel Legrand.

His themes are extremely diverse, exploring love (Je t'aime, Litanies pour un retour, Dulcinéa), society (Les singes, Les bourgeois, Jaurès) and spiritual concerns (Le bon Dieu, Dites, si c'était vrai, Fernand).

His work is not limited to one style. He was as proficient in funny compositions (Le