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Jacques Brel was Belgian, but he sang mostly in French. His most famous song is “Amsterdam”, a song about life he only sang in front of an audience.
He was an extremely talented songwriter and singer. He became very popular in the 60s. But then he quit singing in 1967 and worked as a movie actor. He also quit that in 1973 and left Europe to settle in the Marquesas Islands.
He smoked a lot, and died of lung cancer in 1979.
My personal favorite song is “La valse à mille temps”, because it’s a rhythmic, tuneful waltz.
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