Spotify Release Info
Track: Grand-mère
Artist: Jacques Brel
Album: Les 100 Plus Belles Chansons
Artist Bio
Name: Jacques Brel
Spotify Genres: chanson, variété française
Followers: 883,196
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Biography
Belgian singer, songwriter, actor and film director born April 8,1929 in Schaarbeek, Brussels, Belgium and died October 9, 1978 in Bobigny, France. Sang predominantly in French but also had quite a few versions of his songs in Dutch. In his song "Marieke" he combined Dutch and French in the lyrics. His most famous songs include "Ne Me Quitte Pas" ("Laat Me Niet Alleen"), "Le Plat Pays ("Mijn Vlakke Land") and "Marieke". In 1964 American artist [a=Rod McKuen] started to translate Brel's songs into English. Brel’s penultimate album of unreleased songs, “J’Arrive” (or “I Arrive”), was released in 1968. His final album “Les Marquises" sold over one million copies and hit number one in the French album charts.
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Check this outPopular Tracks on Spotify
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1.Ne me quitte pasLa Valse A Mille Temps (Vol.4)
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2.Quand on n'a que l'amour - Arrangements différentsQuand On N'A Que L'Amour
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3.VesoulJ'Arrive (Vol.12)
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4.La valse à mille tempsQuand On N'A Que L'Amour
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5.La chanson des vieux amantsQuand On N'A Que L'Amour
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6.AmsterdamAMSTERDAM (Edition limitée maxi 45 t)
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7.Ne me quitte pasMaster Serie Vol 1
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8.Ces gens-làMaster Serie Vol 1
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9.Le plat paysMaster Serie Vol 1
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10.Amsterdam - Live, Olympia / 1964Olympia 64
Discogs Release Info
Release: Jacques Brel - Ces Gens-Là
Year: 1965
Genres: Pop
Styles: Chanson