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Jacques Brel

real name Jacques Romain Georges Brel

Belgium · 1929-04-08 – 1978-10-09

Jacques Brel is credited on 8,847 releases across 2,015 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1954–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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8,847

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2,015

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8

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860

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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 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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8,847 releases · 2,015 albums · active 1954–2026

  • Performance · 22,349
  • Other credits · 2,891
  • Production · 20

Studios: L'Olympia · Studios Barclay-Hoche Enregistrements · Théâtre De L'Apollo · Studio Blanqui

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