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    Jacques Romain Georges Brel (French: [ʒɑk ʁɔmɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ bʁɛl] ; 8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer and actor who composed and performed...
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  • "Amsterdam" is a song by Jacques Brel. It combines a powerful melancholic crescendo with a rich poetic account of the exploits of sailors on shore leave...
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  • Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris is a musical revue of the songs of Jacques Brel. Brel's songs were translated into English by Eric Blau...
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    Jacques Brel's career spanned over three decades and encompassed a number of singles, EPs, 10" albums and 12" LPs. His songs were often repackaged and...
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  • pas" ("Don't leave me") is a 1959 song by Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel. It has been covered in the original French by many artists and has also...
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  • Jacky) is a song written by the Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel and Gérard Jouannest. Brel recorded the song on 2 November 1965, and it was released...
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  • Jacques Brel 67 is Jacques Brel's tenth studio album. Originally released in 1967 by Barclay (B 8024), the album was reissued on 23 September 2003 under...
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  • Brel may refer to: Andrew Brel (born Andreas Broulidakis 28 September 1960), UK music producer Jacques Brel (1929-1978), French-speaking Belgian singer...
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    compositions. McKuen's translations and adaptations of the songs of Jacques Brel were instrumental in bringing the Belgian songwriter to prominence in...
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  • Seasons in the Sun (category Songs written by Jacques Brel)
    1961 Belgian song "Le Moribond" ("The Dying Man") by singer-songwriter Jacques Brel with lyrics rewritten in 1963 by singer-poet Rod McKuen portraying a...
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  • Jacques Brel et ses chansons, later released as Grand Jacques, is the début album by Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel. The original album was released...
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  • Benjamin) is a 1969 French film directed by Édouard Molinaro, starring Jacques Brel and Claude Jade. The film is based on a once-popular French comic novel...
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  • Les Marquises (English: The Marquesas) is Jacques Brel's fourteenth and final album. Also known as Brel, the album was released 17 November 1977 by Barclay...
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  • footballer Jacques Brel (1929–1978), Belgian singer and songwriter Jacques Brinkman (born 1966), Dutch field hockey player and coach Jacques-Yves Cousteau...
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    an actor, Kavanagh played the lead in the Irish stage production of Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris in the 1970s (alongside his sister...
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    Jacques Brel. His repertoire includes a wide range of adaptations of Brel's chansons. In 1997, Hoffmann's musical Brel – die letzte Vorstellung (Brel...
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    the Sun", which was originally written by Belgian composer and singer Jacques Brel in 1961. Jacks is also an environmental activist, focused on pulp mill...
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  • Pierrette Souplex. During a tour organized by Jacques Canetti, she met the Belgian chansonnier Jacques Brel, who was already married. They had a turbulent...
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  • Pain in the A__) is a 1973 French-Italian black comedy film, starring Jacques Brel, appearing in his tenth and final feature film. Directed by Édouard Molinaro...
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  • Au printemps (album) (category Jacques Brel albums)
    (English: In the Spring) is the third studio album by Jacques Brel. Also known as Jacques Brel 3, the original record was released in 1958. The album...
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  • (English: The middle class) is the sixth studio album by Jacques Brel. Also known as Jacques Brel, the album was released on Barclay Records on 15 March...
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  • leave me) is Jacques Brel's thirteenth studio album. Released in 1972 by Barclay (80145), the album features re-recordings of many of Brel's best-known...
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  • If You Go Away (category Songs written by Jacques Brel)
    of the 1959 Jacques Brel song "Ne me quitte pas" with English lyrics by Rod McKuen. Created as part of a larger project to translate Brel's work, "If You...
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  • Ces gens-là (category Jacques Brel albums)
    Ces gens-là (English: Those people) is the ninth studio album by Jacques Brel. Also known as Jef, it was released in 1966 by Barclay (80323). The album...
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  • Scott Walker Sings Jacques Brel is a compilation of Jacques Brel compositions recorded by Scott Walker during the period of 1967 to 1969. The compilation...
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    Vesoul (song) (category Jacques Brel songs)
    "Vesoul" is a 1968 French song by Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel. It has been covered in the original French by many French and international artists...
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  • Marieke is the fifth studio album by Jacques Brel. Also known as 5, the album was released in 1961 by Philips (B 76.513 R). The album was reissued on 23...
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    with lyrics written by French poets such as Jacques Prévert and Boris Vian, as well as singers like Jacques Brel and Charles Aznavour. Her 60-year career...
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  • an assortment of pop cover versions, selections from Walker favorite Jacques Brel, and a handful of original songs. His following three albums would feature...
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    City. Other credits include roles in The Marvelous Wonderettes, 35MM, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, and Princesses. In 2012, Mendez...
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