Biography
Jacques Brel - Belgian chanson, actor, director and poet, whose work is full of expression and emotions. The singer left the scene, being at the peak of popularity. During this period, he was a cumier of millions, demonstrated himself, replacing dozens of images on performances. Edith Piaf himself recognized the inexhaustible talent of the artist.Childhood and youth
Jacques Romen Georges Brel was born on April 8, 1929 in Scharbek in the family of the owner of the Cardboard and Paper Production Factory. The boy grew together with the elder brother and received a classic Catholic education with a boy-walled handling. His parents entered into marriage fairly late, so children were often accepted for grandchildren.
Childhood did not seem to be a happy child. According to the confession itself, he sometimes seemed to him that his father had to be more likely. Relations with my brother were not laid. The only intense for him was mother.
In 1941, the young man arranged in the college of the Holy Louis, a prestigious educational institution. Of all the items, the student liked the spelling and Dutch. Already during this period, the young man did the first literary sketches. In college, together with buddies, Brel organized a drama, where there were performances. The guy of the poverty read the novels of Jules Verne, Jack London and Antoine de Saint-Exupii.
When it became clear that Jacques are not ready for graduation exams, his father opened the family business door for him. The guy also became a member of the Franch Korde's charitable project. In 1949, he headed the organization for which several performances put.
Personal life
Acquaintance with Teresa Mihilsen took place at one of the charitable meetings. She became a friend of youth for the Brel, which 2 years after the meeting decided to marry a girl. Three daughters were born in marriage: Chantal, Isabelle and Frense. As the career is developing, Bard tried to transport the family to Paris, but the spouse preferences a quiet measured life and did not strive to the French capital. Having succumbed to the husband's persuasion, Teresa still spent 3 years where the spouse built his creative biography.I do not bring the bustle and lack of Jacques because of great employment, his wife took the children and returned to his homeland, giving his half the full freedom of action. During the 2 subsequent decades, Teresa raised her daughters and found out from newspapers about adventures of her beloved. She took the chanson as it is, despite the speed with which his women changed.
In 1960, Brel joined the romantic relationship with Sylvia Riva, a press attache of a recording label. The couple moved on the coast, but the musician periodically visited Brussels to visit the relatives. Teresa remained a man for him to which you could always return to the moments of life storms and disappointments. Therefore, the vocalist left his state and daughters. Being a windy father, a man wanted children to not perceive him as a parent, and knew as a star of the scene.
Jacques built relations with many women. Some of them he devoted his songs. For example, the compositions "Do not leave me" and "if you leave" were born after gap with Suzanny Gabriello.
Music and films
In 1948, Brel went to serve in the army. Returning to the "Cituit", he did not experience traction to work in the office and looked for more active business. By 1952, he began to write copyright songs. Some of them Jacques performed at family meetings or in the circle of friends in bars. Sophisticated texts and a specific manner of filing did not find a response from the public, so I did not receive support for the musician.
In 1953, he began to speak at the Black Rose Club. Concerts contributed to creative development, and vocalist released a debut album. The artist received an invitation from the producer of Jacques Kanetti and moved to France. A year later, the artist was lucky. His composition CA VA sang at a concert in Olympia Juliette Greco. Six months later, Brez himself performed on this scene. Then followed tour with Dario Moreno, Philip Cle and Katrine Honewa.
In 1955, a new album was released, and soon the vocalist met Francois Robert. The pianist became the accompaniment of the singer and perfectly felt his style. Later, chanson brought acquainted with the second accompaniment, Gerard Juanne. In 1958, the Demain L'ON SE Marie plate was presented. During this period, the career of the artist went to the mountain: the public has become benevolent.
The album records were not forced to wait for a series of tour of the tour, and by the end of 1959, Brel was at the peak of success. He honed his work with a voice and performing manner. Joint performances with Serzh Gensbouro, and then with Charlay Aznavour strengthened the positions of the vocalist on the scene.
In 1961 presented Marieke album. In the autumn, a triumphal concert in Olympia was held. Instead of Marlene, Dietrich Angezhent received the Belgian singer. The audience recognized him by the Zhanson star and glorified everywhere. The world tour is pretty exhausted artist. A year later, he changed the Philips label with whom she collaborated from the moment of moving to Paris, at Barclay.
The 1962th was commended by the release of 2 records at once and recording LE PLAT PAYS. Brel founded his own recording label Arlequin, which later changed the nemine on Pouchenel and provided the leadership of the legitimate spouse. By 1964, there is a release of another 2 albums and the record of Hit "Amsterdam". Then the performer received the Grand Prix Du Disquence of the Grand Prix Du Disque.
The scene decided to leave the scene in 1966, he became interested in the formulation of musicals. The artist began to perform on a dramatic field and tried to realize in cinema. In 1967, his debut took place in the film "Dangerous Profession" Andre Kayate. Then followed the shooting in the tapes "Uncle Benjan" and "order killers". In 1971, he performed as a director of Franz's paintings. In the same period, Brel starred in the tape of Claude Lelouch "Adventure is an adventure."
A year later, Barclay has made Jacques an unprecedented proposal by concluding a contract with him for a period of 30 years. The author did not create new compositions, so I decided to make arrangements on already famous songs. In parallel, he worked on the filming of the Ribbon "Wild West", which later failed at the box office. The reputation corrected the film "Bulk", on the set of which he collaborated with Lino Ventura.
The musician moved with a new girlfriend to the Marquis Islands, where he did not find himself. He gave an active life, so a year later returned to Paris, where he released a new record. Poems for her writer wrote still in Polynesia.
Death
The 1970s were accompanied by a vocalist deterioration of the physical condition. Doctors put disappointing diagnoses and advised not to live on the islands whose climate had a negative effect on the health of the artist. In 1978, the well-being of the singer deteriorated sharply. He was diagnosed with cancer. On October 9, the performer died. The cause of death was the blockage of the vessels of the lungs.The dust of the Belgian soloist is buried on the island of Iva-Oa near the grave of the Gaugaen field. After the death of a man, many of his acquaintances gave an interview, discussing the personal life of the musician, his performance and creative manner. Jacques songs performed famous era singers. In 1981, France Brel opened the Father's named Foundation for the collection of funds to fight cancer and maintaining the heritage of the parent.
Photos, quotes and video recordings of the famous chanson are regularly used to create transmissions about it. So, in 2003, the Culpture Channel released a documentary on the artist called the "scene of life".
Discography
- 1954 - Jacques Brel Et Ses Chansons
- 1957 - Quand on N'a Que L'Amour, Heureux Pardons, ...
- 1958 - Je NE Sais Pas, Au Printemps, ...
- 1959 - La Valse à Mille Temps, Ne Me Quitte Pas, Je T'aime, Isabelle, La Mort, ...
- 1961 - Marieke, Le Moribond, ...
- 1963 - Les Bigotes, Les Vieux, La Fanette, ...
- 1964 - Jef, Les Bonbons, Mathilde, ...
- 1965 - CES GENS-Là, Fernand, ...
- 1967 - 67 Comprenant Mon Enfance, à Jeun, ...
- 1968 - Vesoul, L'éclusier, ...
- 1970 - L'Homme De La Mancha
- 1977 - Les Marquises
Filmography
- 1968 - "Professional Risk"
- 1968 - "Band Bonno"
- 1969 - "My Uncle Benjamen"
- 1970 - "Mont-Dragon"
- 1971 - "Killers in the name of the order"
- 1971 - "Franz"
- 1972 - "Adventure is an adventure"
- 1972 - "Bar for a development"
- 1972 - "Wild West"
- 1973 - "boring"