Mon bel amour jacques brel biography

Biography of Jacques Brel

Jacques Brel, the greatest of French singers and artists, never completed school.

He was drawn to adventure, and for him, that adventure could only be found in songs. That was his kind of escape. He made himself by breaking free from his father's cardboard factory in the suburbs of Brussels and became not a troubadour, but rather a "Bremen musician." He traveled to Catholic establishments with the "Franch Corde" troupe, singing and entertaining the poor and the destitute.

Mon bel amour jacques brel biography

He worked relentlessly, ensuring that every word he sang sounded like his last. In the beginning, he was serious and grandiose to the point where he was nicknamed "Abbot Brel."

Over time, the nickname faded away, but his poetic work with words became even more refined and intricate.

It seemed that he chose the French language not just because of its larger audience reach, bu