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Brel, Jacques (1929–1978)
Belgian singer-songwriter.
Jacques Brel was born on 8 April 1929 in Brussels, into a bourgeois family. After elementary school, he was enrolled in the renowned Saint-Louis School.
He was not a stellar student, but he took advantage of that time to do theater.
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As a young Belgian Catholic, he spent his spare time with a mob of scouts who nicknamed him "Phoque hilarant" (hilarious seal).
In 1946, Brel joined the Franche Cordée, a mixed philanthropic movement of Catholic youth. He organized concerts and theatrical performances, which led him to discover his taste for singing in public.
His future wife, Miche, was also a member of this group. They were married on 1 June 1950 and had three children: Chantal (1951), France (1953), and Isabelle (1958).
In 1953 Brel seriously considered leaving the family cardboard business.
Passionate about music, he frequented such local Brussels clubs as Le Grenier de la Rose Noire (The attic of the black rose).