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Jacques Brel was a Belgian Chanson singer-songwriter, actor and director (8 April 1929-9 October 1978).
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Brel was born in Brussels, although he spent most of his life in Paris. He died of lung cancer in a Parisian suburb. In French-speaking countries he is renowned as one of the best French-language composers of history.
Brels first foray in the world of performance was with the Catholic-humanist youth group Franche Cordée, in which he sang and acted.
He developed a hunger for stardom, and consequently quit his job and moved to Paris. By 1952 he had begun to write his own songs, and he began to play them at various cabarets and music halls throughout the city. Although the content of his mate