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Brel, Jacques
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Brel, Jacques

(born April 8, 1929, Brussels, Belg.—died Oct. 9, 1978, Bobigny, near Paris, France) Belgian singer and songwriter. He began his career singing in French cafés. His songs, frequently sharply satirical and often implicitly religious, became hugely popular in Europe. He acted in and directed a number of films from 1967 to 1973. His U.S. reputation was made by the revue Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1968).
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Adam Andrews CALIFORNIA SNOW STORY ***** BREL, GLASGOW, MARCH 26 After a few sparsely arranged acoustic tracks the set sparked into life with Once An Ocean, the best moment thanks to Sandra Belda Martinez's vocals and the song's sombre atmosphere.
reviews: Gigs; mailmusic by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
TRAINSPOTTERS' PACER FACTFILE About the Pacer class 142 train: Some 94 Pacers were built by BREL (British Rail Engineering) in Derby Between 1985 and 1987 They are commonly known as a 'train-bus' because the train body and many fixtures and fittings are based on that of the Leyland National bus.
'We haven't let our passengers down' Operator disputes new train ... by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
When BREL Associates XIII LP first began looking at the apartment complex in Rego Park, Queens, it was simply another victim of the moribund co-op market of the early '90s.
Aggressive restructuring salvages Queens coop by Quinn, Kathryn B. / Real Estate Weekly
 
 
 
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