Wim De Craene Explained

Wim De Craene
Birth Name:Willem Marcel de Craene
Birth Date:1950 7, df=y
Birth Place:Ghent, Belgium
Death Place:Ghent, Belgium
Nationality:Belgian
Website:http://www.wimdecraene.net/
Occupation:singer

Willem Marcel (Wim) De Craene (30 July 1950 – 14 September 1990) was a Flemish Belgian singer. His most famous songs were 'Rozane' (1975), 'Tim' (1975) and 'Breek uit jezelf' (1988).[1]

Career

Born in Ghent in 1950, Belgian cabaret singer Wim de Craene began his career performing in Flemish folk band Ja before he was taken under the wing of Miel Cools in the early '70s, going on to score hits with "Rozane," "Breek Uit Jezelf," and "Tim." After writing his first musical, Help, Ik Win Een Miljoen, and twice entering his homeland's Eurovision pre-selection contest, he began to incorporate pop, rock, disco, and new wave into his sound with diminishing returns. Two years after 1988's final album, Via Dolorosa, he committed suicide with an overdose of anti-depressants, however, his music has since gained more recognition after his death.[2]

Honours and awards

Discography

Albums

Singles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 26 July 2023 . Biography Wim De Craene . allmusic.com . en.
  2. Web site: 26 July 2023 . 1990: Wim De Craene is niet meer . radio2.be . nl .
  3. Web site: 26 July 2023 . Postume Gouden Award voor Wim De Craene . Knack.be . nl.
  4. Web site: 17 December 2017 . Rode Heuvel officieel geopend: een nieuw plein met een nieuw gemeentehuis . . nl.
  5. Web site: 22 May 2022 . 45 jaar na ‘Rozane’ van Wim De Craene: parkje vernoemd naar de actrice die zijn muze was . . nl.
  6. Web site: 18 February 2022 . Graffiti-artiest Cazn verrast Wetteren met portret van zanger Wim De Craene: "Eerbetoon 30 jaar na dood" . vrt.be . nl.
  7. Web site: 23 July 2023 . De mooiste hommage was voor Wim De Craene . . nl.