Jacques Brel
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Jacques Romain Georges Brel was a Belgian singer and actor who composed and performed theatrical songs. He generated a large, devoted following—initially in Belgium and France, but later throughout th
Brel in 1962
Brel in 1955
Brel performing in 1963
Brel in 1971
Calvary Cemetery (Atuona)
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Calvary Cemetery is the main cemetery in Atuona, Hiva ‘Oa, French Polynesia. It is located on a hillside on the eastern edge of town, overlooking the anchorage on Atuona Bay.
Jacques Brel
…pulmonary embolism at 4.10 am on 9 October 1978 at the age of 49. On 12 October, his body was flown back to the Marquesas Islands, where he was buried in Calvary Cemetery in Atuona on the southern side of Hiva-Oa, French Polynesia—a few yards away from the grave of artist Paul Gauguin. His widow Miche died on 31 March…
Tomb of Paul Gauguin
Tomb of Jacques Brel