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Wim De Craene

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Wim De Craene
Born
Willem Marcel de Craene

(1950-07-30)30 July 1950
Ghent, Belgium
Died14 September 1990(1990-09-14) (aged 40)
Ghent, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Occupationsinger

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).

Career

At the age of 18 he went to Amsterdam because his mentor Ramses Shaffy was living there.

1975 was his most popular year as an artist.

In 1990 De Craene committed suicide. He took an overdose of medication.

Discography

Albums

  • Wim De Craene (1973)
  • Alles is nog bij het oude (1975)
  • Brussel (1975)
  • Rozerood-oranje (1975)
  • Wim De Craene is ook nooit weg (1977)
  • Perte Totale (1980)
  • Kraaknet (1983)
  • Via Dolorosa (1988)

Singles

  • Recht naar de kroegen en de wijven (1970)
  • Portret van gisteren (1970)
  • De kleine man (1974), an updated cover of Louis Davids hit of 1929.
  • Tim (1975)
  • Rozane (1975)
  • Marcellino (1976)
  • Help ik win een miljoen (1978)
  • St. Tropez (1980)
  • Ravage (1980)
  • Hoor (1982)
  • Ik kan geen kikker van de kant afduwen (1982)
  • Het exuberante leven van Leentje De Vries (1982)
  • Kristien (1983)
  • Rikky (1983)
  • Laat me met je meegaan (1983)
  • Breek uit jezelf (1987)
  • Vrijwillig (1988)
  • Leen (1990)
  • Enkel in een broekje (1990)
  • "Wim De Craene – 20 Jaar Later". Vooruit. Retrieved 20 September 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  • "Hommage Wim De Craene". Radio 1. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  • Wim De Craene at IMDb