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==Awards and honours== === In music === *Patricia Lavila sings "Je n'ai jamais vu Jacques Brel chanter" in 1975, a song which refers to some of the author's songs and regrets that he left the stage so early. *In 1976, [[Pierre Perret]] recorded "Ma nouvelle adresse", a song about Brel's departure for Polynesia. *"Les vocalises de Brel", a tribute song by [[Nicolas Peyrac]] in 1977 that evokes the song "Amsterdam". *French singer Mannick sang "Brel" in 1979 on her album Je suis Ève, paying tribute to the singer who had died a few months earlier. *"[[Il pleut sur Bruxelles]]" ''(It rains in Brussels)'', a song recorded by [[Dalida]] in 1981 is a tribute to Brel, also referring to his song "[[Il neige sur Liège]]" ''(It snows in Liège)'' *"Gauguin (Lettre à Jacques Brel)", a song written and recorded by [[Barbara (singer)|Barbara]] in 1990. This song evokes her memories of Brel and the famous painter [[Paul Gauguin]], Jacques Brel's grave neighbour in Atuona in the Marquesas Islands. *''Aux suivant(s)'' is a tribute album to Jacques Brel, released in 1998. It includes interpretations of Brel songs by [[Arno (singer)|Arno]], [[Noir Désir]], [[Alain Bashung]], [[Matthieu Chedid]], [[Stephan Eicher]] and others. *The band [[Starflam]] recorded a song Ce Plat Pays II in 1998. *Lucio Bukowski sings "Ode au grand Jacques" in 2011, a track from his EP Lucio Milkowski, using the titles of several Brel songs to create his own text. *Since 2000, the Jacques Brel Festival - created to allow young artists to make a name for themselves - has been held at the Edwige-Feuillère theatre in [[Vesoul]], the town's tribute to the song of the same name. *In October 2008, the tribute musical De Bruxelles aux Marquises, retracing Brel's life through more than thirty songs, was presented in Brussels by the troupe Baltema. *In March and April 2009, after some thirty performances throughout France, the Chœurs de France took to the stage at the Zénith in Paris with La Grande Symphonie de Brel with four hundred singers and ten musicians on stage. In June 2009, the show was performed at the Arena in Geneva. *Every year, the Festival des Rencontres Brel is held in [[Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse]] (Isère), where Jacques Brel is said to have written the song "[[Le Plat Pays]]". === Places and statues === [[File:Jacques Brel memorial bronze statue by Tom Frantzen on place de la Vieille Halle aux Blés during the evening civil twilight in Brussels, Belgium (DSCF4316).jpg|thumb|[[L'Envol (statue)|L'Envol]] memorial in [[Brussels]]]] *Grateful for the famous song [[Vesoul (song)|Vesoul]], the city of [[Vesoul]] paid tribute to Jacques Brel by giving his name to a college located in the Montmarin district in 1968. *In 1979, the town of [[Le Touquet|Le Touquet-Paris-Plage]] in France honoured the poet by naming a municipal square after him. *Fondation Brel, a foundation in Brussels dedicated to the work and life of Jacque Brel, founded in 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=Fondation Brel {{!}} Bruxelles |url=https://fondationbrel.be/ |website=fondationbrel.be/ |language=fr}}</ref> *In 1982, the [[Jacques Brel metro station|Jacques Brel station]] on line 5 of the Brussels metro was inaugurated. *The [[:fr:Parc Jacques Brel|Jacques Brel Parc (fr)]] is located in [[Forest, Belgium|Forest]], Brussels. You can see a bust of him there. *In 1988, a statue [[Marieke (statue)|Marieke]] was revealed in [[Bruges]], Belgium to honor the [[Marieke (song)|song of the same name]] in which the city is mentioned. *A [[EuroCity]] train for the Paris - Dortmund connection, Jacques Brel, was opened in 1993. *A bronze statue of Brel by Chantal de La Chauvinière-Riant, from 1995, is installed in the city centre of [[Saint-Amand-Montrond]], subprefecture of [[Cher (department)|Cher]]. *The city of [[Verviers]] (Belgium) honours the poet by naming a quay of the [[Vesdre]] river after him. *In 2008, on the occasion of the commemoration of the thirtieth anniversary of his death, the Hiva Oa airfield in the Marquesas was officially renamed Hiva Oa - Jacques-Brel airfield. A monument to Brel has been erected on a lookout point on the airport road. *A bronze bust created by French sculptur Jean-Paul Lesbre was inaugurated at the Marquesas in 2008. [[File:BREL_buste_bronze.JPG|thumb|Bronze bust of Brel by Lesbre]] *In France, in 2015, 71 schools bear his name.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 April 2015 |title=De Jules Ferry à Pierre Perret, l'étonnant palmarès des noms d'écoles, de collèges et de lycées en France |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2015/04/18/de-jules-ferry-a-pierre-perret-l-etonnant-palmares-des-noms-d-ecoles-de-colleges-et-de-lycees-en-france_4613091_4355770.html#partie1 |website={{Lang|fr|[[Le Monde]]}} |language=fr}}</ref> *As a gesture of recognition for the song "[[Vesoul (song)|Vesoul]]" composed by Brel, on 8 September 2016, a bronze Brel statue made by the sculptor Frédéric Lanoir was placed in the hall of the [https://www.theatre-edwige-feuillere.fr Edwige-Feuillère theater] of [[Vesoul]], France. [[File:Jacques Brel Statue Vesoul.jpg|alt=Jacques Brel Statue, Vesoul|thumb|Jacques Brel statue in [[Vesoul]]]] *Since 2017, Brel has his own bronze statue in [[Brussels]] named ''[[L'Envol (statue)|L'Envol]]''. It was designed by [[Tom Frantzen]].<ref>{{cite web |date=19 October 2017 |title=At last a statue for one of the city's great celebrities |url=http://focusonbelgium.be/en/culture/last-statue-one-citys-great-celebrities |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312145146/http://focusonbelgium.be/en/culture/last-statue-one-citys-great-celebrities |archive-date=12 March 2018 |access-date=27 March 2018 |website=focusonbelgium.be}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jacques Brel Statue |url=https://visit.brussels/en/place/Jacques-Brel-Statue |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312144216/https://visit.brussels/en/place/Jacques-Brel-Statue |archive-date=12 March 2018 |access-date=27 March 2018 |website=visit.brussels}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=11 October 2017 |title=Statue of Jacques Brel at the Place de la Vieille Halle aux Blés |url=https://www.brussels.be/statue-jacques-brel-place-de-la-vieille-halle-aux-bles |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312204728/https://www.brussels.be/statue-jacques-brel-place-de-la-vieille-halle-aux-bles |archive-date=12 March 2018 |access-date=27 March 2018 |website=www.brussels.be}}</ref> *A bust of Brel by Arlette Somazzi is installed in the Cap-Martin Park in [[Roquebrune-Cap-Martin]]. *Espace Jacques Brel in [[Hiva Oa]] is a historical museum, dedicated to the singer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Espace Culturel Jacques Brel |url=https://tahititourisme.com/en-us/business/espace-culturel-jacques-brel/ |website=tahititourisme.com |language=en}}</ref> *Different alleys in Belgium and France are named "Allée Jacques Brel". The "Jacques-Brel alleys" in Paris were inaugurated in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2019-09-24|title=Anne Hidalgo inaugure les allées Jacques Brel {{!}} Espace presse|url=https://presse.paris.fr/agenda/anne-hidalgo-inaugure-les-allees-jacques-brel/|website=presse.paris.fr|archive-date=2019-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924181957/https://presse.paris.fr/agenda/anne-hidalgo-inaugure-les-allees-jacques-brel/|url-status=dead}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> *A quarter, named "Quartier Jacques Brel" in Brussels.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Quartier Jacques Brel |url=https://www.out.be/fr/lieux/29708_quartier-jacques-brel.html |website=out.be/fr |language=en}}</ref> *Avenues named "Avenue Jacques Brel" in Belgium and France ([[Woluwe-Saint-Lambert]], [[Soignies|Zinnik]], [[Braine-l'Alleud|Eigenbrakel]], [[Braine-l'Alleud]], [[Chevilly-Larue]], [[Vauréal]] and others). *Streets named "Rue Jacques Brel" in Belgium and France ([[Frameries]], [[Binche]], [[Chaudfontaine]], [[Lys-lez-Lannoy]], [[Saint-Michel-sur-Orge|Saint-Michel-Sur-Orge]], [[Villebon-sur-Yvette|Villebon-Sur-Yvette]], [[Feytiat]], [[Durtol]], [[Labège]], [[Charleville-Mézières]] and others). *Streets named "Impasse Jacques Brel" in France ([[Sains-en-Gohelle|Sains-en Gohelle]], [[Oignies]], [[Aubencheul-au-Bac]], [[Trégueux]], [[Gonfreville-l'Orcher]], [[Bondy]], [[Saint-Priest, Metropolis of Lyon|Saint-Priest]] and others). *Multimedia libraries "Médiathèque Jacques Brel" in [[Neuville-sur-Saône]] & [[Méru]]. *Different culture and sport centres in France are named "Maison Jacques Brel", "Centre Jacques Brel", "Espace Jacques Brel" or "Salle Jacques Brel". *Different residences in France are named "Résidence Jacques Brel". *Different neighbourhood centers in France are named "Maison de quartier Jacques-Brel". === Other === *Brel won the Dutch [[Edison Award|Edison award]] in 1962 for the album ''Jacques Brel''. *The film ''Le Far-West'' was nominated for the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[1973 Cannes Film Festival]]. *In 1977, Jacques Brel won the [[Premio Tenco]] for his entire career. *The asteroid [[List of minor planets: 3001–4000#918|(3918) Brel]] is named in his honour, when discovered in 1988. *Anonymous Society – Jacques Brel won the [[List of Total Theatre Award winners|Total Theatre Award]] for Best Overall Production in 1999. *In 2004, the album ''L'Integrale'' won an Edison award (Historical edition). *The class of 2015 of [[Sciences Po Lille]] is named after Jacques Brel. *A limited Belgian 10 Euro silver coin was issued in memory of Brel's 40th anniversary of his death in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 December 2022 |title=België 10 Euro 2018 Jacques Brel |url=https://www.eurocoinhouse.com/nl/belgie-10-euro-2018-jacques-brel |website=eurocoinhouse.com |language=nl}}</ref> *On 15 November 2020, [[Google]] celebrated Jacques Brel with a [[Google Doodle]].<ref>{{cite web |date=15 November 2020 |title=Celebrating Jacques Brel |url=https://doodles.google/doodle/celebrating-jacques-brel/ |website=Google}}</ref>
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