Wim De Craene

Wim De Craene
De Craene in 1988
Born
Willem Marcel de Craene

(1950-07-30)30 July 1950
Ghent, Belgium
Died14 September 1990(1990-09-14) (aged 40)
Ghent, Belgium
Occupationsinger
Websitehttp://www.wimdecraene.net/

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' (1987).

Career

Born in Ghent in 1950, Belgian cabaret singer Wim de Craene began his career performing in the 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 success. Two years after releasing his final album, Via Dolorosa, he committed suicide with an overdose of anti-depressants; however, his music has since gained more recognition after his death.

Honours and awards

Mural "Rode Heuvel zo heet het hier", featuring Wim De Craene, by Cazn, Wetteren

Discography

Studio albums

These seven albums were reissued in the eight-CD box set Integraal (2015), alongside single releases, previously unreleased recordings and other material.

Collaborative albums

Live albums

Singles

Year A-side B-side
1970 "Recht naar de kroegen en de wijven" "Revolutie nummer 2"
1971 "Rozerood-Oranje" "Portret van gisteren"
1974 "De kleine man" "Tante Emma"
1975 "Rozane" "Sara"
1976 "Marcellino" "Stad"
1978 "Help! Ik win een miljoen" (with Mia Grijp) "Flatlied"
1980 "St. Tropez" "Rollen"
1980 "Ravage" "Zonder benzine"
1982 "Ik kan geen kikker van de kant afduwen" (with Perte Totale) "Ik kan geen kikker van de kant afduwen" (instrumental)
1982 "Jamboree on 45, Part 1" (with Perte Totale) "Jamboree on 45, Part 2"
1982 "Hoor" "Bwana Kitoko"
1983 "Het exuberante leven van Leentje De Vries" "Het exuberante leven van Leentje De Vries" (instrumental with choir)
1983 "Kristien" "Matilda"
1983 "Rikky" "An en Jan"
1983 "Laat me met je meegaan" "Kraaknet"
1987 "Breek uit jezelf" "Levenslang"
1988 "Vrijwillig" "Desperado"
1989 "Onderweg naar Kerstmis" "Onderweg naar Kerstmis" (instrumental)
1990 "(Alleen = maar alleen) Leen" "Gaudi 1992" (instrumental)
1990 "Enkel in een broekje" "Enkel in een broekje" (Ambiance version)

Posthumous singles

Year A-side / lead track B-side / additional track
1997 "Winter in Brussel" "Hoger Hoger"
1999 "Enkel in een broekje '99" "Enkel in een broekje" (1990 version)
2019 "Tim" "Rozane"

Although "Tim" first appeared on the 1975 album Alles is nog bij het oude, it was not released as a vinyl single until 14 September 2019.

EPs

Selected compilation albums

References

  1. ↑ "Biography Wim De Craene". allmusic.com. 26 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "1990: Wim De Craene is niet meer" (in Dutch). radio2.be. 26 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Postume Gouden Award voor Wim De Craene". Knack.be (in Dutch). 26 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Rode Heuvel officieel geopend: een nieuw plein met een nieuw gemeentehuis". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 17 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "45 jaar na 'Rozane' van Wim De Craene: parkje vernoemd naar de actrice die zijn muze was". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 22 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Graffiti-artiest Cazn verrast Wetteren met portret van zanger Wim De Craene: "Eerbetoon 30 jaar na dood"". vrt.be (in Dutch). 18 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "De mooiste hommage was voor Wim De Craene". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 23 July 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Integraal (2015)". Wim De Craene. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
  9. ↑ "Wim De Craene Live 78". Wim De Craene. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
  10. ↑ "Rozerood-Oranje / Portret van gisteren". Wim De Craene. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
  11. ↑ "Liedjes". Wim De Craene. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
  12. ↑ "Tim / Rozane (2019)". Wim De Craene. Retrieved 22 October 2026.