Wannes Van de Velde
Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Expand Dutch Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox person Wannes Van de Velde (29 April 1937 – 10 November 2008), born Willy Cecile Johannes Van de Velde, in Antwerp, was a Flemish folk singer, guitarist, musician, poet, puppeteer and artist. He is most famous for his songs Ik Wil deze Nacht in de Straten Verdwalen (1973), Mijn Mansarde and De Brug van Willebroek (1990). His work is often categorized as kleinkunst. Van de Velde was known for singing in his local dialect.
Biography
His father, Jaak Van de Velde, was a metalworker and talented singer, his mother a housewife and singer. He grew up in the Zirkstraat, near the Antwerp Red Light district. At home, the young boy was always surrounded by music. Template:Cn
His song "Ik Wil Deze Nacht in De Straten Verdwalen" was written for the film Home Sweet Home by Benoît Lamy.
In 1997, he received the Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord.
Van de Velde died at Antwerp on 10 November 2008, aged 71.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Awards
- 1997 - Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord for his music.
References
- 1937 births
- 2008 deaths
- 20th-century Belgian male singers
- 20th-century Belgian singers
- 20th-century Belgian sculptors
- Belgian folk singers
- Belgian male guitarists
- Belgian male poets
- Belgian puppeteers
- Belgian male sculptors
- Dutch-language singers of Belgium
- French-language singers of Belgium
- Flemish musicians
- Musicians from Antwerp
- 20th-century guitarists