Wim De Craene

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).^[1]

Wim De Craene
De Craene in 1988
Born	Willem Marcel de Craene (1950-07-30)30 July 1950 Ghent, Belgium
Died	14 September 1990(1990-09-14) (aged 40) Ghent, Belgium
Nationality	Belgian
Occupation	singer
Website	http://www.wimdecraene.net/

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.^[2]

Honours and awards

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

• Golden Award: 2010^[3]
• Rode Heuvel square in Wetteren, after a song: 2017^[4]
• Rozanetuin garden in Ghent (referring to his song Rozane): 2022^[5]
• Mural in Wetteren: 2022^[6]
• Golden Lifetime Awards: 2022
• Different tribute-tours by Flemish artists^[7]

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)