1. The Music of Belgium
By Bianca Roman

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3. Belgium’s Top hits through the years
Half the country may speak Dutch and the other half French, with separate music charts for each region, but that hasn't hindered the development of a music scene distinct from either of its counterparts across the border. Here are 10 clips, from chanson to hip-hop, that show the country at its best.
“Amsterdam” - Jacques Brel (1964)
“Inch'allah” - Adamo (1967)
“Moskow Discow” - Telex (1979)
“Sage Comme Une Image” - Lio (1980)
“Decollage” - The Honeymoon Killers (1982)
“Take one” - Front 242 (1984)
“ Daar Gaat Ze” - Clouseau (1990)
“Le Dormeur” - Pleasure Game (1991)
“Something” - Lasgo (2001)
“Tout ceci ne vous rendra pas le Congo” - Baloji (2007)

4. Classical Cesar Franck (1822-1890)
Belgian-French Romantic composer and organist
Chief figure in a movement to give French music feelings and sound comparable to that of German composers.
Notable works:
Violin Sonata in A Major (video)
Les Beatitudes
Ruth

5. Jean Absil ( )
Professor at the Royal Music Conservatory of Brussels and at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel
Director of the Music Academy in Etterbeek for 40+ years
Drew his inspiration from the folklore of Central Europe.
Notable works
Roumaniana (video)
Les Voix de la Mer

6. Pop Jacques Brel (1929-1978) Born in Brussels, Belgium
Created and performed a catalog of songs that brought him a large, devoted following in France.
Major influence on English-speaking writers and performers including Leonard Cohen and David Bowie, while translations of his songs were recorded by a wide range of performers from the Kingston Trio to Frank Sinatra.

7. Salvatore Adamo (1943-Present)
Born in Sicily in the small commune of Comiso.
In 1947, his father, Antonio, went to work as a miner in Belgium. In June of that year, Sal moved in with him.
Parents did not want their son to become a miner and made great sacrifices to give him a good education in a strict Catholic school run by the Frères des Ecoles Chrétiennes.

8. Stromae - means Maestro (1985- Present)
Real name is Paul Van Haver
Belgian musician, singer, rapper and songwriter.
Rwandan father and a Belgian mother.
Originally from Laeken, in Brussels, he established himself in both the hip hop and electronic music genres.
Came to wide public attention with his song "Alors on danse", which became a number one in several European countries.

9. Lara Fabian (1970-Present)
Real name : Lara Crokaert
She has sold over 20 million records worldwide and is the best-selling Belgian female artist of all time.
Born in Etterbeek, Brussels to a Belgian father and a Sicilian mother. Since 1996 she has also held a Canadian citizenship alongside her original Belgian citizenship.

10. Rap/Hip-Hop
Starflam
From Liège in the frenchspeaking southeastern part of Belgium - Walloon.
Started out in the early 1990s under the name H-Posse with members DJ Mig One, Fred'Alabas, SEG and Balo (Baloji).

11. Hamza Born 1994 From the city of Brussels, Belgium.
In December 2013 he released his first free mixtape entitled Recto Verso when he was only 19 years old.
He is still making music today. His latest album came out in 2016

12. James Deano Real name: Olivier Nardin
Born in Braine-l'Alleud in 1979 of an Italian mother and a Belgian father
Rapper,actor and a comedian
In 2005, won eight of the sixteen awards in the "Musiques à la française" competition.

13. Top singles as of May 2017