Arno Hintjens

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Arno Hintjens (usually referred to as Arno) (Ostend, May 21, 1949) is a Belgian artist from Ostend. He was the frontman of the group TC Matic, after the split in 1986 he went solo.

Hintjens sings partly in Dutch, English, French and Ostend dialect and his musical style can be defined as "european rock". Famous songs include "Oh La La La", "Putain Putain", "Je Veux Nager", "Jive To The Beat" and "Forget The Cold Sweat". In 2002 he received the title "Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres" (Knight in the Arts and Literature) of the French government.

Arno at Camping Cosmos.

[edit] Discography

Arno (1986)
Charlatan (1988)
Ratata (1990)
Tracks From The Story (1992)
Idiots Savants (1993)
Water (1994) with the Subrovnicks
A La Française (1995)
Live A La Française (1997)
Give Me The Gift (1997)
European Cow Boy (1999)
A Poil Commercial (1999)
Le Best Of (2000)
Arno Charles Ernest (2002)
Longbox (2002)
French Bazaar (2004)
Jus De Box (2007)

With Freckleface:

Freckleface - Freckleface (1972)

With Tjens Couter:

Tjens Couter - Who Cares (1975)
Tjens Couter - Plat Du Jour (1978)
Tjens Couter - Singles 1975-1980 (1978)
Tjens Couter - If It Blows (Let It Blow) - A Complication (1991)

With TC Matic:

TC Matic - TC Matic (1981)
TC Matic - L'Apache (1982)
TC Matic - Choco (1983)
TC Matic - Yé Yé (1985)
TC Matic - Compil Complet! (2000) double-CD
TC Matic - The Essential (2003)

As Charles:

Charles Et Les Lulus (1991) with Roland Vancampenhout, Adriano Cominotto and Piet Jorens.
Charles And The White Trash European Blues Connection (1998)