Wannes Van de Velde

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Wannes Van de Velde (born in Antwerp on April 29, 1937 as Willy Cecile Johannes Van de Velde) is a Flemish singer, musician, poet and artist.

His father, Jaak Van de Velde, was a metal worker 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.