The music world is in mourning. This Saturday, April 23, 2022, Belgian singer Arnold Charles Ernest Hintjens, better known as Arno, died at the age of 72 from cancer he had been battling since the end of 2019. . ” He will be missed by all of us, his family, his friends and his musicians. He will always be with us thanks to the music that kept him alive until the end “, declared in particular Filip De Groote, the manager of the artist, in a press release.
Born on May 21, 1949 in Ostend, a Belgian city located in the Flemish Region, in the province of West Flanders, the singer had embarked on music with his group TC Matic. He had quickly found success with the song “Oh la la la” released in 1981. A few years later, the members of the group had made the decision to separate and Arno had embarked on a solo career. It was at the beginning of the 90s that France had the chance to discover its talents thanks to its participation in the soundtrack of Bertrand Blier’s feature film, “Merci la vie”.
Passed away by pancreatic cancer
For years, Arno had been battling pancreatic cancer. His illness and the health crisis linked to covid-19 unfortunately prevented him from living his passion to the full during the last years of his life. A few months ago, he had yet tried to get back on stage and appeared weak and thin in front of music lovers. Today, all of Belgium mourns this ” icon of the belgian music scene “. ” We will no longer see its silhouette in the Sainte-Catherine district. Damn damn we miss him already… “, lamented the mayor of Brussels on his Twitter account…
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