In The Spotlight with Jacques Brel (En scène avec Jacques Brel) - Revisited
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In The Spotlight with Jacques Brel (En scène avec Jacques Brel) - Revisited

B1IntermediateFebruary 20, 202424 min
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To celebrate France’s love of culture, we’re revisiting some of our favorite episodes featuring francophone artists and performers. This episode, the story of Arnaud, who launched a career impersonating one of France’s most beloved male singers, Jacques Brel. Stick around until the end for an update on what Arnaud has been up to since the first episode aired! Check out recordings of Arnaud’s live performances here. We also made a Spotify playlist where you can kick back and listen to some of Jacques Brel’s greatest hits. A transcript of this episode is...

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Bonjour dear listeners, for this special season of the Duolingo French podcast, we are celebrating the arts. We're revisiting some of our favorite episodes featuring singers, dancers, actors, and other performers in the francophone world. Today's episode is from June 2020, featuring Arnaud Basquour, who made a radical change later in life. He decided to start a new

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career impersonating one of France's most beloved male singers, Jacques Brel. The catch? He had never sung professionally before. Keep listening to his story and be sure to stay until the end for an update on how far

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Arnaud has come. And now, on to the episode. In 2014, Arnaud Basquour was the father of two living in Paris with his family. At 43, he'd already had three careers.

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