Arno, Belgian singer, died at the age of 72

The Belgian musical landscape is in mourning.

Arno, singer and monument of Belgian rock, died this Saturday, April 23, announced his agent Filip De Groote.

He had been battling pancreatic cancer 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, ”said his manager in a press release relayed by several Belgian media.

It was solo that he revealed himself to a wider audience, thanks to songs like his cover of Les

by another Belgian, Adamo.

Among his greatest titles, we will also remember

or Les

.

Arno had also held several film roles, including in the films

,

, and

.

“At the beginning of November, my girlfriend told me that I had a yellow complexion.

I went to my GP and he did a blood test.

Shortly after, I received a phone call.

I had to go to the hospital urgently.

On the spot, they diagnosed me with pancreatic cancer at an early stage, ”he confided in the columns of

, in 2020.

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