The singer, painter and musician Georges Bellec, a member of the famous group Les Frères Jacques, died Thursday in Senlis at the age of 94 years, announced Friday his only daughter, Sophie Bellec.
Georges Bellec, born March 18, 1918 in Saint-Nazaire, made the Beaux Arts in Bordeaux and Paris. Jazz enthusiast, he created the vocal quartet with his brother André François Soubeyran Paul Tourenne. They name the “Frères Jacques” in reference to the term “Doing Jacques,” that is to say, to fool. The “Frères Jacques” wear leotards, tights, gloves and hats
Source: Tourenne death of Paul, the last of Jacques Brothers
