Arno
born on 21/5/1949 in Ostende, Flandern, Belgium
Arno Hintjens
Arno Hintjens | |
Arno Hintjens in 2005
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Born | May 21 1949 Ostend, Belgium |
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Nationality | Belgian |
Other names | Arno |
Occupation | musician |
Known for | TC Matic |
Arno Hintjens (born 21 May 1949), usually referred to as Arno, is a Belgian artist born in Ostend. He was the frontman of the group TC Matic. After the band split in 1986 he went solo.
Hintjens sings partly in Dutch, English, French and Ostend dialect. Famous songs include "Oh La La La !", "Putain Putain", "Je Veux Nager", "Jive To The Beat" and "Forget The Cold Sweat". In 2002 he received the title "Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres" (Knight in the Arts and Literature) of the French government.
In the Belgian movie Camping Cosmos he played the homosexual lifeguard Harry who does not pay attention to Lolo Ferrari who is incarnating a caricature of Pamela Anderson.
Discography
- Arno (1986)
- Charlatan (1988)
- Ratata (1990)
- Tracks From The Story (1992)
- Idiots Savants (1993)
- Water (1994) with the Subrovnicks
- À La Française (1995)
- Live À La Française (1997)
- Give Me The Gift (1997)
- European Cow Boy (1999)
- À Poil Commercial (1999)
- Le Best Of (2000)
- Arno Charles Ernest (2002)
- Longbox (2002)
- French Bazaar (2004)
- Jus De Box (2007)
- Brussld (2010)
With Freckleface:
- Freckleface - Freckleface (1972)
With Tjens Couter:
- Tjens Couter - Who Cares (1975)
- Tjens Couter - Plat Du Jour (1978)
- Tjens Couter - Singles 1975-1980 (1978)
- Tjens Couter - If It Blows (Let It Blow) - A Complication (1991)
With TC Matic:
- TC Matic - TC Matic (1981)
- TC Matic - L'Apache (1982)
- TC Matic - Choco (1983)
- TC Matic - Yé Yé (1985)
- TC Matic - Compil Complet! (2000) double-CD
- TC Matic - The Essential (2003)
As Charles:
- Charles Et Les Lulus (1991) with Roland Vancampenhout, Adriano Cominotto and Piet Jorens.
- Charles And The White Trash European Blues Connection (1998)
External links
- Official website
- Official fan website
- Unofficial fan website
- Concert photos by Laurent Orseau (La Route du Rock 1999)
- Review of 'Brussld' (English)
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