Eddy Wally

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Eddy Wally

Eduard van de Walle (* July 12, 1932 in Zelzate ; † February 6, 2016 ibid), known by his stage name Eddy Wally , was a Belgian singer from Zelzate, East Flanders Province , and the once self-proclaimed "Voice of Europe".

Life

Eddy Wally started out as a handbag seller in markets. He owned the Chérie-Paris Las Vegas disco , initially known as the Eddy Wally Texas Bar .

Wally is best known for his song Chérie , which became a double platinum hit. He is also known for Ik spring uit een vliegmachien (“I will jump out of a plane”) and Dans mi Amor .

As a crooner and showman, Eddy Wally has toured the world, to China, Australia, across Europe, the United States, and 24 tour dates in 1979 in the former Soviet Union.

Dress code and cultural iconography

On and off stage, Wally usually wore flashy, kitschy, and expensive outfits that were reminiscent of camp style . In 2004 Eddy Wally's extreme wardrobe was acquired by the Stedelijk Fashion Museum van Hasselt and shown under the title Eddy Wally Geweldig Wardrobe . The show consisted of 115 bespoke outfits, each valued at up to $ 5,300 each.

death

Eddy Wally died on February 6, 2016 at the age of 83 of complications from a stroke . The grave (no. I 472) is on the Gemeentelijk kerkhof in Zelzate.

Internet phenomenon

A seven-second clip of Wally saying "Wow" was used in many " MLG " videos on YouTube, making it a meme . The clip was first uploaded on October 8, 2007 and has over 1.7 million views.

Awards

  • One major ribbon asteroid was named after Eddy Wally (9205 eddywally). It is in orbit around the sun between the planets Mars and Jupiter.
  • He is a knight of the Order of Leopold.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Chérie . muziekarchief.be. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  2. Eddy Wally at Discogs (English)
  3. Eddy Wally, l'icône de la chanson flamande ( Memento of December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  4. Singer legend Eddy Wally has passed away . flandersinfo.be. February 7, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  5. knerger.de: The grave of Eddy Wally
  6. Eddy Wally's "Wow" at knowyourmeme
  7. Wally on YouTube
  8. Minor Planet Names: Alphabetical List . minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  9. ^ Ridder Eddy Wally (2005) . Cobra.be. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 23, 2016. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / cobra.canvas.be