Famous in Flanders and the Netherlands, Tura is a singer, musician, composer and songwriter.
12 Facts About Will Tura
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Will Tura started singing when he was only nine years old, covering Gilbert Becaud and Nat King Cole.
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Will Tura's first hit was Eenzaam zonder jou in 1963, for which he wrote the melody, and Ke Riema the text.
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For many successful songs, she wrote the lyrics, after Will Tura composed the music earlier.
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In 1987 Will recorded the album Ouvertura, together with the London Symphony Orchestra and Robert Groslot.
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Will Tura had a car accident in 1988, and the song Mooi, 't leven is mooi about it became a megahit in Flanders, and it became the most frequently played song of 1989 according to SABAM, with Clouseau's Anne in second place.
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Will Tura sang Ik mis je zo and Hoop doet leven at the ceremony for the deceased King Baudouin of Belgium in 1993.
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Will Tura sold out Vorst Nationaal for three concerts in 1998.
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In 2002 one of Will Tura's dreams came true, recording an album at the Abbey Road Studios entitled De Mooiste Droom with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Will Tura worked as co-composer for the Studio 100 musical '40-'45, of which the soundtrack became a certified golden album.
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Will Tura's daughter married Flemish TV presenter Luc Alloo in 2011.
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Will Tura was appointed an Officer of the Belgian Order of the Crown in 1999.