Arno

Biography

Belgian singer and songwriter Arno Hintjens (1949 to 2022), from Ostend, fronted *TC Matic* from the late 1970s to 1986 and then sustained a prolific solo career in English, French and Dutch until his death from pancreatic cancer in 2022. His solo catalogue begins with 'Arno' in 1986 and 'Charlatan' in 1988 and extends to the posthumously completed 'Opex'. Earlier memberships in *Freckleface* and *Tjens Couter* preceded *TC Matic*, with whom he wrote or co-wrote the band's material.