Big profits at luxury goods companies helped LVMH boss Bernard Arnault, who is Europe’s richest man, overtake Tesla CEO Elon Musk as the world’s richest man earlier this year. At his peak, Arno’s fortune was $200 billion. This happened thanks to the renewed interest of LVMH brands, such as Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton. Since … Read more
Arno’s song ‘Les yeux de ma mère’ is number 1 in the Radio 1 Classics 1000 for the second year in a row. Radio 1 listeners chose the song as the ultimate classic during this fourteenth edition of the list. The passing of Arno, now almost a year ago, and his ode to his mother, … Read more
20 days visit… Distribution Major CEO MeetingDiscussion of additional stores and investment in department stores and duty free shops Bernard Arnault, president of Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (LVMH), the world’s largest luxury goods group, will visit Korea on the 20th. Chairman Arno’s visit to Korea has been 3 years and 5 months since October 2019. … Read more
LVMH chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault wants his family to be an integral part of the luxury goods empire. He put his daughter Delphine Arnault in charge of one of the leading labels under the empire’s umbrella, Christian Dior, in a management reshuffle. The world’s largest luxury empire has replaced longtime Louis Vuitton CEO Michael … Read more
A few thousand people waved goodbye to singer Arno one last time on Saturday afternoon at the Westerstaketsel in Ostend. The ship carrying the deceased singer’s urn and family passed close to fans for an emotional farewell. – According to Arno’s last wish, his ashes and urn were entrusted to the sea for his beloved … Read more
– © BELGA – His funeral will be held privately, far away from the public. But Arno’s fans can still pay their last tribute to their deceased hero, in the Ancienne Belgique – his ‘second living room’. – “He wanted to be strewn at sea, he said. That’s what we’re going to do.” Peter Hintjens, … Read more
Maintenance Arnaud Demuynck, director and producer How was this film born? I wrote the story seven years ago, for my daughter who was 8 years old. It’s an initiatory tale with trials to overcome, lots of music. It became this musical after having been this oral tale. It is on the transmission by the music … Read more
The long road to success, part 1 – Arno’s early years were his toughest. – Before TC Matic there was Tjens Couter. And for Tjens Couter there was nothing. No money, no success. Just Arno’s dream to make it as a singer. It cost him blood, sweat and tears. His mother died much too young, … Read more
– – Fifty years in the spotlight, on and off the stage. No Belgian rocker leaves more traces than Arno Hintjens. Or showed more faces. Stage beast and womanizer. A loner and everyone’s friend. Rebel and innovator. Proud Belgian and world citizen. The singer was it all. And yet everyone knew a different Arno. – … Read more
Arno in the picture: 8 iconic photos by Danny Willems – © Danny Willems – They both came from the coast and moved to Brussels together. Danny Willems was ‘on the road’ with Arno for over 50 years. He made his covers, his light shows and captured everything on film until the very end. Danny’s … Read more