To Jellies from all countries of the world: Who is the Jacques Brel from your country?

The first person that comes to my mind is Frank Sinatra.

Too late to edit my question, so I will do it here.
Knowing that a lot of Jellies are from America I encourage you to name one from another country than your own (that is, if you know one).

NÅ, er det lite for mange…...

æ liker DeLillos….min og mine…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3WFxkX9I1I&feature=related

men…. gamle dager? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKZa6hNFouw&feature=related

det er så .... hmmm….. men, det nyest…. som æ er så forelsket i…. in the aftermath of the tragedy of this summer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg-YQsXNfeo&feature=related

This song has come to mean so much here and here it is sung by a wonderful singer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxPJbX5BKsU&feature=related

From Britain, perhaps Richard Thompson?

Those are indeed beautiful songs, @cazzie, thanks for that!
@janbb and @Blackberry and @lloydbird I thank you as well!

From Britain, Jarvis Cocker or Mark Almond.

@janbb You are from Britain!? Well I never. I had you down for the US.

@lloydbird No – I’m not but @rebbel asked for us to recommend from other countries.

@janbb So he did. Silly me. So, as are from across the pond ; surely Johnny Ray would be a better exemplar for your locale.

@janbb I was thinking about this question and Richard Thompson was definitely one of the artists that came to mind. Especially for this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HApy-Xoix-g

If I was to pick someone from the US, I’d pick Paul Simon.

I’ve never heard of Johnny Ray.

@janbb Edit: Johnnie Ray.

Russell Brand!! Or Elton John…..bah!!

Probably Neil Diamond, and I am so ashamed.
I would trade 100 of him for one Jacques Brel

Dick Gaughan perhaps.

Leonard Cohen. I am American. He is Canadian.