teen ▁months , ▁Jules ▁developed ▁a ▁middle ▁ear ▁in fection , ▁which ▁eventually ▁led ▁to ▁him ▁becoming ▁blind . ▁He ▁would ▁spend ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁child hood ▁in ▁two ▁Catholic ▁institutions ▁for ▁the ▁blind ▁in ▁Gra ve , ▁which ▁provided ▁him ▁with ▁a ▁good ▁education ▁but ▁no ▁affection . ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁al lied ▁soldiers ▁were ▁accommod ated ▁in ▁the ▁inst itute ▁and ▁De ▁Cor te ▁sang ▁songs ▁for ▁them ▁and ▁played ▁the ▁piano . ▁ ▁Music ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁De ▁Cor te ▁became ▁a ▁professional ▁music ian . ▁Initial ly ▁he ▁played ▁at ▁dance ▁schools ▁and ▁parties ▁and ▁so ▁on , ▁but ▁soon ▁afterwards ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁make ▁radio ▁and ▁stage ▁appearances . ▁Over ▁the ▁years , ▁he ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁many ▁other ▁famous ▁perform ers , ▁including ▁Louis ▁van ▁D ijk , ▁Albert ▁Mol ▁and ▁R ita ▁Re ys . ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁did ▁other ▁work ▁too , ▁De ▁Cor te ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁songs , ▁such ▁as ▁I k ▁zou ▁wel ▁e ens ▁will en ▁w eten . ▁It ▁is ▁estimated ▁he ▁wrote ▁over ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁songs , ▁some ▁po etic ▁and ▁sad , ▁others ▁fun ny . ▁ ▁De ▁Cor te ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁in ▁E ind h oven . ▁ ▁Disc ography ▁ ▁P riz es ▁ ▁De ▁Cor te ▁received ▁the ▁following ▁pri zes : ▁ ▁Ed ison ▁Award ▁(