Arthur Achiel Albert, Knight Blanckaert (born 2 August 1940 in Veurne), known by his stage name Will Tura, is a Belgian artist considered as the most successful Flemish-speaking singer of the 20th century.

Famous in Flanders and the Netherlands, Tura is a singer, musician (he plays the piano, guitar, drums, accordion and harmonica), composer and songwriter.

[1] Nicknamed the Emperor of the Flemish Song, he released hundreds of singles and albums that cover a wide array of styles, and continued to tour into the 2010s.

[2] Tura's first hit was Eenzaam zonder jou (Eng, Lonely without you) in 1963, for which he wrote the melody, and Ke Riema the text.

The first collaboration with Nelly Byl resulted in the song (Draai dan) 797204 (Eng: Then dial 797204) a cover of Hawkshaw Hawkins' Lonesome 7-7203.

Many hits followed in various musical styles, including rock 'n roll, gospel, country and rap (Moa vent toch, released in 1992, in the West Flemish dialect).

His songs were performed by artists like Toots Thielemans, Noordkaap and Johan Verminnen, and the concert was released as an album Will Tura & Vrienden-Nekka Nacht 2000.

A documentary film of Will Tura, Hoop Doet Leven, directed by Dominique Deruddere was released in the Flemish movie theatres in 2018.