Het Oostende van Marvin Gaye KW.be
But the ferry to Belgium's 'Queen of the Sea-side' was exactly what US singer, Marvin Gaye, took one chilly February morning in 1981. Part-refuge, part-exile, those 18 months in Ostend proved to be a fresh start for the silky-smooth voice of classics like "Heard it through the Grapevine" and "Mercy, Mercy Me."
Marvin Gaye à Ostende
Monday, 17 April 2023. On a cold morning in 1981, Marvin Gaye boarded a ferry from Dover to Ostend. Like many people washed up in this scruffy Belgian beach town, the soul singer was running away from his past. Struggling with drug addiction, a broken marriage and money problems, he desperately needed a safe haven.
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Seaside healing: The Belgian town that almost saved Marvin Gaye. Friday, 10 April 2020. Credit: Fam. Cousaert. Six thousand one hundred and five kilometres lie between Washington DC and Ostend. The Atlantic Ocean and a cultural chasm separate the urban slum where Motown icon Marvin Gaye grew up from this quaint fishing port and former pleasure.
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Marvin Gaye débarque à Ostende avec son fils Bubby le 14 février 1981. Ainsi commence une belle histoire sur la relation particulière entre Ostende et Marvin Gaye. Avec ce documentaire sous forme de promenade dans la ville, vous saurez tout sur les circonstances de son comeback et de la création de Sexual Healing, un des plus grands tubes de tous les temps.
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14 February 1981. Marvin Gaye arrives by ferry in Ostend, together with his little boy, Bubby. It marks the start of a fascinating story about Ostend, Marvi.
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Marvin Gaye, live in Belgium But Ostend's tourist board thinks there is a much bigger market to tap into. News that the record producer, rapper and business mogul Dr Dre has acquired the film.
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Marvin Gaye Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. (April 2, 1939 - April 1, 1984), [2] who also spelled his surname as Gaye, was an American singer and songwriter.
Boogie Down Peter Schong Popjournalist Marvin Gaye waaide uit in Oostende
Fans van de Amerikaanse soulzanger Marvin Gaye zullen het verhaal kennen: de man kwam in 1981 onthaasten in Oostende en schreef er een van zijn bekendste hits: "Sexual healing". Dat onthaasten kon hij doen dankzij een Oostendse familie die hem onder haar vleugels nam. Michele Cousaert haalde herinneringen op bij Studio Brussel.
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Soul superstar Marvin Gaye wrote his last hit, 'Sexual Healing', in 1981 while living in Ostend. His residency is marked by a wildly tacky statue of the singer playing a golden piano. To see it, peep inside the convention centre of Ostend's bold 1950s landmark, the Kursaal, now home to Ostend's popular casino. Address Kursaal
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Marvin Gaye Midnight Love Tour 32 reviews #1 of 10 Tours & Activities in Ostend Night Tours Write a review See all photos About 14 February 1981. Marvin Gaye arrives by ferry in Ostend, together with his little boy, Bubby.
Boogie Down Peter Schong Popjournalist Marvin Gaye waaide uit in Oostende
Marvin Gaye komt op een koude winterochtend in 1981 per boot in Oostende aan. De berooide, aan cocaïne verslaafde zanger is de US ontvlucht. Dat is het begin van een boeiend verhaal over Oostende, Marvin Gaye en hoe ze elkaar beïnvloedden. Tijdens de wandeldocumentaire Marvin Gaye 'Midnight Love Tour' kom je alles te weten over zijn comeback en hoe de monste.
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Marvin Gaye' loop je namelijk samen met ons in de voetsporen van Marvin, door de straten van Oostende. Begin 1981 treft de Belgische concertpromotor Freddy Cousaert Marvin zwaar verwaarloosd aan in een Londense hotelkamer. Hij besluit de zanger en diens zoontje Bubby mee te nemen naar Oostende.
Marvin Gaye tour in Ostend (10 of 19) by rugfoot, via Flickr Marvin gaye, Ostend, Marvin
Stranded in a London hotel room after a calamitous tour of Europe, the embattled singer grappled with drug addiction and depression - on the run from two failed marriages, four million dollars of debt and his label Motown Records.
Sur les traces de Marvin Gaye à Ostende
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L'Histoire Continue : quand Marvin Gaye est venu se réfugier à Ostende. Le 14 février 1981, Marvin Gaye débarque à Ostende. La star de la soul américaine est au bout du rouleau : drogue.
Sur les traces de Marvin Gaye à Ostende
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