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Marvin Gaye à Ostende

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."


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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.


Amerikaans soulicoon Marvin Gaye verbleef in 1981 in Oostende "Voor mij was hij een vent gelijk

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.


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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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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.


Sur les traces de Marvin Gaye à Ostende

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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Marvin Gaye arrived by boat in Ostend on a cold winter morning in 1981. The singer had fled the US, without a penny to his name and battling a cocaine addiction. His arrival marked the beginning of a fascinating tale about Ostend and Marvin Gaye and how they influenced each other.


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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.


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Marvin Gaye spent 18 months in Ostend, Belgium, recovering from drug addiction and leading a low-key lifestyle. The town is celebrating the soul legend with an interactive tour and has plans for a.


Boogie Down Peter Schong Popjournalist Marvin Gaye waaide uit in Oostende

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.


Sur les traces de Marvin Gaye à Ostende

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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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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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.