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Ostende fête le 75e anniversaire de la naissance de Marvin Gaye

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, 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 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.


Sur les traces de Marvin Gaye à Ostende

Home Zien en doen Marvin Gaye Midnight Love Tour Marvin Gaye Midnight Love Tour Marvin Gaye komt op 14 februari 1981 per boot in Oostende aan. Hij is hier om zijn sterrenbestaan in de VS te ontvluchten en in Oostende vindt hij precies de rust die hij nodig heeft.


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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.


Sur les traces de 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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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 Live @ Casino Oostende, Belgium [Zomerhappening 1981]One of his best songs, in my opinion.


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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 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.


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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.


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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.


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

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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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 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.