Margareth "Marga" Scheide (born 15 February 1954 in

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. She was a member of the

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. Alongside

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and

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, she scored a string of international hit songs such as "

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", "

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" and " Ooh, Yes I Do". She was the only Luv' singer to be involved in all the incarnations of the group. The formation went through line-up changes and the original singers reunited several times. In 2016, Marga,

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and

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(who already replaced

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in 1980) decided to relaunch Luv'. In July 2017, the ladies celebrated their 40th anniversary. On January 4, 2019, the group announced another line-up change in

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: media personality Chimène van Oosterhout replaced

. The renewed trio released a

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single entitled

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in July 2019, twenty-five years after their last album ''

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''. On February 7, 2020, the group's management informed that Luv' stopped all their activities due to

's ill health. In addition to Luv', Marga was active as a solo singer. On April 15, 2022, she gave a farewell performance as a guest artist during Piv Huvluv's show in Belgium.

Pre Luv' career

Scheide started her career as a

in her homeland in the early 1970s. She often appeared on the covers of Dutch various artist hit compilations. She also took part in several

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s (Miss Holland 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, Miss Young Holland 1973, Miss Young International 1973 and Miss Elegance Miss Europa 1975). Moreover, Scheide participated in several advertising campaigns including lemonade SiSi, "bintje" (a potato variety), Quick Tanning and Yamaha motorcycles. In 1976, she was cast as a member of a

(

) created by two record producers,

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and

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The Luv' years

From 1977 to 1981, Luv' (Marga Scheide,

(replaced in August 1980 by

) and

) scored a string of hit records in a large part of

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(

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) as well as

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. In March 1981, the group disbanded. Eight years later, Scheide formed a new version of Luv' with two other vocalists (

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and Michelle Gold). This new line-up only scored a minor hit (" Welcome to my Party") on the

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in the autumn of 1989 and never became as successful as the original trio. In the summer of 1990, Michelle Gold was replaced by

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. In 1992, the formation broke up again. The original

singers reunited twice (in 1993-1996 and in 2005–2012). In March 2016, Scheide, Hoebee and Thielsch announced another comeback of Luv' in ''

''. The trio toured the nostalgia circuit in the Netherlands and Flanders (Belgium). On January 4, 2019, media personality Chimène van Oosterhout officially replaced

. In July 2019, Luv' released a

single entitled

with

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-nominated producers Keith Morrison and Manuel Garrido-Lecca. On February 7, 2020, Luv' (which had not performed since September 2019 due to José Hoebee's illness) informed the media and the public about the interruption of their activities.

Musical career without Luv'

In 1982, Scheide was the lead member of another short-lived

''Marga & Deuce'' with two twin sisters Clari and Anja Horsmeier who recorded an unsuccessful single ("One, Two, Three... Bananas"). Then, a solo single was released ("Love Symphony"), a medley of

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that flopped, even though it was broadcast on Black American radio stations. In 1984-1985, she participated in a TV musical for children based on

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's songs and performed in

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''.

was also part of the cast of this show. In 1992, alongside the singer Lisa Boray, Marga was briefly involved in another

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: ''Rockstar''. From October 2020 to April 2022, she appeared as a guest artist for a limited number of performances of Flemish comedian Piv Huvluv as part of his Vinylvreter tour. She gave a farewell performance at CC De Spil in Roeselare, Belgium, on April 15, 2022.

Discography

Singles

* "One, Two, Three...Bananas" (Marga & Deuce, Polydor, 1982) * "Love Symphony" (Carrere, 1983) * "Wij Zijn Vrij" (Abbacadabra, Indisc, 1984) * "Love Again" (Boni, 1985) * "I'll Sing You A Song (He Ho)" (Dureco, 1986)

Albums

* ''Abbacadabra'' (Indisc, 1984)

Participation in ''Patty's Fort'', ''Sterren Dansen Op Het IJs'' and ''Komen Eten''

Scheide was the candidate on TV programs featuring Dutch celebrities. * In 2004, she was filmed as she had a health cure in

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on ''Patty's Fort'' (a reality show conceived by

on Yorin). * In 2006, she was a contestant in the Dutch version of '' Skating with Celebrities'' ('' Sterren Dansen Op Het IJs'') on

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. This show pairs six champion figure skaters with six celebrities who have various degrees of ice skill. Each team is composed of one man and one woman and has to demonstrate a specific figure skating skill. Scheide was eliminated from the competition after the third competition. * In 2011, she took part in ''Komen Eten'' (the Dutch version of '' Come Dine with Me'').

Entrepreneur

In 1989, she trademarked the name Luv'. This decision is valid in Benelux until November 2029. In addition to her career in entertainment, she was involved in several businesses. In the mid-1980s, she was the owner of a souvenir shop (Dutchy Souvenirs) at

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which remained active until 1993. She later ran another short-lived company to export make-up to East Europe. In 2001, Scheide launched with Jacques Zwart an online music store (Selectcd.nl). In 2004, she supervised a website which specialised in Dutch celebrities merchandising (Selectidols.com). By 2007, Scheide's companies were dissolved. In the later years, she has been involved in real estate in the Netherlands and Ibiza.

Personal life

Between 1980 and 1984, Scheide was the partner of John de Mol, Endemol's founder. Then, she had a relationship for nineteen years (1984–2003) with Jacques Zwart who produced her solo recordings and the '' Sincerely Yours'' album of Luv'. In the Spring of 2003, Zwart died of a heart attack in

. Since 2005, Scheide has been living with Michiel Gunning (who was active in the music business and the youth press in the 1970s and 1980s).

References

External links

* *
About Luv' and the solo careers of the members trio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scheide, Marga 1954 births Dutch women singers English-language singers from the Netherlands Dutch female models Living people Musicians from Amsterdam Dutch songwriters Dureco artists