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Dave (singer)

January 14, 2023

For the British singer and rapper, see Dave (rapper).

Wouter Otto Levenbach (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɑu̯tər oto levənbaχ]; born 4 May 1944), known as Dave, is a Dutch Francophone singer who had a string of number one hits in France in the 1970s. A native of Amsterdam, he resides in Paris.

Dave
Dave in 2012
Born
Wouter Otto Levenbach

(1944-05-04) 4 May 1944 (age 78)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Occupations
  • Singer
  • television host
Years active1963–present
PartnerPatrick Loiseau
Awards Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Musical career
Genres
LabelsColumbia

Early life and education

Dave was born in Amsterdam. His father was Jewish and an English teacher by trade; his mother was a classical dancer. He has two brothers, Marteen and Lucas, and a sister, Elsbeth. He learned to play the guitar at age 14.[1] He became a very spiritual person who prayed frequently and even planned to study theology; however, he eventually chose to study law.

Among other things, he was inspired by Jack Kerouac's On the Road , a revolutionary novel which encouraged young people to leave home and learn life "on the road", and to communicate with others. Passionate about the sea and rivers (a love which he owes to his grandfather), he left the Netherlands by boat with 1,000 guilders in his pocket (about two months' living expenses).[2]

Musical career

1960s: Beginnings

He met Eddie Barclay, the executive for Barclay Records, in Saint-Tropez in 1968; Barclay was responsible for launching Dave's career in show business.[2]

 
Dave in 1969

On 26 February 1969, he participated in the Nationaal Songfestival, the Dutch pre-selection contest for that year's Eurovision Song Contest with a song called "Niets gaat zo snel", but did not win. In Summer 1969 he reached the Dutch Top 40 charts for the first time with "Nathalie", peaking at No. 28.

1970s: Peak

From 1971 to 1974, he was one of the actors in the musical Godspell, making friends with actor Daniel Auteuil, who would become his best friend.[3]

In 1974, he released his first hit "Trop Beau", a French adaptation of The Rubettes' hit "Sugar Baby Love"; later, he released "Vanina", his first number one single in France, an adaptation of Del Shannon's "Runaway", adapted into French by Patrick Loiseau. These were followed in 1975 by the three hits "Mon cœur est malade", "Dansez maintenant" and "Du côté de chez Swann".

His self-titled first album was released at the end of 1975. By that time, he did not only have great success in France and Belgium, but also in his country of origin the Netherlands, where "Dansez maintenant" was a number 1 hit in the top 40 and "Du côté de chez Swann" made the top 10 too.[4][circular reference]

His later hits included "Lettre à Hélène" (1978), "Comment ne pas être amoureux de vous" (1978) and "Allo Elisa" (1979).[5]

1980s and 1990s

In the 1980s, his popularity waned following the advent of FM radio in France. He still had an audience due to live performances[6] and his classic hits. However, he himself likened the ebb to a "crossing of a very pretty desert". In 1993, he released a new album,[5] then in 1994, he made a comeback following the release of a greatest hits album, which sold more than 200,000 copies. He later recorded a new album entitled Toujours le même bleu, which included a title single from which enables him to hit the charts once again. It is also around this time that he came out as homosexual.

In 1996, he appeared in a commercial for Dutch cheese. He later became a co-presenter with Sheila of the TF1 television program Salut les Chouchous; after a year, he assumed the presenter duties alone. In 1997, publisher Lattès Editions published Dave's autobiography, Du côté de chez moi ("Around where I live"). An album, Dave classique, was released, fulfilling his dream to record some classical compositions.

2000s and 2010s

From 2001 to 2005 Dave presented together with Flavie Flament and Denis Brogniart the TV event Domino Day on TF1.[1] In 2003, he released another autobiographical book, Soit dit en passant... mes années paillettes, which dealt with his life as a showbiz celebrity in the 1970s. The book also revealed the love story which has united Dave with his lyricist and companion Patrick Loiseau for more than thirty years. The latter also participated in the work to share his version of the events.[7]

In 2006, he released a new album under the name of "Dave Levenbach", Tout le plaisir a été pour moi.[5] In September 2006, he played four special concerts at the Théâtre de l'Européen in Paris.

He was awarded Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau on 17 April 2015.[8]

Selected discography

Singles

French

  • 1968: "Si je chante"
  • 1974: "Trop beau"
  • 1974: "Vanina" (# 1/FR)
  • 1975: "Mon cœur est malade"
  • 1975: "Dansez maintenant" (# 1/NL, #1/BE)
  • 1976: "Du côte de chez Swann" (# 9/NL)
  • 1976: "Ophélie"
  • 1976: "Hurlevent"
  • 1979: "Allo Elisa"
  • 1980: "Maria Magdalena"
  • 1996: "Boulevard des sans amour"

Dutch

  • 1969: "Nathalie" (# 29/NL)
  • 1969: "Niets gaat zo snel"
  • 1990: "De eerste keer deed nog pijn"

English

  • 1974: "Sugar Baby Love"
  • 1974: "Runaway"

German

  • 1975: "Mein Mädchen Monika"
  • 1975: "Wie schön dich zu seh'n"
  • 1980: "Und alles soll plötzlich zu Ende sein"

Italian

  • 1969: "Il ricordo di Natalie"

Spanish

  • 1975: "Vanesa"

Albums

  • 1976: Tant qu'il y aura (# 1/FR)
  • 1979: Pour que tu me comprennes (# 1/FR)
  • 1996: Toujours le même bleu
  • 2004: Doux Tam Tam
  • 2006: Tout le plaisir a été pour moi
  • 2011: Blue-Eyed Soul !

Television

usually as a TV presenter

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Biographie 22 August 2004 at the Wayback Machine at clubs.nl (Dutch)
  2. ^ a b "Dave – Toute l'actu !" (in French). Purepeople. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Het is de moeite waard voor je relatie te vechten". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  4. ^ nl:Dave (zanger)#Singles
  5. ^ a b c "Dave – Discography". discogs. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  6. ^ " Music-Hall, Jean-Pierre Thiollet a vu Dave, l'homme qui vend du rêve... ", Le Quotidien de Paris, 20 May 1982 (Olympia, May 1982).
  7. ^ "Dave, l'éternel retour de l'idole des jeunes" (in French). 24heures. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Nederlandse zanger Dave in Parijs geridderd". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  9. ^ Du côté de chez Dave at Le Figaro (French)
  10. ^ Coup d'envoi pour le Téléthon 2015 at francebleu.fr (French)
  11. ^ Même le dimanche (France 3) : Quel est le premier invité de Dave et Wendy Bouchard ? at programme-television.org (French)

External links

 
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For the British singer and rapper see Dave rapper Wouter Otto Levenbach Dutch pronunciation ʋɑu ter oto levenbax born 4 May 1944 known as Dave is a Dutch Francophone singer who had a string of number one hits in France in the 1970s A native of Amsterdam he resides in Paris DaveDave in 2012BornWouter Otto Levenbach 1944 05 04 4 May 1944 age 78 Amsterdam NetherlandsOccupationsSinger television hostYears active1963 presentPartnerPatrick LoiseauAwardsKnight of the Order of Orange NassauMusical careerGenresMOR pop balladLabelsColumbia Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Musical career 2 1 1960s Beginnings 2 2 1970s Peak 2 3 1980s and 1990s 2 4 2000s and 2010s 3 Selected discography 3 1 Singles 3 2 Albums 4 Television 5 Filmography 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and education EditDave was born in Amsterdam His father was Jewish and an English teacher by trade his mother was a classical dancer He has two brothers Marteen and Lucas and a sister Elsbeth He learned to play the guitar at age 14 1 He became a very spiritual person who prayed frequently and even planned to study theology however he eventually chose to study law Among other things he was inspired by Jack Kerouac s On the Road a revolutionary novel which encouraged young people to leave home and learn life on the road and to communicate with others Passionate about the sea and rivers a love which he owes to his grandfather he left the Netherlands by boat with 1 000 guilders in his pocket about two months living expenses 2 Musical career Edit1960s Beginnings Edit He met Eddie Barclay the executive for Barclay Records in Saint Tropez in 1968 Barclay was responsible for launching Dave s career in show business 2 Dave in 1969 On 26 February 1969 he participated in the Nationaal Songfestival the Dutch pre selection contest for that year s Eurovision Song Contest with a song called Niets gaat zo snel but did not win In Summer 1969 he reached the Dutch Top 40 charts for the first time with Nathalie peaking at No 28 1970s Peak Edit From 1971 to 1974 he was one of the actors in the musical Godspell making friends with actor Daniel Auteuil who would become his best friend 3 In 1974 he released his first hit Trop Beau a French adaptation of The Rubettes hit Sugar Baby Love later he released Vanina his first number one single in France an adaptation of Del Shannon s Runaway adapted into French by Patrick Loiseau These were followed in 1975 by the three hits Mon cœur est malade Dansez maintenant and Du cote de chez Swann His self titled first album was released at the end of 1975 By that time he did not only have great success in France and Belgium but also in his country of origin the Netherlands where Dansez maintenant was a number 1 hit in the top 40 and Du cote de chez Swann made the top 10 too 4 circular reference His later hits included Lettre a Helene 1978 Comment ne pas etre amoureux de vous 1978 and Allo Elisa 1979 5 1980s and 1990s Edit In the 1980s his popularity waned following the advent of FM radio in France He still had an audience due to live performances 6 and his classic hits However he himself likened the ebb to a crossing of a very pretty desert In 1993 he released a new album 5 then in 1994 he made a comeback following the release of a greatest hits album which sold more than 200 000 copies He later recorded a new album entitled Toujours le meme bleu which included a title single from which enables him to hit the charts once again It is also around this time that he came out as homosexual In 1996 he appeared in a commercial for Dutch cheese He later became a co presenter with Sheila of the TF1 television program Salut les Chouchous after a year he assumed the presenter duties alone In 1997 publisher Lattes Editions published Dave s autobiography Du cote de chez moi Around where I live An album Dave classique was released fulfilling his dream to record some classical compositions 2000s and 2010s Edit From 2001 to 2005 Dave presented together with Flavie Flament and Denis Brogniart the TV event Domino Day on TF1 1 In 2003 he released another autobiographical book Soit dit en passant mes annees paillettes which dealt with his life as a showbiz celebrity in the 1970s The book also revealed the love story which has united Dave with his lyricist and companion Patrick Loiseau for more than thirty years The latter also participated in the work to share his version of the events 7 In 2006 he released a new album under the name of Dave Levenbach Tout le plaisir a ete pour moi 5 In September 2006 he played four special concerts at the Theatre de l Europeen in Paris He was awarded Knight of the Order of Orange Nassau on 17 April 2015 8 Selected discography EditSingles Edit French 1968 Si je chante 1974 Trop beau 1974 Vanina 1 FR 1975 Mon cœur est malade 1975 Dansez maintenant 1 NL 1 BE 1976 Du cote de chez Swann 9 NL 1976 Ophelie 1976 Hurlevent 1979 Allo Elisa 1980 Maria Magdalena 1996 Boulevard des sans amour Dutch 1969 Nathalie 29 NL 1969 Niets gaat zo snel 1990 De eerste keer deed nog pijn English 1974 Sugar Baby Love 1974 Runaway German 1975 Mein Madchen Monika 1975 Wie schon dich zu seh n 1980 Und alles soll plotzlich zu Ende sein Italian 1969 Il ricordo di Natalie Spanish 1975 Vanesa Albums Edit 1976 Tant qu il y aura 1 FR 1979 Pour que tu me comprennes 1 FR 1996 Toujours le meme bleu 2004 Doux Tam Tam 2006 Tout le plaisir a ete pour moi 2011 Blue Eyed Soul Television Editusually as a TV presenter 1996 1997 Salut les Chouchous TF1 2001 2002 Eurovision Song Contest France 3 with Marc Olivier Fogiel 2001 2005 Domino Day TF1 with Flavie Flament and Denis Brogniart 2010 2013 2015 2016 La France a un incroyable talent M6 as a judge 2010 2013 and a guest judge 2015 2016 2011 2012 Les annees 1980 le retour and Les annees 1990 le retour et Les annees 2000 le retour M6 with Sandrine Corman 2014 2016 Du cote de chez Dave France 3 and TV5Monde international 9 2015 Telethon France 3 with Sophie Davant and Nagui 10 since 2016 Meme le dimanche France 3 with Wendy Bouchard 11 Filmography Edit1981 Dickie roi as Dickie roi 1994 La Cite de la peur as himself 2006 Poltergay as himself 2013 Une chanson pour ma mere as himselfReferences Edit a b Biographie Archived 22 August 2004 at the Wayback Machine at clubs nl Dutch a b Dave Toute l actu in French Purepeople Retrieved 29 February 2016 Het is de moeite waard voor je relatie te vechten Trouw in Dutch Retrieved 29 February 2016 nl Dave zanger Singles a b c Dave Discography discogs Retrieved 29 February 2016 Music Hall Jean Pierre Thiollet a vu Dave l homme qui vend du reve Le Quotidien de Paris 20 May 1982 Olympia May 1982 Dave l eternel retour de l idole des jeunes in French 24heures Retrieved 29 February 2016 Nederlandse zanger Dave in Parijs geridderd De Telegraaf in Dutch 17 April 2015 Retrieved 17 April 2015 Du cote de chez Dave at Le Figaro French Coup d envoi pour le Telethon 2015 at francebleu fr French Meme le dimanche France 3 Quel est le premier invite de Dave et Wendy Bouchard at programme television org French External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dave singer Michel Habert Production Dave s manager Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dave singer amp oldid 1132018641, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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