This Sunday, November 17, Frédéric Lopez received three new guests in A Sunday in the countryside on France 2, including Dave. The singer opened up about a family story that he hid from his mother to protect his father.
In the episode ofA Sunday in the countryside broadcast this Sunday, November 17, Frédéric Lopez welcomed three new guests for a country weekend: Belgian comedian Laura Laune, JT presenter Julian Bugier and Dave, the singer with many iconic songs. All three of them agreed to play the game of secrets after a short introduction on their host's terrace. But it was once comfortably installed in an armchair in the barn that Dave, “The most French of the Dutch”revealed one of its secrets.
“JI came across some letters” : Dave shares the secret he had to keep as a teenager In A Sunday in the countryside
The singer, who has sold more than 15 million records, looked back on his childhood in Amsterdam and then in a village 30 km from the capital. At the time, young Dave, real name Wouter Otto Levenbach, wanted to become a pastor and grew up in a family “idyllic”. But the atmosphere deteriorates when, at 16, Dave discovers his father's betrayal against his will.. “Since my father had a little more money than most teachers, we could afford to have a cleaning lady who came every day. My father had an affair with her. And then one day, while looking for a bulb for my motorcycle, I came across letters from her to my father, which were extremely precise. I took the letters, put them on my father's desk and he told me 'don't tell your mother'.”confided the interpreter of Vanina.
“It’s been 53 years!” : Dave is pleased with the longevity of his relationship with Patrick Loiseau
Dave chooses to keep it a secret, but one day he realizes that his mother has learned of her husband's infidelity. “I heard screaming downstairs, I said ‘that’s it, she knows’. I went downstairs to support her”explained the singer. Eventually, his parents divorced and his father ended his life alongside this woman. “I think that now more than 50% of couples fall apart. But for me it’s been 53 years!”, said Dave, who has shared his life with Patrick Loiseau since 1971.
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