Sunday November 17, Dave was Frédéric Lopez's guest on the show A Sunday in the countrysidebroadcast on France 2. During this interview, the singer returned to his father's extramarital affair which caused his parents' divorce.
His hits Near Swann et Vanina made him one of the most iconic singers of the 70s. In his 60-year career, Dave has sold more than 10 million records. And at 80, the singer is not about to retire. “There is no such thing as a singer who retires”he explained in particular during an interview given to Figaro in May 2024. On the heart side, Dave is also satisfied.
For almost 50 years, he has been in perfect love with Patrick Loiseau. After complicated years, it was together that they achieved success. Patrick Loiseau is indeed at the origin of some of Dave's biggest hits. “Compared to what I brought to him as a lyricist, I would say that it is the best and the worst. Namely that I brought him success, but at the same time I robbed him of his true universe“explained Patrick Loiseau in 50’ Inside.
Dave reflects on his parents' divorce
Guest of Frédéric Lopez in A Sunday in the countrysideDave looked back on his childhood in Holland. While he lives in a family “idyllic”everything will change at the age of 16, when he discovers his father's affair with the cleaning lady. “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 a history with her“he explained.
“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'“he continued. Young Dave, real name Wouter Otto Levenbach, will then keep the secret, until the day his mother learns of his father's infidelity. “I heard screaming downstairs, I said ‘that’s it, she knows’. I went downstairs to support her”he added. Confidences without tongue in cheek.
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