Marga Scheide

Margareth "Marga" Scheide (born 15 February 1954 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch singer and former model.

She was a member of the girl group Luv'.

Alongside Patty Brard and José Hoebee, she scored a string of international hit songs such as "You're the Greatest Lover", "Trojan Horse", "Casanova" 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.

Scheide started her career as a model 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 beauty contests (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 girl group (Luv') created by two record producers, Hans van Hemert and Piet Souer.

From 1977 to 1981, Luv' (Marga Scheide, Patty Brard (replaced in August 1980 by Ria Thielsch) and José Hoebee) scored a string of hit records in a large part of Continental Europe (Benelux, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Norway, France, Spain) as well as Israel, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Argentina and Mexico.

Marga Scheide was the lead singer of the band with Brard and Hoebee largely engaged in back-up vocals.

In March 1981, the group disbanded.

Eight years later, Scheide formed a new version of Luv' with two other vocalists (Diana van Berlo and Michelle Gold).

In 1982, Scheide was the lead member of another short-lived girl group 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 The Supremes 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 ABBA's songs and performed in Dutch: Abbacadabra.

José Hoebee was also part of the cast of this show.

This new line-up, dubbed "Marga's Luv" by fans, only scored a minor hit ("Welcome to my Party") on the Dutch Top 40 in the autumn of 1989 and never became as successful as the original trio.

In 1989, she trademarked the name Luv'.

This decision is valid in Benelux until November 2029.

In the summer of 1990, Michelle Gold was replaced by Carina Lemoine.

In 1992, the formation broke up again.

In 1992, alongside the singer Lisa Boray, Marga was briefly involved in another musical: Rockstar.

The original Luv' singers reunited twice (in 1993–1996 and in 2005–2012).

In 2016, Marga, José and Ria Thielsch (who already replaced Patty in 1980) decided to relaunch Luv'.

In March 2016, Scheide, Hoebee and Thielsch announced another comeback of Luv' in De Telegraaf.

The trio toured the nostalgia circuit in the Netherlands and Flanders (Belgium).

In July 2017, the ladies celebrated their 40th anniversary.

On January 4, 2019, the group announced another line-up change in De Telegraaf: media personality Chimène van Oosterhout replaced Ria Thielsch.

The renewed trio released a Latin pop-reggaeton single entitled With Him Tonight in July 2019, twenty-five years after their last album All You Need Is Luv'.

On January 4, 2019, media personality Chimène van Oosterhout officially replaced Ria Thielsch.

In July 2019, Luv' released a Latin pop-reggaeton single entitled With Him Tonight with Latin Grammy-nominated producers Keith Morrison and Manuel Garrido-Lecca.

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

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.

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.

Scheide was the candidate on TV programs featuring Dutch celebrities.