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Marva Mollet
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Main page Marva Mollet, known professionally as Marva (born 23 March 1943, in Vlissegem), is a Belgian singer who
Contents was very popular between 1963 and 1980 in Flanders. Her best-known songs are "Eiland in groen en blauw"
Current events ("Island Green and Blue"), "Oempalapapero" and "Rode rozen in de sneeuw" ("Red Roses in the Snow").[1]
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She was born Marva Mollet and grew up in Blankenberge. At age 20 she recorded her debut single, "Geef me
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nog een kans" ("Give me another chance") in 1963. In 1964 she married her manager and brought a son into
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Permanent link Between 1963 and 1980 she scored hits in Flanders with "Eiland in groen en blauw" (1967), "Fiesta" (1969),
Page information "Niemand wil je als je ongelukkig bent" ("Nobody Wants You if You Are Unhappy") (1974), "Rode rozen in de
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sneeuw" ("Red Roses in the Snow") (1975) and "Oempalapapero" (1975).
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In 1980 she left her audience and her music career with the song "Herinneringen" ("Memories"). She wanted
Print/export some more time for her private life. Since then she has released no new songs. She began a new life as a
Download as PDF shopkeeper in Blankenberge and Ostend.
Languages Marva was also included in the Hall of Fame of Radio 2 for "A life of music" in 2006. Laura Lynn performed a
Français virtual duet with her with the song "Rode rozen in de sneeuw". Marva's original recording of the song from 1975
Nederlands was mixed, and once again became a hit.
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Edit links On June 15, 2008, she was honored in De Haan, Belgium by hundreds of fans, on the occasion of her 65th
birthday.
At the end of January 2015 at the Casino Kursaal in Ostend, Marva was honored by Flemish artists exactly 35
years after her retirement from show business.[2]

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She finished at no. 359 in the Flemish version of De Grootste Belg
She is referred to in the film Everybody's Famous! (2000) by Dominique Deruddere. The father calls his
daughter Marva in the hope that someday she will be an equally successful singer. As he later told a
manager says his daughter is named Marva the man asks skeptically: "Marva? Isn't she dead?"
In 2010 the album "Goud van hier" with her biggest hits was released.
In 2012 she released a two-CD set called "Alle 40 goed" with 40 of her best songs.

Discography [edit]

Singles [edit]

Position
Year Single Ultratop Dutch Album
50 Top 40
Rode rozen in de sneeuw (with
2006 5 -
Laura Lynn)
See also [edit]
Music of Belgium

References [edit]
1. ^ Bijlsma, Marc (March 2012). "Marva" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved
28 September 2015.
2. ^ HLN (30 January 2015). "VLAAMSE ARTIESTEN BRENGEN HULDE AAN MARVA (71) "Ik geloof niet in een
comeback" " . Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Oostende/De Haan. Archived from the original on 28 September
2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.

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Categories: 1943 births Living people 20th-century Belgian singers 21st-century Belgian singers
Belgian female singers Dutch-language singers of Belgium Flemish musicians
People from De Haan, Belgium 20th-century women singers 21st-century women singers

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