Marga Scheide on "Het beste van… 50 jaar Toppop" and in ABBA Intermezzo Magazine

Photo edited by Co Rnz

Due to the recent success of the TV program "Het beste van...50 jaar Toppop" in five parts (see news posted on September 18th, 2020), AVROTROS/NPO 3 has decided to broadcast a second season of this series. The aim of this program is to celebrate the 50th anniversary of AVRO's iconic music TV show TopPop in which Luv' appeared 29 times (see article posted on August 17th, 2020). 

Dutch celebrities discussed the most significant performances by bands and singers on TopPop. Yesterday, Marga Scheide briefly appeared in the latest episode of "Het beste van...50 jaar Toppop" which drew 585.000 viewers (market share: 9.7%). The program even reached #23 on SKO's Dag Top 25 (the daily list of the 25 most popular TV shows conceived by Dutch audience measurement company Stichting KijkOnderzoek). 

Marga reacted to Leroy Gomez' performance on TopPop. Gomez was the frontman of the French-American group Santa Esmeralda whose signature song, a Disco-flamenco cover version of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", was a smash hit all over the world in 1977. Leroy performs solo or tours occasionally the nostalgia circuit with Santa Esmeralda.

Click here to watch "Het beste van...50 jaar Toppop" (Marga appears at 22:15).

The former Luv' singer praised the rendition of Santa Esmeralda's Leroy. "There's so much drive in this song. I think it's amazing," she told. Here's what she said about the choreography: "He (Leroy) planned everything. Look at the girls around him. This is not a coincidence". 

Santa Esmeralda featuring Leroy Gomez performing Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood on AVRO's TopPop in 1977

Moreover, Marga is mentioned in the Readers' Greetings section of the latest issue of ABBA Intermezzo Magazine which celebrates its 30th anniversary: "We are very happy that Marga Scheide, singer of the well-known group LUV' and her husband and manager Michiel Gunning, love our magazines so much that they decided to send a photo with our issues as well". This short text is illustrated with this beautiful picture which was also recently posted on the Facebook page of ABBA Intermezzo International Fan Club:

Source: AVROTROS/NPO 3, SKO, ABBA Intermezzo International Fan Club