Marvin Gaye is an American singer and songwriter. He achieved great success in the 1960s as one of the star singers of the Motown label and released several classics of 20th century popular music solo or in duets. In 1971, Marvin Gaye released a record considered major in the history of soul and popular music in general, "What's going on" ranked in the first places on the list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Focus on this musical phenomenon.