Brigitte Oelke

Brigitte Oelke (born 25 May ?? in St. Gallen) is a Swiss singer, actress, dancer and musical performer.

Brigitte Oelke’s affection for music started very early in her life. Her mother was the leader of the children's choir at the St. Gallen Stadttheater, in which Brigitte took part herself.

Furthermore, she learnt to play multiple instruments (piano, accordion, guitar and the recorder) but nevertheless, singing was her greatest passion.

A friend of the family, Prof. Kurt Pahlen contributed to Brigitte’s high-class musical education.

During her education as commercial clerk she gained experience as a front woman, for instance in her first band Sterling oder Nightgambler with which she toured Switzerland.

After completing her education at the age of 19 she spent a year as an au pair in Los Angeles where she received an education in singing, Jazz and Stepdance. Back in Europe she also received private tutoring in singing and acting in St. Gallen, Vienna and Bregenz before she entered the Stage School of Music, Dance and Drama in Hamburg, leaving it as a graduate actress.

1997 she worked with Roman Polanski and Jim Steinman at the world premiere of Tanz der Vampire (Dance of the Vampires) in Vienna as a member of the ensemble and alternate „Rebecca“.

In 1998 she played Nellie in director Dietrich Hilsdorf’s German premiere of Jekyll & Hyde.

November 2000 she won the contest to be one of three candidates to sing the Swiss contribution to the German preliminaries for the European Song Contest 2001– together with Leslie Bogaert and Joy Fleming she performed the song „Power of Trust“ making second place.

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