Angelika Milster, born in Neustrelitz, East Germany, on December 9, 1951, is a German singer, musical theatre performer, and actress. After studying acting and voice in Hamburg, she achieved national fame in 1983 as Grizabella in the German-language premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats at the Theater an der Wien. Her performance of “Erinnerung” (“Memory”) won a Goldene Europa and reached number 25 on the German Singles Chart in 1984. She released her debut studio album, Ich bin wie ich bin, in 1985. In 1995, she released her studio album Ich liebe Dich, which reached number 36 on the German Albums Chart and won the ECHO Pop award for Pop Singer of the Year in 1996. Milster released the studio albums Sehnsucht in 1997, which reached number 45, Die größten Hits der Filmgeschichte in 1998, and Umarmungen in 1999. In 2002, she released her crossover album Milster, which reached number 60, and voiced the Fairy Godmother in the German dub of Shrek 2 in 2004. Her subsequent studio releases included Von ganzem Herzen in 2005, Mit den Augen der Liebe in 2006, Ich sage Ja in 2008, and Du hast mir Glück gebracht in 2013. On television, she performed as a regular cast member in the series Der Landarzt from 1990 to 2004 and appeared in the comedy series Angie from 2006 to 2007.
