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Ute Lemper (born 4 July 1963) is a German singer and actress renowned for her interpretation of the work of Kurt Weill. Her numerous roles in musicals include playing Sally Bowles in the original Paris production of ''Cabaret'', for which she won the 1987 Molière Award for Best Newcomer, and Velma Kelly in the revival of ''Chicago'' in both London and New York, which won her the 1998 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. == Biography == Born in Münster, Germany, Ute Gertrude Lemper was raised in a Roman Catholic family. She joined the jazz-rock music group known as the Panama Drive Band 〔http://citysound.bohemian.com/2010/05/08/ute-lemper-i-was-never-a-punk-person-2/〕 at the age of 16. Later, she graduated from the Dance Academy in Cologne and the Max Reinhardt Seminary Drama School in Vienna.〔(Decca Music Group" Biography )〕 Her diverse credits include musicals, such as her breakthrough role in the original Viennese cast of ''Cats'', the title role in ''Peter Pan'', a recreation of the Marlene Dietrich-created Lola in ''The Blue Angel'', the original European Sally Bowles in a Paris production of ''Cabaret'', and Velma Kelly in ''Chicago'' (Lemper has played the role of Velma Kelly in ''Chicago'' in both London and New York. She won the Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in London). She also dubbed the singing voices of Ariel in Disney's ''The Little Mermaid'' and Esmeralda in ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' for German-speaking audiences. In 1991 Ute Lemper participated in the Sanremo Music Festival with song ''The Photograph'', written by Italian songwriter Enzo Jannacci. A painter in the neoclassical style, Lemper's paintings have been showcased in numerous galleries. Lemper, a mother of four, resides on the Upper West Side section of Manhattan in New York City. She performs worldwide, recently in the Middle East. Her autobiography was published in Berlin in 1995.〔Lemper, Ute. ''Unzensiert''. Berlin: Henschel, 1995. ISBN 978-3-89487-213-7〕 She has also authored several journal articles. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ute Lemper」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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