Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger

Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger
Born (1997-08-11) 11 August 1997 (age 27)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
OriginRingkøbing, Denmark
Occupations
  • Singer
  • musical theatre actress

Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger (Danish pronunciation: [ænˈtʁeːæ ˈløkə ˈøˀln̩ˌsleːjɐ]; born 11 August 1997) is an Ethiopian born-Danish singer and musical theatre actress. She has sung with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra.

Early and personal life

Andrea (born Sara) Lykke Oehlenschlæger and her twin sister Anna (born Saba) Lykke Oehlenschlæger were born on 11 August 1997 in Addis Abbaba, Ethiopia.[1][2] They were adopted from Ethiopia at eight months old and were raised in Ringkøbing, Jutland, since 10 April 1998.[3][4][5][6]

Oehlenschlæger is married to Ludvig Brygmann, with whom she had her first child in 2023.[7]

Career

Oehlenschlæger and her sister moved to Copenhagen, with Saba starting off as a model and entrepreneur in teeth whitening products while Oehlenschlæger herself pursued a singing and musical acting career.[5] Her sister would then follow her footsteps in early 2023, when she replaced her in the role of Dionne for the musical Hair due to Oehlenschlæger's pregnancy.[3][4]

In 2022, Oehlenschlæger participated in season 19 of Vild med dans, where she danced with Eugen Miu.[8]

References

  1. ^ Oehlenschlæger, Saba [@saba0o] (11 August 2023). "26". Retrieved 19 February 2024 – via Instagram.
  2. ^ Egelund, Lars (5 December 2023). "Stjernestunder med Andrea: Den eventyrlige fortælling om diamanten, der fløj fra Etiopien via Ringkøbing til stjernerne". Dagbladet Ringkøbing-Skjern (in Danish). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Denmark 2024: The 'Melodi Grand Prix' lineup is revealed". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b Petersen, Rasmus (17 February 2024). "Denmark: Saba wins Melodi Grand Prix 2024". Eurovisionworld.com. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b Bjerge, Rikke (5 July 2020). "Tvillingerne Anna og Andrea er adopterede: 'Det føles, som om vi ikke er blevet født'" (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  6. ^ Oehlenschlæger, Saba [@saba0o] (10 April 2024). "I dag er det 26 år siden, vi kom til Danmark. Det kan være svært at beskrive over for folk som ikke gennemlever det samme og svært at tale om for mange som gør. Hvis du er transnationalt adopteret: Jeg ser dig og jeg er stolt af dig! We got this" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 April 2024 – via Instagram.
  7. ^ Laursen, Simone (6 October 2022). "'Jeg fandt ud af, at jeg var gravid to uger inden Vild med Dans-træningen'" (in Danish). TV 2. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  8. ^ Jakobsgaard Nielsen, Nanna (18 August 2022). "Her er alle par i 'Vild med dans' 2022" (in Danish). TV 2. Retrieved 21 August 2022.