Evelin Võigemast (until 2007, Evelin Pang; born 22 May 1980) is an

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n stage, film television and voice actress and singer.

Early life and education

Born Evelin Pang in Tallinn, her parents were Valdur Pang and Eda Pang (''née'' Taska). She has a brother named Margus Pang. She initially studied at Tallinn School No. 21 secondary school, but graduated from Tallinn School No. 49. (now, Tallinn Arte Gymnasium) in 1998. She is also a graduate of the Tallinn Children's Music School (now, the Tallinn Music School) in Kesklinn, Tallinn, where she studied piano. In 1998, she began studying acting at the

Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (''Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia'') began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Musi ...

under

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, graduating in 2002. Among his graduating classmates were

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, Maria Soomets, Hele Kõre, Mart Toome,

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, and Argo Aadli.

Stage career

Following graduation, she joined the

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in 2002, where she is still currently engaged. She has appeared in roles at the Tallinn City Theatre in works by such varied authors and playwrights as:

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and

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, among others. She has also performed at the

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in roles by

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and

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; the NUKU Theatre, the Nargen Opera; and at the

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, where she performed as

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and

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's '' Evita'' in 2014.

Film

In 2000, Pang began voicing the animated character Lotte in the popular Estonian '' Lotte'' films; the first was ''Lotte Goes South''. This was followed by '' Lotte from Gadgetville'' in 2006, ''

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'' in 2011, and ''

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'' in 2019. The Lotte films and their characters proved so popular in Estonia that a theme park, Lottemaa, was opened in Reiu,

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, Estonia. She was also cast as a voice actress to dub the role of Mittens in the Estonian release of the 2008 American

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animated feature film '' Bolt'' (Estonian: ''Välk''). She made her feature-length film debut in a small role in the 2002 Elmo Nüganen directed ''

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'' (English release titles: ''Names in Marble'' and ''Names Engraved in Marble''), based on the novel of the

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by author

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about the

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. She was billed under her maiden name, Evelin Pang. This was followed by a co-starring role in the

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directed comedy-drama '' Stiilipidu'' in 2005, opposite actresses

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and Anne Reemann. Other film roles include that of Annika Hunt in the Asko Kase directed drama ''Hundi agoonia''; Liisa, in the 2009 Hannu Salonen directed drama ''Vasha''; Evelyn in the 2012 Ain Mäeots directed drama ''Deemonid''; Reet Haljandi in the 2015 Margus Paju directed family adventure film ''Supilinna Salaselts'' (English release title: ''The Secret Society of Souptown''), based on the novels of Finnish author Mika Keränen; Marian in the 2017

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directed coming-of-age period comedy-drama '' Vee peal''.

Television

Evelin Pang made her television debut in the

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children's series ''Buratino tegutseb jälle'' in 2002. In 2008, she would appear as the character Adele Kallaste in the ETV twelve-part television mini-series ''

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'' (''Windward Land'') which chronicled the pre-

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history of Estonia, its birth as a country, the Estonian War of Independence, post-war life throughout 1920 up to 1941 and World War II. From 2008 until 2009, she made several appearances on the Kanal 2 crime drama series ''Kelgukoerad''; in 2010, she had a recurring role as Ursula Amarante Malone in the long-running ETV drama series ''

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''; and in 2012, she played the role of Piret in the

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series ''Nurjatud tüdrukud''. She has also made appearances on other television series, such as ''Riigimehed'' and the ETV sketch comedy series ''Tujurikkuja''. In 2011, she co-hosted (along with

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) a season of ''

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'' (''Estonia is Searching for a Superstar'') on TV3; the Estonian version of the British talent show ''

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''. In 2017 she joined the cast of the ETV ten-part drama series ''Pank'', which follows the rise and subsequent misfortunes of a new bank that which emerges in Estonia in the 1990s.

Music

In 2009, Pang released her debut album "... (album)"; recorded at Blackfish Studios in Tallinn for MFM records. The album consisted mainly of pop and jazz and songs and included

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covers of

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's " Poupée de cire poupée de son" (originally recorded by

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in 1965) and

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's " The Beat Goes On" (originally recorded by

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in 1967). The album also featured cover songs by Estonian artists such as Joel Steinfeldt ("Kaks südant"),

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("Lööri laul") and Novella Hanson ("Maailm muutub laisemaks"), as well as compositions by Riho Sibul, Arne Oit, Heini Vaikmaa and Aivar Tommingas and lyrics by

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, Merle Ambre, Heldur Karmo, Ave Alavainu and

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. The album garnered her a Gold Record award (''Kuldne Plaat'') in 2010 at the

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for Debut Album of the Year.

Personal life

Pang married fellow actor

in 2005. They have two children; a daughter Loviise born in 2007, and a son Lennart, born in 2009. Since 2007 Pang has used her married surname, Võigemast. In December 2016, Priit Võigemast announced that after eleven years of marriage, the couple were divorcing.delfi.ee
''Armastatud näitlejatepaar Priit ja Evelin Võigemast lahutavad 11 aastat kestnud abielu'' 27 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Voigemast, Evelin 1980 births Living people Estonian stage actresses Estonian film actresses Estonian television actresses Estonian voice actresses Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Estonian pop singers 21st-century Estonian women singers Actresses from Tallinn 21st-century Estonian actresses Estonian pianists Estonian women pianists