Kerstin Löcker is Austrian by birth, and along with a love of the sea, she also found love in, and for, Hamburg. She completed her training as a stage performer at the Performing Arts Studios Vienna, and she spent her first professional years treading the local boards that mean the world. From the very start of her career, touring productions in many different genres were taking Kerstin to theatres and halls of all sizes across Europe.

“Some Like It Hot” at the Wiener Kammerspiele, “West Side Story” at Baden bei Wien, “Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat” in Warsaw, Vienna and on tour in Germany, “Evita”, “Elisabeth”, “Best of Musical” and the renowned Lake Thun Festival have thrilled not only Kerstin, but also her audiences. She took to the high seas in 2011, appearing as a guest soloist on glamorous stages in atria and theatres aboard the ships of numerous cruise lines. Event management and show concept planning are also among Kerstin’s great passions. She is currently busy enhancing show development for several ships belonging to Hapag-Lloyd. ABBA has been part of Kerstin’s performing life for the past twelve years. She has given her interpretations of the world-famous band’s unforgettable tunes on cruise ships and at all kinds of events, and has evolved a very special relationship with the Swedish foursome’s passionate music. So now she just can’t wait to put on her platform shoes and strut the repertoire of the much-feted band. She wishes you an unforgettable evening and many moments to treasure.

Navina Heyne was born in Berlin, and studied singing, acting and dance at the August Everding Bavarian Theatre Academy in Munich. Right after graduating, she won through to the finals of German ZDF television’s talent show Musical Showstar, moderated by Thomas Gottschalk. She played leading roles in German-language premieres like “Rock of Ages” (Sherrie), “Bonnie & Clyde” (Blanche) and “Side Show” (Daisy), as well as in many well-known works, including “Dracula” (Lucy), “Spamalot” (Lady of the Lake), “The Three Musketeers” (Queen Anne) and “Chess” (Florence) – for the last of which she won the Roswitha-Ring. Most recently, she has been seen at the Tecklenburg Open Air Theatre Festival as Mathilde Ill in the German premiere of the musical “Der Besuch der alten Dame” (“The Visit”, based on the play by Friedrich Dürrenmatt), and alongside Angelika Milster as Flora in the Rosamunde Pilcher musical “Wechselspiel der Liebe” (“Under Gemini’”). In 2012, Navina was a semi-finalist in the illustrious international singing competition of the Kurt Weill Foundation in New York.

Offstage, Navina’s main interest is her YouTube channel, which includes several series, such as the theatre vlog “Navina Offstage” and her DIY videos in “Navinas Nagelstudio” (“Navina’s Nail Bar”).

Born into a musical Italian-American family, the young Jimmy first entered the limelight as a Michael Jackson imitation act. The guitarists at these great shows interested him so much right from the start that he took up playing guitar himself. Jimmy can now look back on a 25-year musical career. He tours Europe with several different lineups. International stages are his natural habitat, as musician and as entertainer. He has performed on the live TV show ZDF Fernsehgarten, and the radio station Bayern3 chose him and his then band as Newcomers of the Year. He graduated as a state-certified ensemble leader from the Vocational College of Music (Berufsfachschule für Musik) in Nürnberg. Jimmy is passionately pursuing his musical career with vim, vigour and a love for the work, committed to offering the audience an unforgettable evening.

HC Petzoldt started making music at a very young age. He played electronic keyboards at international concerts while still a child, and began working with jazz bands. After studying jazz and classical music, he worked as musical director and pianist in many different musical productions. He lives in Cologne, producing music at his own studio.

Maria Kristina, from North Frisia, trained as a musical performer and moved to Hamburg in 2011 to attend the Stage School there. She graduated in 2014, in dance, singing and acting, and then took the leading role of Tracy Turnblad in “Hairspray Jr.” at the Kampnagel theatre in Hamburg. She danced on as Kit Kat Girl in the musical “Cabaret”, touring Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In February 2015, she signed up as lead soloist for AIDA Cruises, joining several show ensembles singing their way across the seven seas. Maria is in constant demand as a soloist for events like the Hagen Short Film Festival and for benefits, and she has also sung at Munich in “Schuhbeck’s Teatro”. She embarked on six months of postgraduate training at the Hamburg School of Drama (Schule für Schauspiel Hamburg) in the winter of 2018. Having successfully completed that, she went on to participate in “The Voice of Germany 2019’”, singing through the blind auditions and battles. Today, she is not only a member of ABBAMANIA THE SHOW, but also of the FRITZTheater ensemble in Bremen, where she is taking part in several productions. When Maria is not on stage, she loves teaching at ARCA as a trainer in functional cross training, helping members to find their healthier selves with her open-hearted, energetic presence, and she has also taken on a management position for the ARCA German location.

Molly Dunphy Moriel trained in piano, music theory and choral teaching at the conservatoire, and ballet tuition with Inma Lobato, at Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain. She discovered her passion for singing and musicals as a teenager, and performed the role of Juliet in “Romeo y Julieta, el Musical” at the Teatro Ilusión. She later took part in various musical medleys, performing roles such as Fantine, Dorothy and Victoria. In 2022, she graduated in singing, acting and dance tuition in Munich, and during her studies there she was part of the ensemble in “Evita”, directed by Enrique Gasa Valga. She has recently taken the role of Elena in a Spanish production of the Disney musical “Coco”.

Eric Engler was born on December 6, 1996 at Flörsheim[tLS1] , near Frankfurt am Main. He began studying piano aged just four. While still at school, he took part in several professional school musical productions, graduating from school in 2015[tLS2] . He then moved on to study at the Rostock Academy of Music and Drama from 2016 to 2023, with piano as his main subject and later jazz/rock/pop singing. He also studied German at the University of Rostock. Eric is a founder member of the bands WhoToBe! and Dear Robin, singing and playing keyboard as well as playing mandolin and banjo. In 2021, he was an ensemble member in the musical production “Disco Fieber” at the Volkstheater Rostock. He is keen not to be limited to any particular genre in his musical work – what excites him the most is being versatile and playing a wide variety of instruments.