BIOGRAPHY
Susanne Gmelch | vocal performance – jazz, soul, chanson and pop singer from Berlin
Susanne Gmelch is singer, composer and lyricist. She sings with passion, with soul, is heart and voice of several music projects.
Susanne Gmelch began her education as both a pop and classical singer at age 11, at age 13 she gave her first solo concert. Years later she performed with countless great musicians, e.g. at jazzopen besides Joss Stone, Solomon Burke and Kyle Eastwood, at high-profile events such as Bundespresseball and Deutscher Bürgerpreis, with Roger Cicero and his big band. She opened the show for fashion brand RIANI at Berlin Fashion Week, performed for a a sold-out audience for JazzRadio and many more.
With her soulful voice and wide range of songs and music styles - from Norah Jones, Adele, Amy Winehouse, Whitney Houston & more to Edith Piaf, Yves Montand & more, from soul classics, jazz standards, and french chansons to current pop / rock songs - she enchants during several hundred shows both in Germany and around Europe.
She performs with her different music projects like GOLD Supreme and MissesGOLD, does concerts with her own music, releases several CDs and singles. Besides that she worked as a vocal coach for multiple years and arranges for MissesGOLD.
Grown up in a small town in Bavaria, she lived in Stuttgart for several years. Susanne Gmelch now lives in Berlin.
Susanne's "marvellous voice" (HZ), her presence and soothing charisma give us a break from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. The warm (musical) embrace that we can all use.
She moves light as a feather through even the most difficult passages with a velvety voice. As an accomplished professional, she is well experienced and knows exactly what she can tickle out of her voice - but she is by no means calculated. You can feel how every note flows through her body and how she gives herself completely to the songs time and again.
Whether with her own projects or at the head of cover bands, the musician has proven over the years how versatile she is. With her soulful voice and a wide-ranging repertoire from Norah Jones, Adele, Amy Winehouse, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Whitney Houston & Co. to Edith Piaf, Yves Montand, Zaz & Co., soul classics and jazz standards to current pop/rock, she has thrilled audiences at hundreds of performances both in Germany and beyond.
Susanne's passion is the soft tones: with her current projects, she moves skilfully between sensitive pop, gentle soul, shimmering smooth jazz and dramatic, melancholic, yearning chansons.
Eigene Musik und neue Klangwelten
Neben meiner Arbeit als Live-Sängerin schreibe und veröffentliche ich auch eigene Musik. Dabei habe ich mich immer wieder in unterschiedlichen musikalischen Stilrichtungen bewegt und verschiedene Künstlerprojekte ins Leben gerufen.
Unter dem Namen Soulyla veröffentlichte ich deutschsprachige Soul-Funk Musik als EP „Heiße Schokolade“ (2011), später die Pop-Soul EP „Alles anders“ (2014).
2018 erschien unter dem Künstlernamen SUSANN mein Album „Verbrannte Erde“ – eine Mischung aus Pop, Soul, Chanson und Jazz mit deutschen Texten. An der Produktion waren unter anderem Kai Lindner, Rainer Scheithauer und Henrik Mumm beteiligt.
Während der coronabedingten Live-Pause entstand ein weiteres Projekt: SUSAN X. Gemeinsam mit dem Produzenten Kai Lindner veröffentlichte ich im Mai 2021 meine erste englischsprachige Dance-Pop-Single „Breathing“.
So unterschiedlich meine musikalischen Projekte auch sind, eines verbindet sie alle: Meine Songs und Texte entstehen aus dem, was mich im Innersten bewegt. Im Laufe der Jahre ist meine Musik immer persönlicher geworden. Dabei geht es mir vor allem darum, meinen Gedanken und Gefühlen einen musikalischen Ausdruck zu geben – ehrlich, unmittelbar und ohne mich dabei an Erwartungen oder musikalischen Trends zu orientieren.