Chris Doerk

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Chris Doerk (born 24 February 1942,^[1] Königsberg, East Prussia, Germany) is a German musician and actress. She was a successful pop singer in socialist East Germany (GDR) and was married to fellow singer Frank Schöbel.^[2]

Doerk rose to prominence after winning a talent competition.^[2] As a young woman, she worked as a commercial designer and a model.^[2] In the 1960s, she was considered a pop music star with husband Frank Schöbel, and the pair sold millions of records.^[2] The two sang and danced together in two DEFA films: Heißer Sommer (1968) and Nicht schummeln, Liebling (1972).^[3] The pair divorced in 1974, and also went separate ways professionally.^[2] Doerk had one son with Schöbel.^[4]

After the divorce, Doerk continued to perform through the 1980s, and spent much time overseas, particularly in Cuba.^[5] She published a book about Cuba in 2002 called La Casita.^[5] Following German reunification, Doerk took a break from singing, but she made a comeback, and released her first record after 20 years in 2012.^[4]

In 2023, she revealed that she was "seriously ill" and canceled all of her performances.^[6]