Geboren im Deutschen Landkreis Hessen, entdeckte der junge Oliver bereits im zarten Alter von 9 Jahren seine Passion für die Kunst, die Person und die Karriere Elvis Presleys.
Oliver, der mit 18 Jahren sein Gesangstalent erkannte, versetzte mit Titeln von Tom Jones, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin etc. sein Publikum in Erstaunen. Seine gefühlvolle und doch kräftige Elvis ähnliche Stimme setzte er so gekonnt ein, dass er das Publikum zu Begeisterungsstürmen hinriss.
Seit dem sind Radio und Fernsehen auf Ihn aufmerksam geworden ! Anfang des Jahres 2002 beschließt Oliver sich als Elvis Tribute Artist (Imitator) einen Namen zu machen. Mit Niveau will er Elvis auf der Bühne darstellen und so beginnt er für sich die Werbetrommel zu rühren, tritt in den verschiedensten Städten Deutschlands auf, selbst Belgien,Tuerkei, Österreich und die Schweiz begeistert er mit seinen Elvis-Shows .
Nicht nur seine Stimme, sondern auch sein Aussehen, Charisma und seine Bühnenpräsenz sind der Garant für seinen Erfolg !
Oliver gab im August 2002, in dem ausverkauften Casino Hohensyburg sein erstes 2 stündiges Konzert mit Band.
Er
wird
beschrieben
als:
"Anders
als
alle
anderen
Imitatoren"
!
Nancy
Sinatra
(Tochter
von
Frank
Sinatra)
,
voller
Lob
-
Oliver
ist
besser
als
die
bekanntesten
Imitatoren
aus
Las
Vegas
!
John
Wilkinson
(Elvis
Gitarrist)
Oliver
ist
der
beste
Elvis
Darsteller,
den
Ich
bisher
in
meinem
Leben
gesehen
habe
und
Ich
habe
sehr
viele
gesehen
!!
Oliver
wird
mit
Recht
"The
Echo
of
Elvis"
genannt
und
ist
nun
einer
der
ganz
wenigen
(Elvis
Tribute
Artists),
der
gemeinsam
mit
ehm.
Musikern
von
Elvis
Konzerte
gibt.
Musik
und
Entertainment
auf
höchstem
Niveau.
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Oliver
was
born
in
the
German
state
Hessen.
At
the
young
age
of
ten
years
he
discovered
the
Elvis
Presleys
music.
Thus began a lifelong passionate interest in the star´s personality, talent and career. Young Oliver´s adulation for a dead man distressed his parents immensely. Remarkably when he was 18 years old he realized his own ability to sing. So he commenced studying videos of Elvis Presley, practicing the lyrics with great success. As a result his obvious talents attracted serious attention within his circle of friends and acquaintances.
He started receiving requests to perform for small and large parties then later at discos. His repertoire included current popular music but always he returned to the oldies such as Tom Jones- Delilah, Frank Sinatra- My Way, Dean Martin- Everybody Loves Somebody, Ben E. King -Stand by Me.
The audiences were captivated by his strong and soulful voice. It wasn?t long before radio stations and television studios became aware of Oliver?s wonderful talent. Many agencies pursued him.
He was regularly receiving invitations to perform at different venues. Oliver, by this stage, had the reputation as a charming and very accomplished artist. His fascination with the life of Elvis remained unabated.
In 2001, while living in his hometown Dortmund and after watching many disappointing´s Best Elvis impersonators, he decided to become serious about establishing himself as the next Elvis Tribute Artist (ETA).
There was only one King of Rock and Roll and nobody could replace him but Oliver tried hard to copy the Elvis style with respect. Commencing January 2002 he started promoting himself and commenced a successful tour throughout Germany, Belgium, Austria and Switzerland.
In Bad Nauheim his performance proved to be sensational. The adoring audience made it quite apparent they did not wish the show to end. He received multiple encores. Not only his voice but his appearance became the topic of conversation amongst all of his fans. He was described as totally different from all other impersonators.
In August 2002 he had his own Elvis tribute concert with orchestra and chorus in the Dortmund Casino. His popularity soared and the audience demanded to buy his CDs. After the show he was introduced to a Swiss lady Jaqueline Raphael a well known expert on the life and music of Elvis Presley. She soon agreed to be Oliver´s manager.
Opportunity presented itself again in October 2002 when he attended a show in the Vienna town hall performing with the original musicians of Elvis Presley. By chance Nancy Sinatra happened to be part of the audience. Her enthusiasm over his talent was quite apparent. The former co actress of Elvis Presley gave him much praise and stated his performance excelled compared against other performers in Las Vegas. She extended an invitation promising to give him the necessary support if he performed in Las Vegas.
For May 2003 Jacqueline Raphael organized two shows in Rock´n Roll Cafe´s memphis next door to Graceland. As a result of his excellent performance Oliver became known as -The Echo of Elvis-.
In 2003 Oliver performed in Basel and Bad Nauheim with his band and John Wilkinson the former guitarist of Elvis. One of the highlights of his career occurred January 2004 in Las Vegas when he managed to be Number 10 out of 77 competitors in an official Elvis impersonator contest. (In spite of having a severe case of influenza at the time). But the supreme accolade of his career eventuated 6 weeks later when he attended a contest in Minnesota/Minneapolis achieving the status of being the first German to win such a contest.
Oliver Steinhoff is now one of the few artists worldwide performing with the former Elvis Presley musicians.