Charly Luske (Amsterdam, 1978) is a Dutch singer, musical theatre actor and live performer who came to national attention as a finalist on the first season of Idols in 2003. He has since built a wide-ranging career across theatre and television, taking leading roles in We Will Rock You, The Full Monty, Pretty Woman and Turks Fruit, and appearing on programmes such as Beste Zangers and Wie is de Mol?. As a live artist he is best known for his 'Story of' theatre concerts, in which he portrays the life and music of George Michael and other pop icons.
'The Story of George Michael' enters a new theater tour season, with performance dates through November 2026 in cities such as Lelystad, Alphen aan den Rijn, Zoetermeer, Roosendaal and Deventer.
Charly Luske played one of the leading roles in the Dutch cinema film Onze Jongens 3, which premiered on 6 October 2025 and won the Golden Film award after more than 100,000 tickets sold.
Charly Luske played the role of King Winter in the ice skating show Alice in Winterland, which premiered on 19 December 2025 at De Vechtsebanen in Utrecht.
Charly Luske toured through the Netherlands with Story of Boybands, a tribute show together with Leon Sherman and Tommie Christiaan.
Charly Luske played the alternate role of Edward Lewis in the musical Pretty Woman at the Beatrix Theater Utrecht, alongside Jan Kooijman.
Charly Luske performs a tribute to George Michael with 'The Story of George Michael (Reprise)' at Theater de Speeldoos.
Charly Luske honours George Michael with his distinctive voice and fresh arrangements of the British pop icon's greatest hits.
Charly Luske performs a tribute show celebrating the life and music of George Michael at Theater de Storm.
A tribute show by Charly Luske and Lo van Gorp exploring the life and music of George Michael.
Charly Luske performs a tribute to his musical hero.
Magician Charly Luske takes the stage at Parktheater Eindhoven with his magical performance.