Background
Vilgats was born and grew up in Pärnu, a resort town in the south-west of Estonia.
Vilgats was born and grew up in Pärnu, a resort town in the south-west of Estonia.
At an early age, she learned the accordion in a music school but as a teenager she went on to solo singing. Vilgats has been trained in popular-jazz singing at the Georg Ots Music School in Tallinn, with Silvi Vrait as her vocal coach. In 1999, Vilgats was awarded third place in the Kaks takti ette contest for young singers, organized by Estonian Television.
In 1999, she was also in the choir of the Estonian production of the musical Louisiana Cage aux Folles which was her theatre début.
A series of supporting roles in musicals followed. Vilgats has been the musical director of the Estonian Puppet Theatre in Tallinn, where she composed music for number of children"s musicals and plays, like, The Little Witch.
Roles 2000: Tanz der Vampire (Magda) 2000: Little Shop of Horrors (Crystal) 2000: Zorba (Leader) 2001: Les Misérables (Mme Thenardier, understudy) 2002: Mission Saigon (Gigi) 2003: Fiddler on the Roof (Golde) 2004: Crazy for You (Irene Roth) 2006: Fame (Esther Sherman) 2006: Romeo & Julia (Amps) 2007: Phantom (Carlotta) 2008: Anything Goes (Reno Sweeney) 2008: Buratino senitundmatud seiklused (Malviina) 2011: The Warewolf (Grandmother) 2011: The Beauty and the Beast (Teapot) 2011: Karlsson on the Roof (Hildur Sokk), drama 2012: Seljatas sada meest (Maria Loorberg), drama 2013: Shrek (Dragon) 2015: Billy Elliiot (Mrs Wilkinson) 2015: Karlsson on the Roof, the musical, (Hildur Sokk) 2016: Mamma Mia (Rosie) Vilgats has appeared in the choir of a number of shows in Estonia, such as Evita, Louisiana Cage aux Folles, Georg, Number, Number, Nanette, Mort and Snow Queen.