Career
Kare Kauks has been vocal-coached by Heidy Tamme at the popular department of Tallinn Music School. As a promising jazz vocalist, she participated in several jazz festivals in early 1980s, including the one in Tbilisi. In 1986, Kare Kauks became the soloist of the extremely popular Estonian rock band Mahavok.
The record company Melodia released an album by Mahavok, which sold well across the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. During the 1990s, Kare Kauks was rarely seen on stage for devoting herself to family instead.
In 2001, however, she played the role of Fantine in the Estonian production of the musical Les Misérables in Tallinn. In 2002, Mahavok released a double compilation album of greatest hits for the band"s twentieth anniversary and performed some concerts.
Kare Kauks is married to the diplomat and lawyer Indrek Orav. They have two daughters and live in Tallinn.