Stef van Gelder was born in Holland and graduated from the Fontys Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Tilburg in 2015, where he was taught singing by Edward Hoepelman and Ivar Costenoble, among others. Stef van Gelder has appeared as Kenickie in GREASE, Fedja in ANATEVKA, Boland in DOGFIGHT and Jason in ORDINARY DAYS. His other engagements include Andrew Lloyd Webber's LOVE NEVER DIES in Germany, MOZART! in Antwerp and SCHIKANEDER at the Raimund Theatre. From 2018 to 2020 he toured the Netherlands with the hit revue SHOWPONIES.