Anneke van Giersbergen
| Anneke van Giersbergen | |
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Giersbergen in Santiago, Chile, May 2014
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anna Maria van Giersbergen |
| Born |
8 March 1973 Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist, Singer-Songwriter, vocal coach |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, keyboard |
| Years active | 1994-present |
| Associated acts | Anneke van Giersbergen, Ayreon, The Gentle Storm, The Gathering, Globus, Agua de Annique, Devin Townsend Project, Kari Rueslåtten, Liv Kristine, Anathema, Daniel Cavanagh |
| Website | AnnekevanGiersbergen |
Anna Maria van Giersbergen (born March 8, 1973, Sint Michielsgestel), known artistically as Anneke van Giersbergen, is a Dutch singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist who became known worldwide as the lead singer and songwriter for the Dutch progressive/alternative rock band, The Gathering, between 1995 and 2007. Currently she has a solo career. The project was originally called Agua de Annique, but now goes by her own name.
A frequent collaborator of Arjen Anthony Lucassen, she portrayed main characters in the albums Into the Electric Castle, 01011001 and The Theater Equation by his project Ayreon. In 2014 they created a new band together, The Gentle Storm, with a first album titled The Diary released in 2015.
Van Giersbergen has also worked with Devin Townsend, Within Temptation, Anathema, Lawn, Farmer Boys, Napalm Death, Moonspell, Novembers Doom, Globus, Giant Squid, and many other artists and projects.
Van Giersbergen was born in the small city of Sint Michielsgestel, Netherlands. She began singing at age 7, when she participated in a music contest. At 12 years old she participated in her school choir where she studied and toured through France. Later she began taking singing lessons and joined her first band. After this first experience, Van Giersbergen joined several bands. In 1992, she founded the duo "Bad Breath" with guitarist and singer Deniz Cagdas (Spencer Edgards), with predominantly rhythms like blues, jazz, folk and funk. She joined The Gathering in 1994, and she is most notable for her work with them.
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