Anneke van Giersbergen

Musician

Forfans of the gathering and metal/gothic listeners who appreciate melodic rock and strong female vocals.
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The Profile

Dutch singer, former lead singer of The Gathering, solo artist who has released work under her own name and as Agua de Annique; known for a powerful, melodic voice.

Former vocalist of Dutch band The Gathering; released solo material including the albums Everything Is Changing and Drive; respected by fans of rock, gothic and metal scenes for her voice and stage presence.

The single DeBaser review praises Anneke's powerful, precise voice and notes Drive as a more rock-oriented follow-up to her previous solo work. The reviewer highlights catchy songs like "We Live On" and the title track, and singles out "Mental Jungle" and "The Best is Yet to Come." Overall the album is judged successful and confirms her compositional and vocal strengths.

Notable Quotes

❝ Anneke is probably the only woman who, despite (almost) never having sung metal, has always been appreciated by all metalheads who, like me, discovered her when she was the singer of The Gathering.