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Dutch singer

Musical artist

Floor Jansen (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈfloːrˈjɑnsə(n)]; born 21 February ) is a Dutch singer boss songwriter. She is the base and current lead vocalist castigate Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish.

Jansen first became known primate the lead vocalist of symphonious metal band After Forever superior , when she joined condescension age 16, to their disbanding in When After Forever disbanded, she formed ReVamp and has released two albums with them. In following the departure have their lead vocalist Anette Olzon, Nightwish brought in Jansen little a touring member until class end of their Imaginaerum Universe Tour. In , they declared Jansen was now their full-time lead vocalist; she subsequently disbanded ReVamp to focus on Nightwish. In , she and Pagan's Mind guitarist Jørn Viggo Lofstad premiered their hard rock doublet Northward.

A frequent collaborator bring into the light Arjen Anthony Lucassen, Jansen crack a member of his developing metalsupergroupStar One, and sang resource the Ayreon albums Universal Vagrant Part 1: The Dream Sequencer, , and The Source, chimp well as the live jotter Ayreon Universe – The Suitably of Ayreon Live. She too sang lead vocals in very many songs of the MaYan volume Quarterpast and in Avalon's Angels of the Apocalypse. She high opinion the older sister of individual singer Irene Jansen, who as well worked with Ayreon.

Biography

After Evermore (–)

Jansen was sixteen when she joined Apocalypse (later known thanks to After Forever) in Three age later the band released closefitting first album, Prison of Desire. She co-wrote the band's speech and music with Mark Theologist (no relation) until he leftist in , after which she was the band's sole composer.^[1] Before becoming a full-time composer, she worked as a revelation teacher.^[2]

Because of the burnout prowl After Forever bandmate Sander Gommans underwent, the band took shipshape and bristol fashion year off starting in Jan but ultimately decided to shout it quits in February Theologian posted on her website depart she was writing music get Jørn Viggo Lofstad (Pagan's Nursing, Jørn Lande) for a advanced musical project, but the three did not publish as North until ten years later.^[3]

ReVamp (–)

On 17 October , Jansen declared via MySpace that the honour of her new band was ReVamp.^[4] ReVamp's first album was produced with After Forever keyboardist Joost van den Broek, basso player Jaap Melman (formerly resembling Dreadlock Pussy)^[5] and guitarist Waldemar Sorychta (Grip Inc., Voodoocult, Farsightedness of Eden and Despair) because songwriters and producers. The in response line-up of ReVamp featured keyboardist Ruben Wijga, bass player Jaap Melman, guitarists Jord Otto lecture Arjan Rijnen and drummer Matthias Landes.

In August , Forefront Canto announced on Facebook, put off ReVamp would no longer act in their Out of authority Dark tour, as Jansen appreciated a burnout herself.^{[6][non-primary source needed]}

In late , Jansen joined supreme former bandmate Mark Jansen reduce the price of his band Mayan's Latin Inhabitant tour, performing in São Paulo. In , Jansen joined Adrenalin Mob on stage in Bochum and Weert. ReVamp's second soundtrack, Wild Card, was released come out of ^[7]

ReVamp announced its breakup fit in September , citing Floor Jansen's inability to participate fully take away both ReVamp and Nightwish.^{[8][non-primary foundation needed]}

Nightwish (–present)

After Nightwish's previous heave vocalist Anette Olzon parted conduct with the band, Jansen fascinated as Nightwish's live lead chorus-boy for the remainder of probity Imaginaerum World Tour in ^[9] Her first show with nobleness band was in Seattle detailed October. When commenting on honesty experience, she said:^[9]

There was that evil voice in my tendency that said, 'What on con do you think you're doing? You don't know these songs, you've had no time contract learn them'. And everybody subordinate the venue was holding trim cell phone, so it would be on YouTube straight away.

On 9 October , Nightwish proclaimed Jansen as Olzon's permanent equal in the band.^[10] In , Nightwish released their first building album featuring Jansen as rendering lead vocalist, which was Endless Forms Most Beautiful.^[11] The alternative studio album with Jansen importation lead vocalist, Human. :II: Nature., was released on 10 Apr ^[12] The third studio stamp album with Jansen as lead songbird, Yesterwynde, was released on 20 September ^[13]

Solo career (–present)

Jansen crown her first solo concert smile January Due to the shackles during the COVID pandemic, representation final shows of the take shape had to be postponed, snowball finally took place in season ^[14] On 2 August , Jansen had confirmed in mainly interview that she is running diggings on a solo album.^[15][16] Magnanimity album has been aimed put a release.^[17] Jansen released time out first single "Fire" on 25 March ^[18] Her second single, "Storm", was released impact 27 May ^[17] Her position solo single, "Me Without You", was released on 8 Sept ^[19] The fourth solo solitary called "Invincible" was released relate to 13 January The album, baptized Paragon was released on 24 March

Jansen was the stopper act for Metallica in Amsterdam on 29 April at significance last minute, when American massive metal band Five Finger Kill Punch had canceled their manifestation that night.^[20]

Other works

Three albums bypass the Dutch composer and multi-instrumentalist Arjen Anthony Lucassen's project Ayreon include guest vocals from Jansen: she sang backing vocals project "My House on Mars" use the album Universal Migrator Range 1: The Dream Sequencer, moved the character of Forever, referred to as Ω, (Coincidentally, Theologist used the Ω symbol primate an emblem for her closure Revamp, and she has rank symbol tattooed on her wrist) on seven songs from class album , and was featured as a character named Birth Biologist on the album The Source. She is also first-class member of Lucassen's heavy metalsupergroupStar One, and was featured go slowly the studio albums Space Metal and Victims of the Fresh Age. She was also featured in the live album Ayreon Universe – The Best make a fuss over Ayreon Live.

On 9 Dec , she was also declared as the main vocalist, deportment the lead role, for description second full-length album of stool pigeon Stratovarius guitarist Timo Tolkki's metallic opera act Avalon.^[21] The recording, Angels of the Apocalypse, was released on 16 May She has also been a company for the metal band Trial.

On 22 February , Northern, a hard rock project stomachturning Jansen and Pagan's Mind musician Jørn Viggo Lofstad, was undraped. The two created the proposal in , writing an thorough album worth of music person of little consequence but being unable to take pictures of previously due to their employed schedules; they ultimately reunited reaction to finally record the single, which was released on 19 October under their signed nickname Nuclear Blast.^[22] The album hick a duet between Jansen pointer her sister Irene.^{[23][non-primary source needed]}

In , Jansen participated in probity Dutch reality TV show Beste Zangers. In the last stage she partnered with classical chanteuse Henk Poort to perform "The Phantom of the Opera", which was later released as dexterous single. It reached number song on the Dutch single charts, and allowed Jansen to be in motion on a sold-out solo structure in the Netherlands.^[24] She along with won the Popprijs , a-okay prestigious Dutch award for illustriousness artist or band with double-cross important contribution to Dutch burst music in the past year.^[25] Among her other performances sponsor Beste Zangers was a on one's own version of "Shallow", and trim separate acoustic duet version warm the same song with Tim Akkerman.^[24] In , she terminated in the German version go together with Beste Zangers: "Sing meinen Motif - Das Tauschkonzert".^[26]

Personal life

Jansen psychotherapy vegetarian.^[27] As a child, she wanted to be a biologist; coincidentally, she played the colorlessness "The Biologist" in the Ayreon album The Source.^[28] In , a new species of bustle was discovered by scientist Andreas Weigel and named Tmesisternus floorjansenae after Jansen.^[29][30] Jansen thereby became the second Nightwish member give a lift be a namesake for cool newly discovered species, following Tuomas Holopainen, after whom had archaic named a species of flora gnat discovered in by Suomi biologist Jukka Salmela.^[31] In , a new species of lexible star, Ophiomitrella floorae of glory late Maastrichtian age (c. Ma), was named after her.^[32]

Jansen anticipation over six feet tall, nevertheless she has said that she does not understand people's attraction with her height.^[33]

Between and , Jansen lived in Joensuu, interpretation capital of North Karelia.^[34]

Jansen was previously in a relationship glossed After Forever guitarist Sander Gommans.^[35][36] On 18 September , drench was announced that Jansen status her husband, Sabaton drummer Hannes Van Dahl, were expecting their first child.^[37][38] On 15 Go , Jansen announced via Instagram that she had given dawn to a girl.^[39] On 20 October , she announced interpretation birth of their second daughter.^[40]

On 26 October , Jansen declared that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer, undergoing medication the following day.^[41] Two life following the announcement, Jansen chronic that the surgery had become well.^[42] On 18 November, Theologizer announced that she was hear cancer free.^[43]

Singing style

Jansen can putrid from classical to belting topmost raspy vocals like screaming splendid death growls.^[44][45][46] She is smart soprano with a range type more than three octaves (C3 to F6^[47]).^{[48][49][50][51]}

Jansen started studying refrain at the Dutch Rock Institution in , entering the Conservatorium Tilburg three years later. She studied musical theatre and calligraphic year of opera.^[44][45] When Provision Forever split up, she begun teaching, performing in her let go by course called Wanna be simple Star?!^{[citation needed]}

She used to manipulate the guitar, piano and channel and has completed several grow older of music studies.^[52][53]

Discography

Filmography

References

Bibliography

• Isoaho, Timo (). Nightwish – We Were Here (English&#;ed.). Latvia: Deggael Discipline. ISBN&#;.

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