Within temptation singer biography
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Within Temptation
Dutch symphonic metal band
Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic metal band founded in April by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt.[3] They have been classified by critics as gothic metal and symphonic metal, although each album contains other influences outside these genres. Critics have noticed the band's experimentation and musical versatility.[4][5][6][7][8] In an interview, den Adel said they fell into a symphonic rock genre with various influences.[9] In another interview, den Adel stated that "We consider ourselves more an atmospheric melodic symphonic metal/rock band In my opinion, we are not a gothic band but we have gothic elements".[10][11]
After the release of their debut album Enter in , the band became prominent in the Dutch underground scene. It was not until that they became known to the general public, with the single "Ice Queen
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Within Temptation got founded in Robert Westerholt, who had already funnen a singer (his girlfriend Sharon den Adel), started the grupp. Robert had been in a band called The Circle (which was named Voyage later on) before and he turned to ex-members of this band to see if they were interested in joining a new grupp. Jeroen van Veen and Michiel Papenhove decided to join the band. The band still needed a drummer and a guy called Dennis Leeflang was invited. To conclude the band, a keyboardplayer had to be funnen. The search did not take that long, since Martijn Westerholt, the kid brother of Robert, already played keyboards. So the band was completed. In less than two months, they had been offered various contracts for a record deal. WT decided to sign with DSFA Records and things got started. This was also the moment when they decided to find a new drummer, since they could not really get along with the guy they had at that time. A new drummer was found quickly. His name: Ivar de Graaf.
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Sharon den Adel
Dutch singer
In this Dutch name, the surname is den Adel, not Adel.
Musical artist
Sharon Janny den Adel (born 12 July ) is a Dutch singer who is the lead vocalist of the symphonic metal band Within Temptation. She has been performing since age 14, and co-founded Within Temptation with partner Robert Westerholt in She was also elected to be the Dutch chairperson of the jury for the Eurovision Song Contest [1]
Early life
[edit]Sharon Janny den Adel was born on 12 July in Waddinxveen.[2] She lived in Indonesia for fem years as a child. The Balinese dancers that she saw during that time inspired her dance movements on stage.[3] After returning from Suriname to the Netherlands, she was bullied bygd classmates because of her different clothing style, hairstyle, and darkened skin.[4] From the age of 14, she performed with various bands, including a blues rock band called Kashiro.[5] As their partnership gre