Anneke van Giersbergen & Agua de Annique was the solo project of the former The Gathering vocalist,

Anneke van Giersbergen Anna Maria "Anneke" van Giersbergen (born 8 March 1973) is a Dutch singer, songwriter and guitarist who became known worldwide as the lead singer for the rock band The Gathering between 1994 and 2007. She also has a solo career. The project wa ...

History

The project was announced on 5 June 2007, the same day that both The Gathering and Anneke van Giersbergen issued separate announcements that van Giersbergen would leave the band in August.

''Air'' and ''Pure Air'' (2007–2008)

She and her new bandmates laid down some basic tracks for the first album at the Waterfront Studios in

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and recorded overdubs at The Void in

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. Additional vocals for the track "Lost and Found" were done by Kristin Fjellseth, who also wrote the track "Sunken Soldiers Ball". Heleen de Witte is said to play flute on unspecified tracks while Timothy Conroy provides some trumpet work. They released their first album called ''

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'' at the end of 2007, mixed by Jon Anders Narum. For the week ending 2 July 2009, ''

Pure Air ''Pure Air'' is a compilation album by Agua de Annique, a band formed by the former The Gathering vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen. It was released in 2009. It contains tracks from their first album ''Air'', and also songs featuring other artist ...

'' (a compilation of tracks from ''Air'' but also of songs featuring Anneke with other artists like Within Temptation) entered the GfK Dutch Charts at No.42 during the first week of release, her highest ever chart position.

''In Your Room'' (2009–2010)

A second album, titled ''In Your Room'', was released on 30 October 2009. Under the name Anneke van Giersbergen & Agua de Annique, they released the concert album ''Live in Europe'' in 2010.

Anneke van Giersbergen's solo career (2011–present)

In 2011, Anneke signed to PIAS Records as a solo artist. Her debut album under her own name, ''

Everything Is Changing ''Everything Is Changing'' is the debut studio album by the former The Gathering and Agua de Annique vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen. Track list Credits * Anneke van Giersbergen - vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano, acoustic guitar * Daniel Card ...

'', was released on 20 January 2012.

Line-up

;Last line-up *

- lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2007-2011), keyboards, piano (2007-2009) * Rob Snijders - drums (2007-2011) * Annelies Kuijsters - keyboards, piano, backing vocals (2009-2011) * Joost van Haaren - bass (2010-2011) * Thomas Martens - lead guitar (2010-2011) ;Former Members * Jacques de Haard - bass (2007-2010) * Joris Dirks - lead guitar, backing vocals (2007-2009) ;Touring Members *

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- lead guitar (2010)

Discography

Albums

* ''

'' (2007) * ''

'' (2009) * '' In Your Room'' (2009) * ''Live in Europe'' (2010, live album)

Singles

* ''Day After Yesterday'' (2007) - includes "Witnesses" * ''Come Wander with Me'' (2008) * ''The Blower's Daughter'' (2009) * ''Hey Okay!'' (2009) * ''Sunny Side Up'' (2010)

References

External links

Interview with Anneke van Giersbergen

Agua de Annique in Lebanon Event Review

Official websites

Official site

MySpace profile
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