Sharon den Adel Trailers
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Sharon Janny den Adel, born on July 12, 1974, in Waddinxveen, Netherlands, is the lead singer and one of the lyricists of the Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation, and was previously a member of the group The Circle. In 1998, she was invited by Arjen Lucassen to take part in the Ayreon progressive rock project’s album Into the Electric Castle, where she performed the role of Indian. In 2002, she contributed to Timo Tolkki’s (of Stratovarius) solo album Hymn to Life, performing the vocal part on the ballad Are You the One?. She also appeared on two albums by Avantasia (Tobias Sammet’s project) and on the debut album of Delain, the band founded by former Within Temptation keyboardist Martijn Westerholt. On December 7, 2005, she gave birth to a daughter, Eva Luna, whose father is Robert Westerholt, the guitarist of Within Temptation. In 2008, she collaborated with Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren on the track In and Out of Love, featured on his album Imagine. She performed a duet with Anneke van Giersbergen on the song Somewhere (a cover of a Within Temptation track) for Anneke’s album Pure Air in January 2009. On February 22, 2009, it was announced on the official website that she was expecting her second child. On June 1, 2009, she gave birth to a son, Robin Aiden. Her new album, An Acoustic Night at the Theatre, was released on October 30, 2009, featuring a new song, Utopia, performed with Chris Jones. On March 28, 2011, Within Temptation released their new album, The Unforgiving. Two days later, on March 30, 2011, Sharon announced on the band’s official website the birth of her third child, Logan.
