Floor Jansen
Floor Jansen, born on February 21, 1981 in Goirle, Netherlands, was the lea… Read Full Bio ↴Floor Jansen, born on February 21, 1981 in Goirle, Netherlands, was the lead singer of the Dutch band After Forever from 1997 until their split in 2009. She is the older sister of fellow singer and Ayreon guest vocalist Irene Jansen, who played "Passion" on The Human Equation.
Floor was sixteen when she joined After Forever in 1997 and the band released its first album, Prison of Desire, three years later. Floor's ability to sing in styles native to both classical and rock music have made her popular in the metal scene. She took sole charge of After Forever's lyrics and vocal melodies upon the departure of Mark Jansen in 2002. Prior to this, until the release of the Decipher album, the two wrote together.
Floor started studying music at the Dutch Rock academy in 1999 and entered the conservatory three years later. She studied Musical Theatre and one year of Opera. She is a Light Lyric Soprano. Her whole range isn't shown yet on After Forever albums. She later started teaching performing in her own course, entitled "Wanna be a Star?!". Her dream is to sing in a musical theatre.
Floor plays the guitar, piano and flute and has completed 12 years of music studies.
Three albums by the Dutch composer and multi-instrumentalist Arjen Anthony Lucassen include guest vocals from Floor. She performed guest vocals for the song "My House on Mars", from Ayreon's Universal Migrator, Part 1: The Dream Sequencer, made a number of contributions to the Star One project, and plays the character "Ω" on Ayreon's album 01011001. She has also performed guest vocals for French power metal band Nightmare, appearing on the title track and "A Taste of Armageddon" from their 2005 album, "The Dominion Gate".
After the demise of After Forever, Floor created her own symphonic metal band, ReVamp. In 2012 following the departure of their lead vocalist Anette Olzon, Nightwish brought in Jansen as a touring member until the end of their Imaginaerum World Tour. In 2013, they announced Jansen was now their full-time lead vocalist; she subsequently disbanded ReVamp to focus on Nightwish
In 2018, she and Pagan's Mind guitarist Jørn Viggo Lofstad premiered their hard rock duo Northward.
A frequent collaborator of Arjen Anthony Lucassen, Jansen is a member of his progressive metal supergroup Star One, and sang in the Ayreon albums Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer, 01011001, and The Source, as well as the live album Ayreon Universe – The Best of Ayreon Live. She also sang lead vocals in several songs of the MaYan album Quarterpast and in Avalon's Angels of the Apocalypse. She is the older sister of fellow singer Irene Jansen, who also worked with Ayreon.
Official site: www.floorjansen.nl
Floor was sixteen when she joined After Forever in 1997 and the band released its first album, Prison of Desire, three years later. Floor's ability to sing in styles native to both classical and rock music have made her popular in the metal scene. She took sole charge of After Forever's lyrics and vocal melodies upon the departure of Mark Jansen in 2002. Prior to this, until the release of the Decipher album, the two wrote together.
Floor started studying music at the Dutch Rock academy in 1999 and entered the conservatory three years later. She studied Musical Theatre and one year of Opera. She is a Light Lyric Soprano. Her whole range isn't shown yet on After Forever albums. She later started teaching performing in her own course, entitled "Wanna be a Star?!". Her dream is to sing in a musical theatre.
Floor plays the guitar, piano and flute and has completed 12 years of music studies.
Three albums by the Dutch composer and multi-instrumentalist Arjen Anthony Lucassen include guest vocals from Floor. She performed guest vocals for the song "My House on Mars", from Ayreon's Universal Migrator, Part 1: The Dream Sequencer, made a number of contributions to the Star One project, and plays the character "Ω" on Ayreon's album 01011001. She has also performed guest vocals for French power metal band Nightmare, appearing on the title track and "A Taste of Armageddon" from their 2005 album, "The Dominion Gate".
After the demise of After Forever, Floor created her own symphonic metal band, ReVamp. In 2012 following the departure of their lead vocalist Anette Olzon, Nightwish brought in Jansen as a touring member until the end of their Imaginaerum World Tour. In 2013, they announced Jansen was now their full-time lead vocalist; she subsequently disbanded ReVamp to focus on Nightwish
In 2018, she and Pagan's Mind guitarist Jørn Viggo Lofstad premiered their hard rock duo Northward.
A frequent collaborator of Arjen Anthony Lucassen, Jansen is a member of his progressive metal supergroup Star One, and sang in the Ayreon albums Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer, 01011001, and The Source, as well as the live album Ayreon Universe – The Best of Ayreon Live. She also sang lead vocals in several songs of the MaYan album Quarterpast and in Avalon's Angels of the Apocalypse. She is the older sister of fellow singer Irene Jansen, who also worked with Ayreon.
Official site: www.floorjansen.nl
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Agape I hear the ticking of the clock I′m lying here the…
Anfassen Wir wissen alles überall Doch viel zu wenig über uns Und die…
Call You Home You got those eyes, stare into my soul You give that…
De Beelden Blijven Zelfs wanneer de wapens zwijgen En er niet meer wordt gevuur…
Euphoria Why, why can′t this moment last forevermore? Tonight, tonigh…
FREUNDE Ich tu' so, als wenn wir Freunde wären Ich tu', als…
Into the Unknown Oh-oh, oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh, ooh-oh I can hear y…
Let It Go The snow glows white on the mountain tonight Not a footprint…
Mama Mama, kan ik even met je praten? Want het leven zit…
Mauern Wenn du am Boden liegst, leg ich mich daneben Und wenn…
Me Without You There′s a me without you In the darkest hour We're like fai…
Oblivion Since I was young, I knew I'd find you But our…
Phantom of The Opera In sleep he sang to me In dreams he came That voice…
Que Se Siente Tú, ¿cómo estás? Me han dicho que muy bien, que vistes…
Qué Se Siente Tú, ¿cómo estás? Me han dicho que muy bien, que vistes…
Shallow Tell me somethin′, girl Are you happy in this modern world? …
The Fight Goes On Even when there′s flowers growing On deserted battlefields I…
Unikat Ob du schön bist, kannst du nicht im Spiegel sehen Doch…
Vilja-Lied Es lebt′ eine Vilja, ein Waldmägdelein. Ein Jäger erschaut' …
Zu Schnell Vorbei Ich kam kaum los Die Tage hingen an mir Ich komm' zurück,…