Anouk has released twelve studio albums to date, the most recent one being Wen d'r maar aan, released on 12 October 2018. She represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, with the song "Birds". Her song made it to the final – the first since 2004 for the Netherlands; and finished 9th with 114 points.
Musical style
Anouk's musical style has been described as a combination of Joan Osborne, Melissa Etheridge and Alanis Morissette. She is known for explosive rock songs like "Nobody's Wife" and "R U Kiddin' Me", but has also made small and fragile songs like "Lost" and "Michel". In addition to her pop/rock sound she also experiments with soul, funk and hip hop.
Personal life
Anouk was married to her manager Edwin Jansen until 1998. She married Remon Stotijn (aka The Anonymous Mis), frontman of the reggae/rap band Postmen, on 16 March 2004. Stotijn is the father of three of her children; son Benjahmin Kingsley (b. 18 April 2002), son Elijah Jeramiah (b. 5 December 2003) and daughter Phoenix Ray (b. 3 June 2005). In May 2008, Anouk and Remon announced a "harmonious" mutual separation. In 2010 Anouk gave birth to her fourth child, a son named Jesiah Dox. Her son Sion Jethro was born in June 2014. In June 2016, she gave birth to her sixth child, a baby girl, Jelizah Rose, with her current partner, mixed martial artist and former basketball player Dominique Schemmekes.
Anouk
Anouk Lyrics
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You, you you make me live my
happy heart
to my love
since I fell for you
Love, brings my misery pain
cause I'll never be the same
since I fell for you, yeah baby
since your love
was gone
The lyrics of Anouk/Tom Andukevich's song Anouk are full of raw emotion and heartbreak. The singer is addressing a former lover, expressing how much they meant to them and how their departure has left a deep void in their life. The opening line, "You, you, you make me live my happy heart," suggests that this person brought immense joy and happiness to the singer's life, but now that they're gone, they're left with a broken heart.
The second stanza painfully describes the aftermath of the breakup, with love bringing nothing but misery and pain. The use of repetition in the phrase "since I fell for you" drives home the point that the singer is still deeply in love with this person and can't move on from the heartbreak.
Overall, the lyrics of Anouk are about the heartbreak of losing someone you love deeply and how it can leave a lasting impact on your life. The raw emotion in the lyrics makes the song relatable to anyone who has gone through a similar experience.
Line by Line Meaning
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You, you you make me live my happy heart
You bring happiness to my heart and make me feel alive
to my love
Referring to the person who is the subject of the song, who is the cause of the singer's emotions
and now you're gone
The subject of the song is no longer in the singer's life
since I fell for you
Referring to the moment when the singer fell in love with the subject of the song
Love, brings my misery pain
Being in love causes the singer to feel intense pain and misery
cause I'll never be the same
The singer's life and emotions have been permanently altered by falling in love
since I fell for you, yeah baby
Reiterating that the singer's current state of being is a result of falling in love with the subject of the song
since your love
The source of the singer's pain and happiness is the love they received from the subject of the song
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