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.
Places to Go
Anouk Lyrics
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My beating heart and restless mind, in all
My eyes have closed on my way back home
To a place that no one knows
I travel light, no more starless nights
Makes me shine from head to toe!
I-I-I've got places to go in this life!
What's yours ain't mine anymore
But somehow the rules are over
It feels like one right one
My eyes have closed on my way back home
To a place that no one knows
I travel light, no more starless nights
Makes me shine from head to toe!
I-I-I've got places to go in this life!
I-I-I've got places to go anytime!
I-I-I've got places to go in this life!
I-I-I've got places to go anytime!
Ain't my home, anymore!
I-I-I've got places to go in this life!
I-I-I've got places to go anytime!
I-I-I've got places to go in this life!
I-I-I've got places to go anytime!
I-I-I've got places to go in this life!
This ain't my home anymore!
The lyrics of Anouk's song Places to Go is about finding oneself and moving on from the past in order to make progress in life. The song talks about leaving one's home to go places where they can grow as individuals. In the first stanza, the singer says that she no longer feels at home wherever she is, and her restless heart and mind have propelled her to leave her past behind. She wants to go to a place that nobody knows, as she explores a new path in life.
In the chorus, the singer affirms her conviction to live her life on her terms. She declares that she has places to go in life, anytime. This line is a message of hope that despite leaving one's past behind, there's always something to look forward to, and it's never too late to make something of oneself.
The last stanza of the song suggests that the singer is leaving behind someone or something that belonged to her in the past. The line, "What's yours ain't mine anymore, but somehow the rules are over," hints at an amicable end to something that was once shared, but now the singer has different priorities. The ending of the song reiterates the assertion in the chorus that she's got places to go in life.
Line by Line Meaning
This ain't my home anymore
I don't feel at home in this place anymore
My beating heart and restless mind, in all
My emotions and thoughts are in turmoil
My eyes have closed on my way back home
I am lost and uncertain on my journey
To a place that no one knows
I am headed towards an unknown destination
I travel light, no more starless nights
I am not weighed down by burdens anymore and I can find light in the darkness
Makes me shine from head to toe!
I feel confident and radiant in my new state of mind
What's yours ain't mine anymore
I am no longer attached to what used to belong to me
But somehow the rules are over
I am breaking away from the restrictions that held me back
It feels like one right one
I feel like I am finally making the right decisions for myself
I-I-I've got places to go in this life!
I have many opportunities ahead of me
I-I-I've got places to go anytime!
I am free to choose my path at any time
Ain't my home, anymore!
This place no longer feels like my home
Contributed by Kayla I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.