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.
U Being U
Anouk Lyrics
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You made that crystal clear
Your sweetest thing for 7 years
What did I do to deserve this
Don't think you own my life
I've still got my pride
Trying so hard to forget
This is love, just trust me baby
Other girls mean nothing to me
Why don't you keep your big mouth shut
And all the bridges that you burn
Come back one day to haunt you
It's just a matter of time
Baby, don't get me wrong
If I'm not there to catch your fall
Did I try for too long
Am I to blame for you being you
Save those tears for someone else
Your trouble's only just begun
Hands off my sunshine leave it alone
Before I go commit a crime
I'm gonna show you what you taught me
No respect, no mercy
Till you fall down on your knees for me
All the bridges that you burn
Come back one day to haunt you
It's just a matter of time
Baby, don't get me wrong
If I'm not there to catch your fall
Did I try for too long
Am I to blame for you being you
In Anouk's song U Being U, we hear a strong and independent woman expressing her frustrations towards a former lover who treated her poorly. She starts off the song saying how she doesn't exist for him and he has made that crystal clear to her. Even though they were together for seven years, he still managed to make her feel like she was not seen or heard. She questions what she did to deserve this treatment when all she did was try to love him.
Anouk then goes on to say that he doesn't own her life and she still has her pride. She is actively trying to forget about him, but unfortunately, his voice still echoes in her head. The former lover tries to justify his actions by saying that he still loves her and the other girls mean nothing to him. However, Anouk is not having it and tells him to keep his big mouth shut.
She warns him that all the bridges that he burns will come back one day to haunt him, and it's just a matter of time. Anouk is tired of trying to catch his fall and wonders if she tried for too long. She questions if she's to blame for his toxic behavior. She then tells him to save his tears for someone else because his troubles have only just begun. She warns him to keep his hands off her sunshine, i.e., her happiness, before she goes and commits a crime.
In the final verse, Anouk says that she's going to show him what he taught her- no respect, no mercy. She wants him to fall down on his knees and beg for forgiveness. She ends the song by repeating that all the bridges that he burns will come back to haunt him.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't exist for you
You've made it clear that I am not important to you.
You made that crystal clear
You have been extremely clear about your disregard for me.
Your sweetest thing for 7 years
You've acted as though you cared for me for seven years, but it was all fake.
What did I do to deserve this
I cannot understand why you would treat me this way, I do not deserve it.
Don't think you own my life
You do not have control over my life.
I've still got my pride
I have not lost my dignity despite the way you've treated me.
Trying so hard to forget
I am making a great effort to move on from you.
I cannot help but hear your voice
I still cannot escape the sound of your voice in my head.
This is love, just trust me baby
You insist that your actions are an expression of love and I should believe you.
Other girls mean nothing to me
You claim that your feelings for other girls are insignificant compared to me.
Why don't you keep your big mouth shut
It would be better if you refrained from speaking so carelessly about others.
And all the bridges that you burn
You will face consequences for the relationships you've damaged.
Come back one day to haunt you
Those consequences will catch up to you someday.
It's just a matter of time
Those consequences are inevitable.
Baby, don't get me wrong
I don't want to be misunderstood for hating you.
If I'm not there to catch your fall
If I am not there for you when you need me the most.
Did I try for too long
Was it pointless for me to try to repair our relationship for so long?
Am I to blame for you being you
Should I take responsibility for the way you are as a person?
Save those tears for someone else
I don't want to deal with your emotional baggage anymore.
Your trouble's only just begun
Your problems have only just started with me.
Hands off my sunshine leave it alone
Stop interfering with what brings me happiness.
Before I go commit a crime
I'm willing to go to great lengths to protect myself from you.
I'm gonna show you what you taught me
I will use the way you've treated me as a lesson and show you how it feels.
No respect, no mercy
I will not show you any compassion, just as you've shown me none.
Till you fall down on your knees for me
I want you to beg for my forgiveness.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, BMG Rights Management
Written by: ANOUK TEEUWE, RICARDO PRONK
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