Anouk

Anouk earns my admiration for refusing to soften her rock edge after "Nobody's Wife" detonated in 1997. As a Dutch artist who writes, sings, and produces her own work, she clearly likes to keep both hands on the wheel, and that control shows. A string of platinum albums, several debuting at number one at home, tells me she reaches people without chasing trends, which is rarer than it sounds. The Golden Harp and Edison honors confirm how deeply the Netherlands treasures her. I have a soft spot for singer-songwriters who stay stubbornly themselves, and she is exactly that kind of artist.

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Name (English)

Anouk

Name (Japanese)

アヌーク

Reading

あぬーく

Born

April 8, 1975 (age 51)

Origin

The Hague, Netherlands

Occupation

singer / record producer / lyricist / composer / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rabbit

Awards & achievements

• 2005 Schaal van Rigter
• 3FM Awards
• Golden Harp
• Edison Music Awards
• 2001 Popprijs

• Official sitehttps://www.anouk.nl/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/anouk/
• Xhttps://x.com/Anouk
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anouk%20(singer)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8C%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q46087

Tags

• singer
• record producer
• lyricist

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.