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My Take
Floor Jansen is, to my ears, one of the most technically commanding voices in metal full stop. When Nightwish brought her in as their third frontwoman, I was skeptical that anyone could fill those shoes, but she silenced everyone instantly. What floors me is her range, sliding from operatic soprano to gritty rock belt within a single phrase. People forget she was leading After Forever at sixteen, which tells you how early her talent surfaced. The Dutch singer later won the Popprijs, and honestly her stint as a coach on The Voice of Holland introduced her gift to people who'd never touch symphonic metal. A genuine powerhouse.
Overview
Floor Jansen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfloːr ˈjɑnsə(n)]; born 21 February 1981) is a Dutch singer. She is the third and current lead vocalist of Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. Jansen was the lead vocalist of symphonic metal band After Forever from 1997, when she joined at age 16, to their disbanding in 2009. When the band disbanded, she formed ReVamp and has released two albums with them.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Floor Jansen
- Name (Japanese)
- フロール・ヤンセン
- Reading
- ふろーる・やんせん
- Born
- February 21, 1981 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rooster
- Origin
- Goirle, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / recording artist / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2019 Popprijs
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Singer — see all → · Recording artist — see all → · More people from Netherlands →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.