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Agua de Annique is a solo project of ], the current vocalist of ]. The project was announced on ], the same day that both The Gathering and Anneke van Giersbergen issued separate announcements that van Giersbergen would leave the band in August. '''Anneke van Giersbergen & Agua de Annique''' was the solo project of the former ] vocalist, ].


== History ==
⚫ She and her new bandmates laid down some basic tracks at the ] in ] and recorded overdubs at ] in ], as well as in the comfort of her own home studio. One of these songs has surfaced known as Day After Yesterday and can be heard on the band's MySpace page. Another track, Ice Water, has been said to feature additional vocals by ], ] created a string arrangement for a song called "." ] is said to play flute on unspecified tracks while ] provides some trumpet work. They will release an album called "Air" in the Fall of 2007, mixed by ].
The project was announced on 5 June 2007, the same day that both The Gathering and Anneke van Giersbergen issued separate announcements that van Giersbergen would leave the band in August.


=== ''Air'' and ''Pure Air'' (2007–2008) ===
⚫ ===Members===
⚫ She and her new bandmates laid down some basic tracks for the first album at the Waterfront Studios in ] and recorded overdubs at ] in ], as well as in her own home studio. Several of these songs were made available on the band's official web site. A track, "Ice Water", has been said to feature a string arrangement by ]. Additional vocals for the track "Lost and Found" were done by Kristin Fjellseth, who also wrote the track "Sunken Soldiers Ball". Heleen de Witte is said to play flute on unspecified tracks while Timothy Conroy provides some trumpet work. They released their first album called '']'' at the end of 2007, mixed by Jon Anders Narum.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=111643 |title=Anneke van Giersbergen's Agua de Annique Schedules More Dates |date=30 December 2008 |publisher=blabbermouth.net |accessdate=19 December 2010}}</ref>
* Anneke van Giersbergen - ]/]
* ] - ]/]
⚫ * ] - ]
⚫ * ] - ]


For the week ending 2 July 2009, '']'' (a compilation of tracks from ''Air'' but also of songs featuring Anneke with other artists like Within Temptation) entered the GfK Dutch Charts at No.42 during the first week of release, her highest ever chart position.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Anneke+van+Giersbergen+with+Agua+de+Annique&titel=Pure+Air&cat=a |title=Anneke van Giersbergen with Agua de Annique - Pure Air (album) |publisher=www.dutchcharts.nl |accessdate=19 December 2010}}</ref>
==See also==

* ]
=== ''In Your Room'' (2009–2010) ===
A second album, titled ''In Your Room'', was released on 30 October 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aguadeannique.com/news/10 |title=Anneke van Giersbergen shines on In Your Room, her most personal album yet |publisher=www.aguadeannique.com |accessdate=19 December 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227163132/http://www.aguadeannique.com/news/10 |archivedate=27 December 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Under the name Anneke van Giersbergen & Agua de Annique, they released the concert album ''Live in Europe'' in 2010.

=== Anneke van Giersbergen's solo career (2011–present) ===

In 2011, Anneke signed to PIAS Records as a solo artist. Her debut album under her own name, '']'', was released on 20 January 2012.

==Line-up==
;Last line-up
* ] - lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2007-2011), keyboards, piano (2007-2009)
⚫ * Rob Snijders - drums (2007-2011)
* Annelies Kuijsters - keyboards, piano, backing vocals (2009-2011)
* Joost van Haaren - bass (2010-2011)
* Thomas Martens - lead guitar (2010-2011)

;Former Members
⚫ * Jacques de Haard - bass (2007-2010)
* Joris Dirks - lead guitar, backing vocals (2007-2009)

;Touring Members
* ] - lead guitar (2010)

== Discography ==
⚫ === Albums ===
* '']'' (2007)
* '']'' (2009)
* '']'' (2009)
* ''Live in Europe'' (2010, live album)

=== Singles ===
* ''Day After Yesterday'' (2007) - includes "Witnesses"
* ''Come Wander with Me'' (2008)
* ''The Blower's Daughter'' (2009)
* ''Hey Okay!'' (2009)
* ''Sunny Side Up'' (2010)

==References==
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Anneke van Giersbergen & Agua de Annique
Background information
Also known asAgua de Annique
OriginOss, Netherlands
Genres
Years active2007–2011
Websitewww.annekevangiersbergen.com
Musical artist

Anneke van Giersbergen & Agua de Annique was the solo project of the former The Gathering vocalist, Anneke van Giersbergen.

History

The project was announced on 5 June 2007, the same day that both The Gathering and Anneke van Giersbergen issued separate announcements that van Giersbergen would leave the band in August.

Air and Pure Air (2007–2008)

She and her new bandmates laid down some basic tracks for the first album at the Waterfront Studios in Rotterdam and recorded overdubs at The Void in Eindhoven, as well as in her own home studio. Several of these songs were made available on the band's official web site. A track, "Ice Water", has been said to feature a string arrangement by Jeffrey Fayman. Additional vocals for the track "Lost and Found" were done by Kristin Fjellseth, who also wrote the track "Sunken Soldiers Ball". Heleen de Witte is said to play flute on unspecified tracks while Timothy Conroy provides some trumpet work. They released their first album called Air at the end of 2007, mixed by Jon Anders Narum.

For the week ending 2 July 2009, Pure Air (a compilation of tracks from Air but also of songs featuring Anneke with other artists like Within Temptation) entered the GfK Dutch Charts at No.42 during the first week of release, her highest ever chart position.

In Your Room (2009–2010)

A second album, titled In Your Room, was released on 30 October 2009. Under the name Anneke van Giersbergen & Agua de Annique, they released the concert album Live in Europe in 2010.

Anneke van Giersbergen's solo career (2011–present)

In 2011, Anneke signed to PIAS Records as a solo artist. Her debut album under her own name, Everything Is Changing, was released on 20 January 2012.

Line-up

Last line-up
  • Anneke van Giersbergen - lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2007-2011), keyboards, piano (2007-2009)
  • Rob Snijders - drums (2007-2011)
  • Annelies Kuijsters - keyboards, piano, backing vocals (2009-2011)
  • Joost van Haaren - bass (2010-2011)
  • Thomas Martens - lead guitar (2010-2011)
Former Members
  • Jacques de Haard - bass (2007-2010)
  • Joris Dirks - lead guitar, backing vocals (2007-2009)
Touring Members

Discography

Albums

Singles

  • Day After Yesterday (2007) - includes "Witnesses"
  • Come Wander with Me (2008)
  • The Blower's Daughter (2009)
  • Hey Okay! (2009)
  • Sunny Side Up (2010)

References

  1. "Anneke van Giersbergen's Agua de Annique Schedules More Dates". blabbermouth.net. 30 December 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  2. "Anneke van Giersbergen with Agua de Annique - Pure Air (album)". www.dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  3. "Anneke van Giersbergen shines on In Your Room, her most personal album yet". www.aguadeannique.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.

External links

Official websites

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