Robert Westerholt

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Robert Westerholt (born January 1, 1975, Waddinxveen) is the founder of, and guitarist in, the Dutch symphonic rock band Within Temptation. He writes a great deal of the music for the band, along with the band's vocalist, his girlfriend, Sharon den Adel. The two became parents to baby Eva Luna on December 7, 2005.

Robert and girlfriend Sharon were members of another band Voyage before founding Within Temptation along with band members Ruud Adrianus Jolie, Jeroen van Veen, Stephen van Haestregt and Martijn Spierenburg.

In 1998, he had a small singing part as Death (along with George Oosthoek of Orphanage) on the Ayreon rock opera Into the Electric Castle, on which Sharon den Adel played one of the main characters.

Before committing his life to Within Temptation, Robert worked in human resource management, but left to devote his life to creating music.

v • d • e Within Temptation (1996 –) Ruud Jolie | Jeroen van Veen | Stephen van Haestregt | Sharon den Adel | Martijn Spierenburg | Robert Westerholt Studio albums Enter • The Dance • Mother Earth • The Silent Force • The Heart of Everything EPs The Dance • The Howling EP (Limited US release) Singles "Restless" • "Our Farewell" • "Ice Queen" • "Mother Earth" • "Running Up That Hill" • "Stand My Ground" • "Memories" • "Angels" • "What Have You Done" • "Frozen" • "The Howling" • "All I Need" Videos and DVDs Mother Earth DVD • Mother Earth Tour • The Silent Force Tour • The Heart Of Everything Tour Related bands Delain