| Anneke Van Giersbergen & Agua de Annique | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Origin | Oss, The Netherlands |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Years active |
2007 – 2010 (as Agua De Annique) 2011 - present (as Anneke Van Giersbergen) |
| Associated acts | The Gathering |
| Website | www.aguadeannique.com |
Agua de Annique is the solo project of the former The Gathering vocalist, Anneke van Giersbergen.
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The project was announced June 5, 2007, the same day that both The Gathering and Anneke van Giersbergen issued separate announcements that van Giersbergen would leave the band in August.
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.[1]
For the week ending July 2, 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.[2]
A second album, titled In Your Room, was released on October 30, 2009.[3]
In 2011, Anneke signed to PIAS Records, as a solo artist, changing the name of the band from Agua De Annique, to Anneke Van Giersbergen. Her debut album by her own name, Everything Is Changing, is due to be released on 20th January 2012.