Charlotte Wessels

Charlotte Wessels
Background information
Birth name	Johanna Charlotte Wessels
Born	13 May 1987 (1987-05-13) (age 24)
Genres	Symphonic metal, Gothic metal, jazz
Occupations	Singer
Instruments	Vocals, clarinet
Years active	2004-Present
Labels	Roadrunner Records
Associated acts	Delain To Elysium Sonata Arctica

Johanna Charlotte Wessels (born 13 May 1987) is the lead vocalist of the Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. She was previously a member of gothic metal band To Elysium, before the band's split. She formed Delain in 2005 with ex-Within Temptation pianist Martijn Westerholt.

Training

Charlotte has been trained in both jazz singing and classical singing. She was first trained in jazz, but later her instructor suggested classical singing to her. However, Charlotte has stated that she found classical training to be very restrictive, and so she likes to do something "in between the classical and the jazz stuff, and if you look at classical music with high vocal lines, then you kind of get to gothic very soon!"^[1]

Charlotte Wessels performing in Strasbourg in 2011.

Discography

Albums

• Lucidity - 2006
• April Rain - 2009
• TBA - 2012

Singles

• Frozen - 2007
• See Me In Shadow - 2007
• The Gathering - 2008^[2]
• April Rain - 2009
• Stay Forever - 2009
• Nothing Left - 2010

Guest Work

• "Serenade of Flames" - Serenity - 2010
• "Please Come Home" - Knight Area - 2011
• "High Enough " - Nemesea - 2011

References

1. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWNUV9U0_hw
2. ^ Interview with Charlotte Wessels

External links

• Charlotte Wessels Official Blog
• Charlotte Wessels on Delain's website

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Name	Wessels, Charlotte
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Date of birth	13 May 1987
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