ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN: 6 songs on 2 Meter Sessions in The Ballroom (2021)

After thirteen years as the front woman for melancholic metallers, The Gathering, Anneke van Giersbergen struck out on her own in 2007. Since then, her creativity has known no bounds. Anneke quickly solidified a successful solo career (initially under the moniker Agua de Annique), and has recorded and performed with Canadian metal genius Devin Townsend multiple times. She has also lent her serene yet powerful voice to the likes of: Anathema, Icelandic folk group Árstíðir, Within Temptation, Ayreon mastermind Arjen Lucassen, Amorphis, and prog legend John Wetton.
In 2021, she released a new solo album: ‘The Darkest Skies Are The Brightest’, her 23rd career album. It proves, once again, that the award-winning Dutch artist defies being pigeonholed by any genre.
www.annekevangiersbergen.com/
- Listen to "The Darkest Skies Are The Brightest" in Spotify: spoti.fi/3ioOXPh
Anneke van Giersbergen visited Dutch television show "2 Meter Sessions" on April 29, 2021 and she performed four songs of the new record and a song from The Gathering:
00:00 Losing You
03:18 Lo and Behold
06:11 Saturnine (The Gathering)
09:38 Love You Like I Love You
13:08 I Saw A Car
16:16 Weary
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About 2 Meter Sessions
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Based in the Netherlands, 2 Meter Sessions is an independent, ongoing (new) music platform with a great legacy. Monthly we film 3 to 4 sessions with promising and breakthrough acts from all over the world.
Many well-known acts have visited the show; from James Taylor, Elliott Smith and David Crosby to Damien Jurado, Ben Howard and Josh Ritter, via Radiohead, Nirvana, Coldplay and Foo Fighters. Archive footage can regularly be seen in (theatrical) documentary movies, like “Mystify: Michael Hutchence” (with footage of our session with INXS, filmed in 1997), “Heaven Adores You” (with footage of our session with Elliott Smith, filmed in 1998) and “All I Can Say” (with footage of our session with Blind Melon, filmed in 1993).
The show started back in 1987 by radio presenter Jan Douwe Kroeske. On his popular national radio show he persuaded New-Zealand band Crowded House to play a couple of songs. The response of the public was so great, that 2 Meter Sessions quickly became a household name. In 1993, the show made a successful transition to national television. From there the show became a national phenomenon, for over 10 years, with filmed sessions of new talent, breakthrough acts and arrived career artists. Almost a million of 2 Meter Sessions cd’s were sold in the Netherlands.
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#AnnekevanGierbsergen

[@2metersessies]

Full episode including interview (in Dutch) on NPO start: www.npostart.nl/the-ballroom/VPWON_1332577

[@gloriaserra90]

Es maravillosa la voz que tiéne este angel

[@FranciscoHernandez-ni3kd]

Robin Williams said it, but I can't help but remind it every time I see her smile and hear her voice: "Medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for." Thank you, Anneke, for making life worth of living it.

[@mazmoslash4049]

Anneke´s voice is as sweet as her personality.

[@dreamrocker9287]

Anneke is a gift from the Universe

[@doug3794]

totally

[@CanyonWanderer]

I'm completely 100% serious when I say I've rarely heard a more pure voice than @AguaDeAnniqueMusic, for years I've been mesmerised by this voice. It keeps stunning me. I dare to say there are very few people that sing this accurate ❤🎶

[@2metersessies]

She's amazing

[@8888henri]

26 Years ago, I heard her for the first time, as her voice blew me away with the Gathering and Mandylion. Amazing singer and song-writer!

[@yzabelserafim2071]

I am so in love with this singer since the gathering too

[@wellingtondefreitas.2743]

A Anneke , é uma deusa atmosférica primitiva . A mais linda de todas .

[@sarahpotter4008]

Her voice....after all those years, it sounds like its made of something etheral, so incredibly beautiful...

[@Zeitgeist6]

This version of Saturnine brought me to tears... so incredibly beautiful...

[@wellingtondefreitas.2743]

Nem , me fale . Anneke é uma Deusa .

[@domwagnercosta]

Today (08/03) is her Birthday and I discovered her beautifull songs and incredible Voice. Amazing!

[@diedzjeeoudshoorn7726]

The Dutch metal Goddesses understand how to radiate emotions into their listeners. Anneke is a prime example of that. Gorgious to listen to and even so gorgious to look at. Like with Floor about 15 million men would like to marry her 😅. And to stay humble, down to earth, remaining faithfull to yourself, under that pressure of popularity, that's an art of living. Like a good wine, she gets and sounds more beautiful by the years. A big thank you Anneke!!

[@musicbombpodcast]

Thats quite a concert, the performance, the compositions, the recording and production, the video... all perfect!

[@seventhstar]

From entering a band that was struggling and being the game changer that made them and her a household name to actually being one of thee greatest singer, songwriter, entertainer performers of our time. We are very lucky to be alive while she is in her prime.

[@theVANmanful]

i absolutely love this woman

[@2metersessies]

same

[@dominique4859]

one of the best voice i've ever heard. thanks you

[@voicesinthewoods]

Anneke is pure Magic and such a gift ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ Not enough hearts in the Universe for her ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️💚💚💚

[@juancarlosnunezf96]

Amazing!!! Listening to her makes life better and happier.

[@edsonadrianpavonhuerta1818]

Love her voice ever,solid voice, sweet and comfortable… long live to her.

[@St.Ahmetus]

I am 34 years old and heard it for the first time this year. Am I lucky, yes. I could die without listening to her.

[@johannaitzelgarciagutierrez]

Her voice makes me cry still and gives me chills something overwhelming 💖

[@wellingtondefreitas.2743]

Ela deixa a minha alma em angústia , e me faz chora de tão sublime e caótica .

[@alvesmaiara]

I could listen to her sing forever. Probably will. :')

[@godsfan13]

I’ve been listening to you for 22 years. I gotta say your voice has gotta be the best ever! Throughout the years you never lost the passion in your voice. Oh and by the way nice necklace☯️🕉

[@raulgonzalez-gb5tr]

TE AMO ANNEKE 😍

[@cricket8646]

Simply beautiful ! Her, the music and her talent !! PLEASE someone get her booked to come to the states and Nashville.

[@Gokhan0114]

7:42 This is exactly how I watch. Anneke 😳

[@cynthiafradelizi4288]

This woman is a dream. Her voice is more beautiful than angels.

[@goeijs]

Speechless…. Wauw… 🤫👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@skorpiondave64]

Not only her voice... her guitar

[@jacqueline6827]

Zoooooo. Het raakt me recht in mijn hart zeker het derde nummer . Liefs. Ik mis je .

[@dreamrocker9287]

So honest and true to her self

[@samuelcandido9083]

All love for this woman since the time of The Gathering

[@micheltibon6552]

Voor mij, Anneke op haar best.

[@ferniegalaga8724]

Su voz y su forma de cantar me hacen sentir reconfortado, thank you Anneke

[@Victimlas]

So beautiful!

[@wellingtondefreitas.2743]

Tão linda . Anneke , a maturidade se rendeu-se a sua energia atmosférica de deusa primitiva , aquela menina selvagem caótica indomável ainda está nela .

[@stephanwolf5800]

Gorgeous as always, Anneke is a marvel.

[@jolly9872]

Wowie, that was beautiful 🙂

[@alfredoara8470]

Nous construisons le nouveau grâce à ce qui émerge de nos âmes tellement écorchées, chapeau l'artiste

[@kegyeti]

that last one gets me almost where it counts the most blood reigns uncaptured

[@thescouserchucky]

She is a miracle! She makes my every day better when I hear her! 😘

[@carlanneke]

💕💕💕ANNIE IS THE BEST!!!😍⭐

[@corneliusantonius3108]

💕💕💕 Het allerbeste wat je kunt vinden in Brabant: Anneke van Giersbergen.

[@PR-on7qk]

Naast de worstenbroodjes dan :-)

[@mazmoslash4049]

Helemaal mee eens, unieke stem met dat mooie zangerige Brabantse accent.

[@kyledakilla8724]

beautiful

[@JorgeReyes-hh4sm]

Anneke es un ángel. Es el arte llevado a su máxima expresión. La amo. Me transporta a otras esferas.

[@rotten584]

best playing, thanks you

[@danneu8]

What a talent

[@RolloTommassi-jl1gb]

Phenomenal, that is all.

[@dreamrocker9287]

She has the vibes of love and harmony

[@BrendaAnanda]

Chorei (I cried), Anneke you're the best

[@ecem7148]

Such an angel voice....♥

[@Zarina77]

La adoro 🥰… Preciosa 🌹♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ es un disco tan hermoso 🥺🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@sos987487]

Angelic 🫶🏻

[@alexandresoares2657]

Que voz linda❤

[@hansgoodrockintonight1071]

Super mooi Anneke! 🙏👍💪

[@user-vt8um5xz3t]

I Love You, Anneke❤

[@philipgiger3411]

Diva!

[@DouweBuruma]

Geweldige zangeres, prachtige liedjes en een goede opname. Bedankt Anneke en ‘2 Meter Sessions’.

[@cmdrandreyuenari4150]

Thank you Anneke van Giersbergen and 2metersessions for this wonderful piece of music!

[@evdk]

Een prachtige sessie Anneke!! 😘

[@lenonkrk1]

I love u Ann

[@MrWo-qj2yh]

she is doing beste zangers this year great

[@COLLAPSEDCROC]

I hope all is well with the GIERSBERGEN family..Great performance!

[@Leeuw1962]

The one and only..... Amazing!

[@pollekepmtb]

Nieuwste album net besteld, kan niet wachten👍👍

[@johnphillips2392]

OMG

[@eleanorwang1431]

Talented and she is always emailing even singing saturnine

[@Yodjdle]

Echt prachtig!❤

[@sandravandenbiggelaar8667]

💝

[@Kc-Networks]

Meer dan mooi..

[@LuisRodriguez-rz8pp]

Excelente voz me gusta mucho y te vez genial hermosa

[@nadiadekker1472]

Prachtig.

[@minkorrh]

Can someone explain to me why I want to hammer out really loud power chords? JK. Beautiful voice, pure and crystal clear. Devin Townsend picked the best. Listen to her..........amazing accuracy and clarity with a beautiful vibrato

[@natrogrii8338]

the gatering

[@McLey410]

Anneke, je hebt zo'n magische, mooie stem, soms als de legendarische Joan Baez, soms als Joni Mitchell! Gewoon geweldig! Ik kan niet meer zeggen. Nu hoop ik alleen dat ik u binnenkort in Keulen of ergens anders in NRW Duitsland kan zien en horen? Met vriendelijke groet, Dirk ❤️

[@Parkzichttintothegroove]

Tering wat mooi!!! Een engel!

[@pajuification]

OMFG

[@2metersessies]

I know, right

[@alfredoara8470]

Tellement d'octaves....! You are so amazing! A la Jeff Buckley 🎶👀🙃

[@sergiopunk3343]

Annelke

[@karenflo3841]

Weirdest thing to not to listen the loud clapping of thousands of people at the end of each song from her singing live... I would've clapped.

[@gavread8809]

Voice of a child soul of an old man 🤍

[@juripeixoto8548]

I love Anneke's voice. But I miss her low notes too. She is totally capable to use low notes too, but my impression is that has been many years she don't use and abuse of them, lolol (Since "The Gathering"....) I miss it!

[@AEIOUY234689]

I've asked a search enging for something in Dutch. All songs on the list are in English...

[@grungegrumpy3585]

Ye, Anneke hasn't sung a lot in dutch, but on a few occassions she did. There ya go: 'Het Dorp' with Icelandic musical group Árstíðir, from their mutual album 'Verloren Verleden' (which holds songs in 5 languages): kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWLKd4N_e8-FY8k 'Porselein' with dutch pop giants BLØF: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWjYiZ9sZ61gqpY Enjoy!

[@hannuijten4700]

recorded this #Hilversum#U67 neumann

[@KikeYopo]

;)

[@harryharisson8069]

кахон и акустический бас бы сюда. вот это было бы круто

[@quietusplus1221]

Hmmm. Ondanks dat het eerste nummer populair is, was ik meer onder de indruk van het tweede.

[@flavioreis9726]

Adoraria assistir ao vivo. Quando terá um show no Brasil. Por favor avisar. [e-mail]

[@Arnoudtunes]

Jaja, “ons” Anneke. Doet ze toch leuk…

[@Pyynkuiskaaja]

Teeth ..... What the fuck ?

[@Muscarial]

What ?