1. Johanna Charlotte Wessels was born on 13 May 1987 and is a Dutch singer and songwriter.
17 Facts About Charlotte Wessels
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Charlotte Wessels is best known as the former lead vocalist for the symphonic metal band Delain.
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Charlotte Wessels was first trained in jazz, but later, her instructor suggested classical singing to her.
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Charlotte Wessels joined a gothic metal band named To Elysium around the age of fifteen or sixteen.
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Charlotte Wessels mentioned in an interview that her parents had to sign a contract because she was still underage.
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Charlotte Wessels became involved with Delain in 2004 when she met Martijn Westerholt formerly of Within Temptation.
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Charlotte Wessels thought it was going to be a one-time thing.
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Charlotte Wessels was the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the band.
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Charlotte Wessels departed Delain in February 2021, and simultaneously announced that she would be launching a solo career.
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On 14 May 2021, Charlotte Wessels released a cover of Gerard McMahon's "Cry Little Sister", a song featured in the 1987 film The Lost Boys.
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On 1 June 2021, Charlotte Wessels announced the title of her first studio album, Tales from Six Feet Under, a collection of multiple genres ranging from indie pop to synth-infused rock.
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On 28 June 2022, Charlotte Wessels announced her second studio album, titled Tales from Six Feet Under, Vol.
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Charlotte Wessels announced her third studio album, The Obsession, which was released on 20 September 2024, and at the same time, announced the album's first single, "The Exorcism", which was released on 16 May 2024.
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Charlotte Wessels stated on her Instagram in 2018 that Dolores O'Riordan's voice was one of her main inspirations to start singing.
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Charlotte Wessels is a cousin of Dutch hardcore DJ DaY-mar.
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Charlotte Wessels has an art history degree and has a master's degree in gender studies.
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On 26 August 2017, Charlotte Wessels revealed that she married her partner of twelve years.