Dianne van Giersbergen
From Noord-Brabant
Popularity
Dianne van Giersbergen has one upcoming show in the Netherlands: on December 12, 2026 at Little Devil, Tilburg.
About
Also known as: Dianne
Dianne van Giersbergen is a trained spinto soprano who took her classical chops straight into metal. She founded the progressive metal band Ex Libris with drummer Joost van de Pas, and their third album, Ann, A Progressive Metal Trilogy, spreads nine songs across three chapters about women who met untimely deaths: Anne Boleyn, Anastasia Romanova and Anne Frank. Their second record, Medea, retells a Greek tragedy and was paid for through crowdfunding. From 2013 to 2017 she also fronted German symphonic metal band Xandria, recording Sacrificium, Fire & Ashes and Theater of Dimensions with them. She has guested for Ayreon, Blackbriar and others, and since 2022 she has been building a solo project with Joost van den Broek, which has already produced singles like "After the Storm" and "Flameborn". Her latest single, "The Quietude", brings in Apocalyptica's Perttu Kivilaakso on cello. A reviewer once called her a "sultry siren", and the voice backs that up.
