Anouk

Anouk worked across singer, record producer, lyricist, composer and musician and 1 further recorded occupations. The registers place that work in rock music and pop rock. This article rests on 13 catalogued compositions, 103 issued recordings and 38 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.

Anouk studied at Rotterdams Conservatorium. The recorded working language is Dutch and English. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are rock music and pop rock. Distinctions recorded are Schaal van Rigter, 3FM Awards, Golden Harp and Edison Music Awards.

• Name — Anouk • Birth Name — Anouk Teeuwe • Born — 8 April 1975 • Birthplace — The Hague, Netherlands • Genre — * Alternative rock • pop rock • post-grunge • R&B • soul • Occupation — Singer • Years Active — 1996–present • Label — Goldilox, EMI, Dino • Website — anouk.com

• Illustration — Anouk at Festival Mundial in 2008 Anouk Teeuwe was born on 8 April 1975, in The Hague, Netherlands. As a teenager, she used drugs and ended up living in several care homes after she ran away from her family at the age of fourteen. Anouk's interest in music was triggered through her mother, who was a blues singer. Anouk gave her first performance at fifteen and sang at weddings and parties with the band Shotgun Wedding. She started attending the Rotterdam Conservatory in 1994, but dropped out two years later. In the same period, her then-husband and manager Edwin Jansen introduced Anouk to Golden Earring frontman Barry Hay. Hay believed her to have talent and offered to write some songs for her. One of those songs was "Mood Indigo"; written in collaboration with fellow Golden Earring member George Kooymans. After she met Bart van Veen, her co-writer, the pair wrote a few songs. On 5 September 1997, she released her second single, "Nobody's Wife", which remained at the top of the Dutch music charts for a number of weeks and was a hit in Norway and Sweden. Her debut album Together Alone turned out to be a huge success. In 1998, Anouk won two awards from Dutch music channel TMF in addition to an Edison Award. During the summer, she played at various festivals. Her second album Urban Solitude was released in November 1999, and included the single "R U Kiddin' Me". This song reached the Dutch Top 100. Shortly afterwards, Anouk went to the United States to pursue a record deal. Negotiations with her American label (Sony) ended badly, causing her to return to the Netherlands without a deal. She released a new song, "Don't", and began touring the Netherlands in February 2001. • Illustration — Anouk at Lowlands festival in 2006 In March 2001, she released Lost Tracks, which contained acoustic versions and B-sides from older songs, and various duets with K's Choice singer Sam Bettens and The Anonymous Mis. She was awarded the Popprijs award in 2001. In November 2002, the album Graduated Fool was released. This was the heaviest rock album in Anouk's career so far. Anouk received a Golden Harp in 2003. The following full-length release is called Hotel New York (2004) and yielded a total of four singles: "Girl", "Lost", "Jerusalem" and "One Word". In 2006, she won the 3FM award for best Dutch female singer. In 2007, Anouk released Who's Your Momma, recorded with producer Glen Ballard. The first single, "Good God" was a success, and became a playable song in the video game Guitar Hero World Tour in 2008. In 2009, she released her album For Bitter or Worse. The song "Three Days in a Row" reached the first place in the Dutch charts.

• Illustration — Anouk at the dress rehearsal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Anouk's album To Get Her Together was released in the Netherlands in May 2011. On 28 February 2011 Anouk placed one of the new tracks on YouTube named "Killer Bee". The first single of the album is called "Down & Dirty" and came out in April. On 27 June, Anouk released her single "I'm a Cliché". On 17 September 2011 "Save Me" was released as third single from the album. The fourth single is "What Have You Done". Anouk performed at the GelreDome in Arnhem for her To Get Her Together Tour on 8 and 11 March 2012. Anouk first revealed that she would be taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 on 17 October 2012 via a post on Facebook, after negotiations with broadcaster TROS. Her song was officially revealed on 11 March 2013. Anouk performed "Birds" in the first semi-final on 14 May, where she progressed to the final on 18 May and eventually reached 9th place there with her song "Birds". The Dutch broadly perceived her result to be a major achievement, as it was the best Eurovision result for the Netherlands in 14 years and the first time in 9 years that any Dutch entrant had qualified for the final of the contest. Her backing singer, Shirma Rouse, was named best backing singer by The Eurovision Times. Anouk wrote the 2015 Dutch entry "Walk Along", performed by Trijntje Oosterhuis, along with Swedish songwriter Tobias Karlsson. Anouk was a coach on The Voice of Holland for seasons 6 and 8 through 12, before resigning in January 2022 as a result of sexual misconduct allegations beleaguering the show. In 2016, Anouk released two albums: Queen for a Day, which included the lead single "Run Away Together", in March and Fake It Till We Die in late October. In 2018, Anouk released her first Dutch-language album Wen d'r maar aan. A few years later in 2022, she released Trails of Fails Anouk's first mini album. It features seven calm singer-songwriter tracks. The songs have a more live band feeling than most of her previous work, most of the parts are recorded in either one or two takes. Her album, Deena & Jim, was released in 2023 and was her fifteenth album to make it to the number 1 position. Her latest album Set this Thing on Fire was released in 2025 in which the singer went back to her rock roots.

Anouk's musical style has been described as a combination of Joan Osborne, Melissa Etheridge and Alanis Morissette. She is known for explosive rock songs like "Nobody's Wife" and "R U Kiddin' Me", but has also made small and fragile songs like "Lost" and "Michel". In addition to her pop/rock sound she has also experimented with soul, funk and hip hop, as well as blues, acoustic ballads, alternative pop, and Dutch-language pop.

Anouk has six children. She was married to her manager, Edwin Jansen, until 1998. She married Remon Stotijn (aka the Anonymous Mis), frontman of the reggae/rap band Postmen, on 16 March 2004. Stotijn is the father of three of her children. In May 2008, Anouk and Remon announced a "harmonious" mutual separation. Anouk has two other children, born in 2010 and 2014. In June 2016, she gave birth to her sixth child, a girl, with mixed martial artist and former basketball player Dominique Schemmekes, whom she married in June 2022. In 2013, and then again in 2019, Anouk publicly spoke out against the Zwarte Piet holiday tradition, describing it as "racist" and "blackface". In February 2024, Anouk posted a photo of toilet paper with menstrual blood on Threads, with the caption "Chopping ur peepee off doesn't make you a woman. But this will". The post was criticized by many as transphobic and trans-exclusionary feminist. Anouk refused to apologise for the remark, stating that "anyone you lose by speaking facts isn't a loss". In April 2024, Anouk was criticised for directing the word "nigga" in response to Dutch rapper Ronnie Flex.

Anouk was born on 8 April 1975 in The Hague. Anouk held the nationality of Kingdom of the Netherlands. Educated at Rotterdams Conservatorium. Married to: Edwin Jansen, Remon Stotijn and Dominique Schemmekes. Recorded child: Phoenix Stotijn. Anouk worked as singer, record producer, lyricist and composer, and the authority record catalogues a further 2 occupations under the same name, among them musician and songwriter. Active from 1996. The fields Anouk worked in include rock music and pop rock. Anouk played the voice. Anouk worked in Dutch and English.

• Together Alone (1997) • Urban Solitude (1999) • Graduated Fool (2002) • Hotel New York (2004) • Who's Your Momma? (2007) • For Bitter or Worse (2009) • To Get Her Together (2011) • Sad Singalong Songs (2013) • Paradise and Back Again (2014) • Queen for a Day (2016) • Fake It Till We Die (2016) • Wen d'r maar aan (2018) • Trails of Fails (2022) • Deena & Jim (2023) • Set This Thing on Fire (2025)

• Dutch TMF Awards • Year — Nominated work — Award — Result • 1998 — "Nobody's Wife" — Best New Single • Herself — Best Newcoming Act • 2000 — "R U Kiddin' me" — Best Single • Herself — Best Female • Herself — Best Live Act • "The Dark" — Best Videoclip • 2003 — Herself — Best Female • 2005 — Herself — Best Female National • Best Videoclip • Herself — Artist of the Decade • 2006 — Herself — Best Female National • Herself — Best Rock Act • "DownHill" (Postmen feat. Anouk) — Best Video In 2006, Dutch singer Marco Borsato joined Anouk in announcing their withdrawal from future TMF Awards-nominations. "Every year the same faces can get boring". • Edison Awards • Year — Nominated work — Award — Result • 1998 — "Nobody's Wife" — Best Videoclip • Herself — Best New Artist • Herself — Best Female Artist • 2000 — Herself — Best Female Artist (Public vote) • Herself — Best Artist (Jury vote) • 2001 — "Michel" — Best Single • 2003 — Herself — Best Dutch Female • 2006 — Herself — Best Dutch Female • 2011 — Herself — Best Female Artist • To Get Her Together — Best Album • "Down & Dirty" — Best Song • 3FM Radio Awards • Year — Nominated work — Award — Result • 2005 — Herself — Best Female • "Girl" — Best Single • Herself — Best Musician Voted by Colleagues • 2006 — Herself — Best Female Singer • 2008 — Herself — Best Female Singer • Herself — Best Rock Artist • Who's Your Momma — Best Album • 2010 — Herself — Best Female Singer • For Bitter or Worse — Best Album • 2011 — Herself — Best Live Act • Belgian TMF Awards • Year — Nominated work — Award — Result • 2005 — Herself — Best International Female Artist • Hotel New York — Best International Album • "Girl" — Best International Video • 2006 — Herself — Best International Live Act • Herself — Best International Female Artist • MTV Europe Music Awards • Year — Nominated work — Award — Result • 2005 — Herself — Best Dutch/Belgian Act • 2006 — Herself — Best Dutch Act • Other Awards • Noorderslag Popprijs 2001 • Golden Harp 2003 • Two medals (best female and single international "Girl") on Humo's Pop Poll 2005 Belgium • Duiveltje 2004 (best female singer)