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Den Adel – Within Temptation’s Sharon Den Adel – Portrait Session – California, USA – California, USA, 2007 – Keywords: Sharon Janny den Adel, Sharon den Adel is the lead singer and one of the songwriters in the Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation – – – Photo Credit: Andrew Wilson / PR Photos
Birth Name: Sharon Janny den Adel
Place of Birth: Waddinxveen, South Holland, Netherlands
Date of Birth: 12 July, 1974
Ethnicity: Dutch
Sharon den Adel is a Dutch singer, songwriter, and fashion designer. She is the lead vocalist and one of the main songwriters of the symphonic metal band Within Temptation. Her bandmates include/included her partner Robert Westerholt and Robert’s brother Martijn Westerholt . She is nicknamed “The Ice Queen” and “Mother of Dragons.”
Sharon is the daughter of Willemina (van Prooijen) den Adel-van Prooijen and Eduard Martinus “Ed” den Adel. She was raised in many countries, partly in Indonesia and Suriname. Sharon has three children with Robert Westerholt.
Sharon’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her eighth great-grandfather, Peter Dirkszn den Adel.
Sharon’s paternal grandfather was Hendrik den Adel (the son of Dirk Christoffel Martinus den Adel and Johanna Jacoba Maria Veenenbos). Hendrik was born in Gouda, South Holland. Dirk was the son of Leendert Walraven den Adel and Johanna Maria Theresia Legerstee. Sharon’s great-grandmother Johanna was the daughter of Theodorus Hendrikus Veenenbos and Elizabeth Maria van Vliet.
Sharon’s paternal grandmother was Jansje Bernardina Leegwater (the daughter of Nicolaas Jacob Karl Leegwater and Rika Aletta Fijth). Jansje was born in Amsterdam. Nicolaas was the son of Pieter Leegwater and Jansje Bos. Rika was the daughter of Christiaan Fijth and Bernardina Johanna Hoonhout.
Sources: Obituary of Sharon’s father – http://familieberichten.nl
Birth record of Sharon’s paternal grandfather, Hendrik den Adel – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Sharon’s paternal great-grandfather, Dirk Christoffel Martinus den Adel – https://gw.geneanet.org
Genealogy of Sharon’s paternal grandmother, Jansje Bernardina Leegwater – https://www.genealogieonline.nl