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Anouk Teeuwe is born on April 8th,1975 in The Hague, The Netherlands. As a child, she sings already her own little songs, but in her teenage years, singing provides an emotional outlet for her as well.

Blesses with a soulful voice, Anouk sings as a background singer in Shotgun Wedding, with which she mainly performs at weddings and parties. She auditions for the Rotterdam Conservatorium and is accepted, despite her lack of the required preliminary training.

Anouk's career takes off when she sings a few songs with Barry Hay [Golden Earring] at a festival. He is very impressed by the singer, and asks if Anouk would be interested in recording a single. She signs a record deal with Dino Music.
Anouk's debut single 'Mood Indigo' is released. The song is written especially for her by Barry Hay and George Kooymans [Golden Earring]. The single gets good reactions and Anouk tours as a support act of Golden Earring. She start working with a professional band.

The singer meets composer Bart van Veen, with whom she identifies both lyrically and musically. Together they start writing songs for her forthcoming debut album.
In anticipation of her debut album, live-favourite 'Nobody's Wife' is released as a single in August '97. The song sweeps the charts and goes platinum. In addition 'Nobody's Wife' conquers the international charts, goes platinum in Sweden and Norway, and gold in Belgium. The song is picked up by MTV as well.

This provides a solid base for the release of Anouk's first album 'Together Alone', which is released on October 14th. The album enters the charts at number 4, and takes over the number 1 position just one week later. Within 2 months the album sells 100.000 copies, and goes platinum. In the wake of 'Nobody's Wife', 'Together Alone' is an international success, with long-lasting chart positions in various European countries.

Best Single for 'Nobody's Wife'. At the annual Hitkrant Awards 'Nobody's Wife' is awarded Best Video and Best Single. Of the five Edisons the singer is nominated for, she takes home the ones for Best National Singer, Best New Artist and Best Video. Meanwhile, 'Together Alone' is double and triple platinum in Holland, gold in Scandinavia and Belgium, and platinum in Italy.

Third single 'It's So Hard' is released. The singer performs at a number of major European festivals. including Pinkpop and Parkpop. She also tours in Scandinavia, France, Italy, Germany and Belgium, and there is also interest for Anouk from the US.

Fourth single 'Sacrifice' is released, and ends up in the top ten of the charts. Awarded triple platinum for the album 'Together Alone', Anouk is one of the best-selling Dutch artists of the year. In November, the Bennie & Ballie tour kicks off.

Anouk wirtes history when 'Nobody's Wife' enters the Dutch Top 100 of All Times at number 10, the highest position ever of a Dutch act. Meanwhile, Anouk still performs throughout the country.

Anouk starts preparing for a new album. Because she cannot find peace in Holland, Anouk and her good friend Bart van Veen travel to the Algarve in Portugal to work on new material. The demos for the new album sound so great that Anouk and mixer Erwin Musper decide to remix the songs instead of recording them all over again. The result is 'Urban Solitude', once again a solid rock album with catchy up-tempo songs and outstanding ballads.

First single 'R U Kiddin' Me' takes the album to the number 1 position in the album charts during holiday season. The album goes platinum in Holland and gold in Belgium. The epic rock song 'The Dark', with an incredible video to support it, is released as a single.

Anouk receives a TMF award for Best Video for her single 'Sacrifice'.

'Michel' is released as a single. Anouk becomes the face of pepsi Cola. The American soda giant is also key sponsor of her second tour, called Tournedos.

Anouk is the big winner at the annual TMF Awards. She wins four awards, for Best Single (R U Kiddin' Me), Best Singer, Best Live Act and Best Video (The Dark). She also takes home two Edison Awards, the people's choice award for Best Artist and one for Best National Singer. At the Hitkrant Awards she takes home the award for Best Video (The Dark).

Again, Anouk performs at all major festivals (Pinkpop, Parkpop, Torhout Werchter and Bospop), but she decides, on doctor's advice, to take some rest and cancels the remaining gigs.

The album 'Urban Solitude' is released with a bonus CD, including live recordings and two videos. Single 'Break Down The Wall' is released, available only throughout post offices by collecting Pepsi points. After three months of total rest, Anouk departs for the US to start recording.

Her new single 'Don't' marks the start of the AA Semi Acoustic-tour. She receives an Edison award for Best Singer of the year for 'Michel', and a TMF Award for Best Singer.

At the end of March 'Lost Tracks' is released, an album with previously unreleased tracks such as a duet with K's Choice singer Sarah Bettens and The Postmen's Anonymous Mis, alternative and acoustic versions of old songs, ans all of her videos, including an exclusive 'forbidden' version of 'Sacrifice'. The album goes platinum in Holland, and reaches the number 1 position in Belgium. 'Love', an amazingly beautiful blues song, is released as single.

After the tour Anouk decides to form a new band. Once again, she performs at all major European fetivals (Pinkpop, Parkpop and Werchter).

On April 18th Anouk gives birth to a son, Benjahmin kingsley. The father is Remon Stotijn, singer of rap group Postmen.

In the annual Dutch Top 100 of All Times, aired on Good Friday, Anouk is at number 2 with 'nobody's Wife, the highest position ever of a Dutch artist.

October 18th sees the release of 'Everything', the first single from the forthcoming album 'Graduated Fool', which is released mid-November. 'Everything' peaks at number 12 in the Top 40.

The album launch of 'Graduated Fool' takes place on November 6th at the Pepsi Stage in Amsterdam, with a secret gig for press, competition winners and fan club members. During this secret gig Anouk and her new band perform all songs from the new album live for the very first time.

Anouk performs at the annual Nooderslag Festival in Groningen, giving a preview of the forthcoming Graduated Fool Tour, which will start two months later.

On January 29th, Anouk is a guest performer at the presentation of the Boy Edgar Award to the winner Tony Bovenwater. For this special occasion, Anouk gives a jazzy performance of a number of her own songs and the Burt bacharach-cover 'God Give Me Strength'.

On February 24th, Anou kreceives a Golden Harp. She also wins an Edison for best Dutch Singer and is nominated for Best Single (Everything) and Best Album (Graduated Fool). On march 6th, she receives the award during the Edison Music Awards at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam, during which she gives a spectacular performance of her new single 'I Live For You'.

The kick-off of Anouk's Graduated Fool Tour is on march 1st at the Pepsi Stage in Amsterdam. The subsequent three months Anouk and her band will do an extensive Dutch tour and a number of gigs in Belgium.

Anouk is nominated for three TMF awards, in the categories best Dutch Singer, Best Rock Group and Best Single (Everything). The TMF Awards took place on April 19th and Anouk brought home one TMF Award for Best Dutch Singer.

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