Dianne van Giersbergen

Dianne van Giersbergen is a Dutch spinto soprano singer. She is the founder and frontwoman of the progressive metal band Ex Libris, and she was the vocalist of German symphonic metal band Xandria from 2013 to 2017.

She is not related to fellow Dutch rock/metal singer Anneke van Giersbergen.

On 13 September 2017, she left Xandria for personal reasons and tensions with the other band members.

Solo career (2022–present) Van Giersbergen announced on 19 October 2022, that she would begin working on her debut solo album alongside Joost van den Broek. The album, which will be called Soulward Bound, also contains the single "After the Storm", which was released on 14 February 2023. During a live chat on the release day of the single, van Giersbergen revealed that it might take five years for the album to come out. Four other singles were released in support of the album: "Unleash the Siren", "A Symphonic Tragedy", "Flameborn", "The Elders' Call", and "Phantom of War".

On 3 April 2026, Dianne Van Giersbergen released her single entitled "The Quietude", featuring her vocal teacher Elena Vink on soprano guest vocals, Johanna van Brabandt on child guest soprano vocals, Ben Mathot on violin, and Apocalyptica's Perttu Kivilaakso on cello.

Reviews Van Giersbergen's vocal and performing delivery can pull in the audience, according to a review in Mindbreed. Reviewer Tim Blevins in 2014 noted that Giersbergen seemed to be a "good fit" for the band Xandria. Reviewer Eric May in 2013 in New Noise magazine described her as a "sultry siren" and wrote that there was "something majestically powerful in her mesmerizing vocal harmonies." Another reviewer described her vocals as "breathtaking" with great personality, charisma and charm.

Discography

Studio albums: Soulward Bound (TBA)

Singles: "After the Storm" (2023) "Unleash the Siren" (2023) "A Symphonic Tragedy" (2024) "Flameborn" (2024) "The Elders' Call" (2025) "Phantom of War" (2025) "The Quietude" (2026)

Ex Libris Studio albums: Amygdala (2008) Medea (2014) Ann (A Progressive Metal Trilogy) (2019)

EPs: Ann – Chapter 1: Anne Boleyn (2018) Ann – Chapter 2: Anastasia Romanova (2019) Ann – Chapter 3: Anne Frank (2019)

Xandria Studio albums: Sacrificium (2014) Theater of Dimensions (2017)

EPs: Fire & Ashes (2015)

Guest appearances Дитя штормов (Child of Storms) by Catharsis (2015) Electric Castle Live by Ayreon (2019) Transitus by Ayreon (2020) Eden by Archie Caine (2022) Tommy and the Angels by Archie Caine (2022) Bluebeard's Chamber by Blackbriar (2025)