Irene Jansen is a Dutch singer. She sang on the
Ayreon
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album ''
The Human Equation'', portraying the character Passion. She was also the live backing vocalist of
Star One during their tour in 2003, and played the character Morgana in two
Gary Hughes concept albums. She was the lead singer of a
power metal
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band called Karma. She made her first recordings in more than a decade for the Alarion album ''Waves of Destruction'', released in 2016. Jansen currently is also a backing singer for the band Lucassen & Soeterboek's Plan Nine.
She is the younger sister of former
After Forever and
ReVamp
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, and current
Nightwish
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singer
Floor Jansen.
Discography
Alarion
* ''Waves of Destruction'' (2016) – vocals
Ayreon
* ''
The Human Equation'' (2004) – vocals (Passion)
* "
Day Eleven: Love" (single, 2004) – vocals (Passion)
* ''
The Final Experiment'' (2005 re-release) – vocals (Merlin and the Knights in "Merlin's Will")
* ''
The Theater Equation'' (live DVD, 2016) – vocals (Passion)
* ''
Ayreon Universe – The Best of Ayreon Live'' (live DVD, 2018) – vocals, backing vocals
* ''
01011001 – Live Beneath the Waves'' (live DVD, 2024) – vocals, backing vocals
Freak Neil Inc.
* ''Characters'' (2005) – vocals
Gary Hughes
* ''
Once and Future King Part I'' (2003)
* ''
Once and Future King Part II'' (2003)
Karma
* ''Demo'' (2003) – lead vocals
Lucassen & Soeterboek's Plan Nine
* ''
Long Lost Songs'' (2024) backing vocals
Northward
* ''
Northward'' (2018) – guest vocals
Mantra Vega
* ''The Illusion's Reckoning'' (2016) – vocals
Star One
* ''
Live on Earth'' (live, 2003) – backing vocals
* ''
Revel in Time'' (2022) — vocals on "Hand on the Clock (Alternate Version)", backing vocals
References
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Dutch heavy metal singers
Women heavy metal singers
Living people
1983 births
21st-century Dutch singers
21st-century Dutch women singers