Biography

Statuesque height and toned physique, with a feminine, charismatic stage presence, and sheer vocal prowess combined with a high degree of musical sensitivity.

The third (and final) Lead Singer and Frontwoman of Nightwish, and her longstanding acclaim in the Dutch Metal scene.

Frequent collaborations. Includes Simone Simons (Epica) Tarja Turunen, Mark Jansen (no relation, of Epica and MaYan), Ayreon, Russell Allen (Symphony X), and Henk Poort.

Proficient use of multiple vocal styles. Including contemporary singing, rock singing, classical singing, screaming and growling, with masterful agility between styles.

Singing interchangeably between the main and contrasting melodic lines, using "rasp", slides, belting and Operatic vowels to add texture.

Useable vocal range is C3-F6, 3.5 Octaves. Has growled the odd E(flat)2 on Nightwish's Ghost River.

Ghost Love Score is one of her favorite Nightwish songs to sing Live. Her performance at Wacken 2013 made Nightwish go viral on YouTube and brought in a legion of new fans, to the point the song was nicknamed "Ghost Love Floor" by fans for some time. She would go on to make a parody video as a YouTuber reacting to her own performance.

Fluent in Dutch, Swedish, and English. Started learning Finnish in 2014.

The Lead Singer and Frontwoman of the Dutch Progressive-Goth-Death Metal band, After Forever (1997-2009). Later also became it's Composer and Lyricist in 2002, after she and other bandmates fired Mark Jansen due to musical differences. Disbanded in 2009 after guitarist, lyricist, Band Manager and Founding Member Sander Gommans quit due to suffering a burnout. Floor would go on to suffer her own burnout 2 years later in 2011, and was still in recovery for the condition when she received the fateful phone call from Nightwish in October 2012.

The Lead Singer, Frontwoman, Founder, Bandleader, Lyricist and Composer of the Dutch Progressive-Goth-Death Metal band, ReVamp (2009-2016). She disbanded ReVamp in 2016 after she could no longer devote her time to both it and Nightwish.

Her husband is Hannes Van Dahl (2016?), drummer for Swedish Power Metal band Sabaton. They have one child, a daughter, named Freja Van Dahl (born March 15th 2017). Floor and Hannes met in Grand Rapids, Michigan during a North American tour where their respective bands, Revamp and Sabaton, were opening acts for Iced Earth. She bemused him because he thought she was an Opera singer, yet she was drinking whiskey, smoked a cigar, and listened to Pantera (but hated Slayer). They currently live in Sweden.

I really like to meet people, but only when I have the energy for it.

The most metal? Some would say Slayer, but I think they're a dreadful band. Unbelievably boring. Terrible. Apparently it's not metal to say that, but it's a personal opinion.

It's good to reflect on life and take a step back and sit and relax and do something else.

For me, I'm way more at home in heavy metal than I am in classical music.

Everybody needs to take a little distance from things.