Thanks for your kind words, Elvann! I'm extremely proud of all the singers and instrumentalists involved and I'm glad you're giving them the credits that they so richly deserve :-) Thanks for making my day, please keep up the good work!

Anneke was pre-Floor and maybe the grandmother of metal in the Netherlands!!!!

Speaking of the most underrated singer: Marcella Bovio is her name. She has an amazing voice and her range is out of this world. She used to be the lead singer in her old band Stream Of Passion, check it out. Nowadays she sings in Mayan. She also works a lot with Ayreon and with Anneke. And she is a great violin player as well!

Anneke is always infectious with her smile and humor. Wish this song was longer.

For Ayreon, you should react to Ayreon - The Day That The World Breaks Down - The Source (2017) with 11 of the best metal singers on the planet in one song.

The third one is Marcela Bovio from Mexico. She now lives in the Netherlands. She does a lot of vocals in Ayreon. She was the singer of Stream of Passion, that also started as a project by Ayreon's mastermind Arjen Lucassen. But the band continued after their first album as a band of their own. You should really check them out, one of my favorite symphonic metal bands. She has also some solo albums and she's a vocal teacher (and such a nice person). Right now, she's one of the 2 female vocalists of MaYaN, the second band of Mark Jansen (not related to Floor but also in After Forever with Floor at the time) and Ariën van Weesenbeek from Epica. Worth checking out. Very dense, even chaotic at a first listen, but extremely good, especially live. And Marcela sang backing vocals for another Ayreon side.-project "The Gentle Storm" feat. Anneke, but only on the live shows, not on the studio versions. She was a founding member of Anneke's band Vuur, but she left in the middle of songwriting, as it wasn't quite her style. If I remember correctly, she also appeared in MAiden united, an accoustic Iron Maiden cover / tribute band, also worth chekcing out. Right now, Marcela is working on a new album with her new project called Dark Horse White Horse.

The third singer is Marcela Bovio, lead singer in Stream of Passion. Currently in MaYaN and also made several collaborations. Amazing voices 😊

Anneke came through as a co-headliner with Delain last year and I finally got to hear her live because she doesn't get very many reasons to come to Texas 😂

Anneke is the reason Floor started singing symfonic metal! And Anneke will be featuring in the last solo show Floor still needs to perform and will record.

Funny how we did the same song today, so beautiful! ❤️ Keep doing what you're doing Elvann, always love seeing/hearing your musical knowledge on a specific piece.

AYREON IS TOP LEVEL MUSIC!!! IS FANTASTIC AND INCREÍBLE!! WOW!!

You can find Marcella performing this song by herself in some performances (Anneke recorded it originally as a character named "The Egyptian")

I agree - Anneke is very much underrated. She s amazing, such a unique tone to her voice

Marcela Bovio is one of my favorite metal female singers, she is amazing, her voice is angelical, I recommend you her last metal band, Stream of Passion.

The third singer was Marcela Bovio: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d8ipZa5pmM6YpIU.html

Anneke is the inspirator for Floor Jansen and Simone Simons, she was the first of the Dutch ladies fronting a Metal band .. Charlotte Wessels, Sharon den Adel, Floor Jansen, Dianne van giersbergen ( not related ) Marcella Bovio the wine haired third singer here :) ( born Mexican )... taname a few all followed Anneke's example

When I lie on the roof of my camper van, look up at the sky, and want to dream, then I listen to exactly this song as an endless loop.

Angelic voices, heavenly music, love it.

Oh yeah, what an amazing beautiful song! The vocal harmonies are stunning and gave me goosebumps all over...I agree with you, Anneke is such a great singer with a really unique voice, and also a very sympathic person! I saw her live two years ago with her band Vuur, it was amazing:-)

The third singer is Marcella, she does a lot of Ayreon.

I have been a Floor fan since After Forever... It is nice to see her heroes like Anneke still singing today. Fantasict! It is a shame they aren't known in the US... SO much talent, including Arjen Lucassen...

Hi Elvann Valley of Queen's is a beautiful song one of my favorites from Ayreon

Anneke is not only a wonderful singer, she's also a super lovely person. I was incredibly fortunate to meet her when she toured in my city a while ago. She was so kind even though I was a nervous mess lol!

This is a very beautiful little song. Great singing ladies and flute as a main instrument. Interesting to the old Jethro Tull fan.

Beautiful song, Anneke is fantastic. Good video!

The third singer is Marcela Bovio, a great mexicano singer that plays with Ayreon, MaYan and a band called Stream of Passion, please check Delirio from them and check her great voice

She`s also song with Anneke in her band The gentle storm,sheck out the storm live,oh those three queens can melt the hardest heart with their voises

This singer is Marcela Bovio. She is an amzing singer too and joined Ayreon often. Ayreon is basically not a band but just on dutch guy, Arjan Anthony Lucassen. He is the writing all the songs and plays in the studio all instruments himself except for drums and the classical instruments. Then he invites famous vocalists from all over the globe to play/ sing a character on his albums. This is from an Ayreon show, quite rare as Ayreon hardly plays live on stage..

The third singer it's Marcela Bovio. She's been part of many Arjen's or Anneke project(Ayreon, Steam of Passion, VuuR, The Gentle Storm) . Also she's in Mayan, the side project of Mark Jansen (ex- After-Forever, Epica). Lately, she fighting a cancer and, good news she's now clean. No more cancer!

Never heard an Ayreon song before.... What an amazingly beautiful experience!

Great reaction Elvann, I love your commentary and insight. I'm super glad you're here with us on KZfaq!

Wait what ehm ..have..to..wake..up.. Where is my coffee? 2 reactors in 1 video...or 2 videos for the price of 1 🤔 Ugh...my head spins.. I heard of this via @Heline she asked if i mentioned this... Nice to meet you 🤣 Valley of the Queens by Aeyron... Anneke Floor and Marcela.. 3 of my Top5 singers, 2 fine reactors..and 1 very fine song..This is Awesome 🤙 Yeah was a nice flute in the beginning 👍🤣 That was Anneke van Giersbergen you heard..the 3rd singer is Marcela Bovio! A Mexican Singer from Hydra and now Mayan, a dutch 👀 symphonic metal band...😁 A flute is nice in the music, me thinks with your music aswell 🤘 Thnx for this collaboration, you should both do that more often..it is a good way to wake up 🤪..ehm 😎 ...Thnx 👊

You know you have two legends on stage when Marcella Bovio is the backup vocalist.

soooo nice that you approve anneke so much. absolutely underrated! also in her own country! please react to more of her :) no suggestions, but if i must, gathering has 2 wonderful concerts on dvd, a noise severe and a sound relief....beautiful!

Anneke isn't underrated by me. 😉 I have yet to bask in her reflected glory in person - but she did a great acoustic set on KZfaq recently. She debuted a new song, and made me bawl with My Mother Said. If she'd played The Blower's Daughter that would have finished me off. 😭 And you are the second of my subscriptions to be doing this one today. I feel spoiled by my favourite ladies 😘❤️(Tauri Reacts is the other).

Annekes voice is just so piercing and original. Love it the most of them all, tbh. Altho I do love them all.

So great you saw Anneke live, I've seen her a few times (The Gathering, Agua de Annique and acoustic during an intimite livingroomconcert), she is such a sweet person ♥️ Try her version of "Jest Oldu", a song she sang during the last season of Beste zangers for Karsu, another awesome Dutch/Turkish singer. She rocks it🙃

If you like Anneke's voice and acouctic music, she did a couple 'quarantine' perfomances online recently. You may want to check them out, if you haven't already. - Quarantalks at M-PX (includes Valley of the Queens) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bbKhh5Obqc-bgGw.html - The Isolation Sessions (includes new unreleased song!) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zp6GZ5Z9np7bmIk.html

Thanks for giving credit to Anneke and Marcela Bovio. Most reactions focus on Floor and barely mention "the other 2 singers". Marcela had this band Elfonia, they used to open concerts in México for The Gathering back in the 2000's. Hope you can react to the aswell.

Beautiful song. Instrumentals and vocals. Came over from Heline's site.

Marcella is from the Dutch band MaYan formed by Mark Jansen. Yes that is the same Mark Jansen from After Forever & Epica. I guess he like to stay busy being in Epica and MaYan at the same time. Also I would say you are correct Anneke is amazing and truly underrated. I love how she can sing so well even when flashing that cheshire cat grin of hers.

Love this! I’ve been a huge Floor and Anneke fan for about 20 years. Had the privilege to see Anneke acoustic last year and also for her 25th anniversary. And also besides several Nightwish gigs I had the privilege to see Floor’s solo concert last January. They are both fantastic singers, they are even better live than on any recording I’ve ever heard. Love them! Also love love love Ayreon and Marcella! ❤️❤️❤️

Yes! Anneke, for sure, needs more people discovering her! Her voice is wonderful! The Gathering. Travel. Discover. Floor is, as always, perfect.

The third is Marcela Bovio. She played with Stream of Passion, and at some point she was about to play with Anneke in Vuur.

Anneke with Devin Townsend when they sing IH-Ah is one of my favorite things

Marcela Bovio is a Mexican singer currently residing in the Netherlands and serving as a singer in the Symphonic Death Metal band MaYan, which was co-founded by guitarist Mark Jansen of Epica & Floor's former bandmate in After Forever. She Just announced that she is now cancer free after a nasty scare.

The third singer is Marcela Bovio. You should check Ayreon (Stream of Passion) Out in the Real World Live in Tilburg 2019 video, from the band's latest live release.

I’m suprised Anneke didn’t do this song at Tuska. This arrangement is a bit different than the album version. There are more vocal harmonies and a lead flute, instead of a synth. The song is off of the album Into the Electric Castle. Recently Ayreon released the live performance of the entire album, recorded last year. That version is with Anneke on sole lead vocals (as on the album) and with another amazing, but different, flute performance. Marcella had choir duties on these shows, but she is a professional singer in her own right. She has solo work, bands and have done a ton on Ayreon over the years. She did the part as Wife on the album The Human Equation, and also reprised that on the live performance The Theatre Equation. You can find some of that on KZfaq. The other two choir singers were Floor’s siste Irene, and Lisette van den Berg, from the band Scarlet Stories. Marcella arranged the choir vocals. I really love how every Ayreon concert is different, because it’s like once every two years, and the musicians are a bit different on every occasion.

The 3rd red-head girl is a mexican compatriot singer who has sung into a lot of projects like Ayreon, Stream Of Passion (her ex-band), The Gentle Storm, MaYan and more. I definitely suggest you to listen some of her songs

Love this video. Never heard this before, I'm shocked. I'd love to see your reaction to Xandria. Particularly to Queen of Hearts Reborn, or something like that. Stay safe, darling.

Ayreon - The Day That The World Breaks Down (with 11 singers)

YAAAYYY... A new video 😍 Heya, Elvann... I hope you're up and well...

A very beautiful and ancient sounding song. I thought you would appreciate this song. I could hear you doing a harp version of this song.

Nice reaction Elvann!

Really amazing, Ayreon never disappoints...

Great reaction! Ayreon is one of my favorite musical projects. You should check out Ayreon - Garden of Emotions Live

Valley of the Queens by Marcela Bovio: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d8ipZa5pmM6YpIU.html Here is the third red haired singer ;) Attention, it can blow u away!!!

Hello! Oh yes, Anneke should receive more attention, especially because she was one of the first (if no the first) female singer to lead a metal band, and singers like Floor have mentioned her to be an inspiration to them! In that sense, have you hear her band VUUR? They have an amazing song and video of a song call "My Champion - Berlin ". That would be an amazing reaction to watch! Also, I Love your videos :-)., so thank you.

Marcella Bovio is another astonishing singer in the Netherlands .Listen to her group Stream of Passion. The song "I have a right" is an absolute masterpiece.

hello my darlyn ( lucha aymar loocks like :) ) the redhead is marcela bovio, is a mexivan singer, wife of de creator aeryon band, and is a beutifull singer. greatings from argentina

Marcela (as others here already told you who she is) sang lead in the song "Theory of Everything", the same concert (Ayreon Universe). Check it out, it's awesome. The whole show is, actually. I wish you did more reactions on it. There's a whole army of excellent singers performing there. You'd love it. edit: grammar

And the Druids Turn to Stone might be one you like from this concert as well. Damian Wilson sings it perfectly I think and it is also a very atmospheric piece.

The Gathering - Strange Machines live Pinkpop 1993 Anneke as a 20 year old girl fronting a Metalband :D

Anneke has done a lot of work with Devin Townsend which is awesome. Try Grace, live at Retinal Circus, or Hyperdrive live in London. Have you done Somewhere live by Within Temptation with Anneke guesting?

Needed more flute!

Beautiful reaction!! A cover of this in your voice and Harp Will be amazing!! I hope that you considere it please! Thanks Elvann! Grettings from México :D

Anneke couildn't contain her smile, she even laughed during singing?! :)

Goosebumps all over 😍

Lovely. and BTW: Helene sent me ... along with many others.

🤗🤗🤗

Piccallo for the win Elvann :)

Thank you for the reaction / explanation. It's a perfect song for a harp-flute cover. So, who knows...

That's the beauty of reaction vid's - tube is overfilled with bands and performers, that I'd never know to listen, now Anneke used kyuosho jutsu and clicked some pressure point. Now I ho over KZfaq pages and search her songs too - unfair (but marvellous)

Her name is Marcela Bovio, and she is a Mexican singer, songwriter and vocal technique nerd. Nine years ago she left her hometown Monterrey and moved to Holland to follow her heart and further pursue a career in music. She has worked in metal and progressive rock for quite some time; you might know her from her work with Stream of Passion, Ayreon and The Gathering, or you might have seen her on stage performing with bands like The Gentle Storm, MaYaN and Maiden uniteD. On my solo projects she explore a more atmospheric and dreamy side of music, and combine classical musical influences with her rock and prog background. www.marcelabovio.com

After Floor was in Beste Zangers, next season had Anneke featured, and she sang in Turkish, please reactt o that one

There is a newer version of ayreon - valley of the queens (Electric castle and other tales 2020) with anneke van giersbergen and the flutist thijs van leer (focus).

Marcella is probably the most underrated artist on that stage. People freak out when they see the two legends Anneke and Floor but as a vocalist Marcela is up there with them. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n7KPg5mHp7CueGg.html

Collision Ayreon Marko Hietala & Tommy Karevik. Marko & Tommy singing together is pure joy.

Floor looking proud. Knewing she made a good job. 6:47

Anneke van Giersbergen……. The godmother off all female rock/metal/symphonic vocalists

This is the Anneke´s caracter duying final song from Ayreon´s the electric castle album

another awesome Ayreon song that features not 3 but 11 main singers is The Day That The World Breaks Down kzfaq.info/get/bejne/paylgK6V1-C0oYk.html

Did you know that two of the singers have performed with devin townsen a fellow canadian singer..?? And one of them has afew Duetts with devin...

Heline sent me, new sub!

Found another one with a solo from Marcela. "Tides of Time" live at Sandlane with Coen (keyboardplayer from Epica): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n7KPg5mHp7CueGg.html

Anneke van Giersbergen is the Queen of Dutch metal.

The new song i'm recommending to every reaction channel: MaYaN - Saints Don't Die kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p7pya8t-mrqYo58.html 5 (!) different style singers !! People known from other bands you've already heard of !!

Very cool reaction! Your such a beautiful lady!

Nice collab reaction. Seeing your recognition of Anneke and Floor was great. Marcela Bovio is the third. She was in Gentle STorm kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aNdiittmrZzbm5s.html and in Stream of Passion (with her sister: they also performed Valley of the Queens kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e7CXp8ucy966mpc.html) as well.

I would love to hear you and your friend Heline cover this.

One step closer to finding the Eye of Ra.

Thanks to Anneke, I was able to come to love The Gathering which opened my eyes to new worlds of music. As far as I know, she is THE trailblazer that made way for the likes of Floor and Tarja. And she's pretty damn good in her own right. ;)

I would classify Floor as a Dramatic soprano,if she can even be classified!!

Came here from Heline's Vid! Hi!

You are absolutely right about this song @Evvann. You did a indepth analysis here ! This is magical, I especially like the final minutes, with the flute and the duet of Floor and Anneke. Beautiful!! It would be great if you would add this song to your own playlist

You should check out Anneke's solo version of " valley of the queens" in New York

If I may suggest some more react options: Myles Kennedy, lead singer of Alter Bridge and Slash ft. Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators - Alter Bridge - Blackbird (Wembley 2011 performance) - Alter Bridge - Words Darker Than Their Wings (Royal Albert Hall 2017 performance) - Alter Bridge - Watch Over You (acoustic version, Amsterdam 2008 performance) Marko Saaresto, lead singer of Poets of the Fall - Poets of the Fall - Carnival of Rust (Moscow 2013 performance) - Poets of the Fall - My Dark Disquiet (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d8eIpZOZys2nZH0.html) - Poets of the Fall - Cradled in Love (Moscow 2013 performance) Alter Bridge is a hardrock band from the US. Three of the band members were in Creed and I was a huge fan of them, so when they broke up in 2003 I was quite sad about it. However, in hindsight I'm extremely happy, because a year later Myles joined as lead singer and they started making awesome music. They're one of my favorite bands till this day. Poets of the Fall is another favorite of mine. They're big in Finland, but even in The Netherlands where I live they're quite unknown, usually performing for about 600 or so people. They're truly amazing though, one of the very few band where I can't name a song I dislike even if I tried. I'm lucky enough to have seen AB three times and POTF five times live so far, and they're absolutely amazing live. Their lead singers are some of the very best rock singers out there currently, definitely worth the listen. :)

When Tull's Crest Of A Knave won the Hard Rock/Metal Grammy over Metallica, Anderson took out an ad in Variety that said "The Flute is a Heavy, Metal, Instrument" poking fun at both the silliness of the grouping of the awards, and those ranting about the Snub of Metallica by claiming Jethro Tull wasn't Hard Rock or Metal.

At 6.11 you see Mrs. Floor Jansen look/smile to Jeroen Goossens cos she's also playes flute. As others are writing the "unknown" singer is Marcela Bovio who have been diagnosed with and have just recently ended her treatment for cervical cancer.

The 3rd singer is Marcela Bovio