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Charlotte Wessels

Charlotte Wessels

Born: 1987-05-13 • Zwolle, The Netherlands

Johanna Charlotte Wessels (born 13 May 1987) is a Dutch singer and songwriter. She is best known as the former lead vocalist for the symphonic metal band Delain.

Wessels met Martijn Westerholt in 2004, and was invited to restart Delain in 2005 when it originally was a studio project, becoming the lead vocalist of the band until her departure from the band in 2021. Shortly after she left Delain, she started her solo career that same year with the release of her debut solo album, Tales from Six Feet Under, which was released in September. The following year, she released Tales from Six Feet Under, Vol. II, a follow-up to her debut in October. In 2024, Wessels released her third solo album, The Obsession, in September.

Filmography
Charlotte Wessels - Live at Dynamo Metalfest poster
Charlotte Wessels - Live at Dynamo Metalfest
2025 • Lead Vocals
Delain - Danse Macabre live at TivoliVredenburg poster
Delain - Danse Macabre live at TivoliVredenburg
2019 • Self
A Decade of Delain - Live at Paradiso poster
A Decade of Delain - Live at Paradiso
2017 • Self
Delain - Live at Graspop Metal Meeting poster
Delain - Live at Graspop Metal Meeting
2016 • Lead Vocals
Soaring Highs and Brutal Lows: The Voices of Women in Metal poster
Soaring Highs and Brutal Lows: The Voices of Women in Metal
2015 • Herself
Delain - Interlude poster
Delain - Interlude
2013 • Vocals
Beautiful Voices Vol. 3 poster
Beautiful Voices Vol. 3
2008 • Self