Floor Jansen (pronounced ; born 21 February 1981, Goirle) is a Dutch soprano singer, most known as the lead vocalist of the symphonic metal band After Forever, which disbanded in 2009. With former After Forever keyboardist Joost van den Broek, she then created symphonic metal band ReVamp.
Jansen is temporarily acting as Nightwish's current live lead vocalist for the remainder of the Imaginaerum world tour, after Nightwish previous lead vocalist Anette Olzon parted ways with the band. She is also a member of progressive metal supergroup Star One, and sang in Ayreon albums Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer and 01011001.
She is the older sister of singer Irene Jansen.
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—Mary Arrigo (20th century)