Sharon den Adel (Sharon Janny den Adel) born 12 July 1974, in Waddinxveen, South Holland, Netherlands is a Dutch singer and composer, best known as the lead vocalist and one of the main songwriters in the Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation. She has performed with various bands since she was 13, including a blues rock band called Kashiro, and joined Robert Westerholt in Within Temptation in 1996.
