Martijn Westerholt

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David Martijn Westerholt
Martijn Westerholt on stage (2016)
Background information
Born	(1979-03-30) 30 March 1979 (age 42)
Origin	Zwolle, Netherlands
Genres	Symphonic metal, gothic metal
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Keyboards,[1] piano
Associated acts	Delain Within Temptation

David Martijn Westerholt (born 30 March 1979 in Waddinxveen, Netherlands) is the founder, keyboardist, and the main songwriter of the Dutch symphonic metal project Delain. He was previously a member of symphonic metal band Within Temptation, until he was diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis shortly after the release of Within Temptation's second full-length studio album, Mother Earth. His brother Robert Westerholt is the guitarist and founder of Within Temptation.^[2] He has lived in Zwolle,^[1] since studying Communication at Windesheim College in 1998.

Discography[]

With Within Temptation[]

Albums[]

• Enter – 1997
• Mother Earth – 2000

Singles/EPs[]

• Restless – 1997
• The Dance – 1998
• Our Farewell – 2001
• Ice Queen – 2001

With Delain[]

Albums[]

• Lucidity – 2006
• April Rain – 2009
• We Are The Others – 2012
• Interlude – 2013
• The Human Contradiction – 2014
• Moonbathers – 2016
• Apocalypse & Chill – 2020

EPs[]

• Lunar Prelude – 2016
• Hunter's Moon – 2019

Live albums[]

• A Decade of Delain: Live at Paradiso – 2017

Singles[]

• Frozen – 2007
• See Me in Shadow – 2007
• The Gathering – 2008
• April Rain – 2009
• Stay Forever – 2009
• Smalltown Boy – 2010
• Get the Devil Out of Me – 2012
• We Are The Others – 2012
• Are You Done With Me – 2013

Demos[]

• Amenity – 2002

References[]