
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
May 13, 1987 (age 38)
Place of Birth
Zwolle, The Netherlands
Also Known As
Johanna Charlotte Wessels
Charlotte Wessels
Biography
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.
Known For

Film
Soaring Highs and Brutal Lows: The Voices of Women in Metal
Herself
2015

Film
A Decade of Delain - Live at Paradiso
Self
2017

Film
Charlotte Wessels - Live at Dynamo Metalfest
Lead Vocals
2025

Film
Delain - Interlude
Vocals
2013

Film
Delain - Danse Macabre live at TivoliVredenburg
Self
2019

Film
Beautiful Voices Vol. 3
Self
2008

Film
Delain - Live at Graspop Metal Meeting
Lead Vocals
2016
Filmography
2025FilmCharlotte Wessels - Live at Dynamo Metalfestas Lead Vocals2019FilmDelain - Danse Macabre live at TivoliVredenburgas Self2017FilmA Decade of Delain - Live at Paradisoas Self2016FilmDelain - Live at Graspop Metal Meetingas Lead Vocals2015FilmSoaring Highs and Brutal Lows: The Voices of Women in Metalas Herself2013FilmDelain - Interludeas Vocals2008FilmBeautiful Voices Vol. 3as Self