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Also known as | Mir |
Born | Wergea, Netherlands | 1 July 1982
Member of | Twarres |
Mirjam Timmer (born 1 July 1982) [1] is a Dutch singer-songwriter. Since 2006, she has performed under the name Mir, short for Mirjam, but also the Russian word for "Peace". [2]
Timmer is from the Frisian village of Wergea, where she was exposed to music and songwriting as a child. Together with Johan van der Veen she performed in a talent show under the name Twarres. [3] This led to the duo's success, and in 2000 they scored a hit in the Netherlands and Flanders with the song " Wêr Bisto" recorded in their native West Frisian. They followed this success with the singles "She Couldn't Laugh", "Children," and "I Need To Know." Their debut album, Stream, went platinum[ where?].
In 2003, Timmer wrote music for the West Frisian-language musical De lêste brief. Timmer and van der Veen decided later that year to break up Twarres. [4] "Face To Face," her first single under the name Mir, appeared in 2006. [5] She later released the solo album Files From London. [6]
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Mirjam Timmer | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | Mir |
Born | Wergea, Netherlands | 1 July 1982
Member of | Twarres |
Mirjam Timmer (born 1 July 1982) [1] is a Dutch singer-songwriter. Since 2006, she has performed under the name Mir, short for Mirjam, but also the Russian word for "Peace". [2]
Timmer is from the Frisian village of Wergea, where she was exposed to music and songwriting as a child. Together with Johan van der Veen she performed in a talent show under the name Twarres. [3] This led to the duo's success, and in 2000 they scored a hit in the Netherlands and Flanders with the song " Wêr Bisto" recorded in their native West Frisian. They followed this success with the singles "She Couldn't Laugh", "Children," and "I Need To Know." Their debut album, Stream, went platinum[ where?].
In 2003, Timmer wrote music for the West Frisian-language musical De lêste brief. Timmer and van der Veen decided later that year to break up Twarres. [4] "Face To Face," her first single under the name Mir, appeared in 2006. [5] She later released the solo album Files From London. [6]