As a child, she wanted to be a biologist; coincidentally, she played the character "The Biologist" in the Ayreon album The Source. Between 2014 and 2015, Jansen lived in Joensuu, the capital of North Karelia. Jansen has previously been in a relationship with After Forever guitarist Sander Gommans. On 18 September 2016, it was announced, that Jansen and her husband Hannes Van Dahl, the drummer of Sabaton, were expecting their first child. On 15 March 2017, Jansen announced via Instagram that she had given birth to a girl. Jansen is vegetarian In 2018, a new species of beetle was discovered by scientist Andreas Weigel. It was named after Jansen, dubbing it Tmesisternus floorjansenae. This makes Floor Jansen the second Nightwish member to be a namesake for a newly discovered species, as a new kind of fungus gnat was discovered back in 2017 by Finnish biologist Jukka Salmela, who named the species after Tuomas Holopainen. Jansen herself announced the news on Facebook. In 2020 a new species of brittle star, Ophiomitrella floorae of late Maastrichtian age (c. 66.7 Ma) was named after Floor Jansen. On 26 October 2022, Jansen announced that she was diagnosed with breast cancer, and went to undergo surgery for it the following day. Two days following the announcement, Jansen confirmed that the surgery went well. On 18 November, Jansen announced that she was now cancer free. Singing style Jansen can sing from classical to belting and raspy vocals like screaming and death growls. She is a soprano with a range of more than three octaves (C3 to F6). Jansen started studying music at the Dutch Rock Academy in 1999, entering the Conservatorium Tilburg three years later. She studied musical theatre and a year of opera. When After Forever split up, she started teaching performing in her own course called Wanna be a Star?! She used to play the guitar, piano and flute, and has completed several years of music studies. Discography Studio albums: Paragon (2023) After Forever Studio albums Prison of Desire (2000) Decipher (2001) Invisible Circles (2004) Remagine (2005) After Forever (2007) EPs Exordium (2003) Nightwish Studio albums Endless Forms Most Beautiful (2015) Human. :II: Nature. (2020) Live albums Showtime, Storytime (2013) Vehicle of Spirit (2016) Decades: Live in Buenos Aires (2019) Northward Studio albums Northward (2018) ReVamp Studio albums ReVamp (2010) Wild Card (2013) Star One Studio albums Space Metal (2002) Victims of the Modern