Mirjam Timmer

Mirjam Timmer
Background information
Also known as	Mir
Born	(1982-07-01) 1 July 1982 (age 42) Wergea, Netherlands
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]

References

1. "Songs written by Mirjam Timmer". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
2. "Mirjam Timmer besluit reeks optredens in Estrado". de Stentor (in Dutch). 29 November 2006. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
3. "Mirjam & Kristian - Twarres". twarres.nl. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
4. "Twarres - Biografie". NPO 3FM (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 August 2021.
5. "Face To Face Lyrics - Mirjam Timmer". LyricsBox. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
6. "Mirjam Timmer". Strengholt Music Group. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

External links

• website van MIR