Robert Westerholt

Robert Westerholt (born January 1, 1975 in Waddinxveen, Netherlands) is the founder of, and guitarist in, the Dutch symphonic rock band Within Temptation. He writes a great deal of the music for the band, along with the band's vocalist, his girlfriend, Sharon den Adel. The two became parents to baby Eva Luna on December 7, 2005. Robert and girlfriend Sharon were members of another band Voyage before founding Within Temptation along with band members Ruud Adrianus Jolie, Jeroen van Veen, Stephen van Haestregt, and Martijn Spierenburg.