Anabel Bosch Explained

Anabel Bosch
Birth Name:Ana Isabel Ramirez-Bosch
Birth Date:25 January 1976
Birth Place:Manila, Philippines
Death Place:Manila, Philippines
Occupation:singer, poet
Nationality:Filipino
Spouse:Jamie Wilson (estranged)

Ana Isabel "Anabel" Ramirez Bosch (January 25, 1976  - January 10, 2009) was a Filipina singer and poet who fronted several important Filipino rock bands.

Bosch's singing career started when she was in high school, when she became a regular at Club Dredd in Quezon City. She soon became a singer for Tropical Depression, a popular Filipino rock band in the late 1990s.[1] She also sang for the rock bands Elektrikoolaid, Spy and Analog.

She was a member of the women's poetry movement "Romancing Venus", founded 2006 by Kooky Tuason, which spawned a spoken-word album and book.

Bosch was stricken with a brain aneurysm on New Year's Day 2009, and lapsed into unconsciousness. Her friends in the Filipino musical community staged various gigs and fundraising efforts to shoulder her medical expenses.[1] She died on January 10, 2009.

Bosch was estranged from her husband, the stage and film actor Jamie Wilson. She has a daughter, Mishaela, from a previous relationship.

Notes and References

  1. News: Jazz for Annabel . Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2009-01-06 . 2009-01-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090123055436/http://globalnation.inquirer.net/mailbag/mailbag/view/20090106-181671/Jazz-for-Annabel . 2009-01-23 .