Mirjam Timmer

{{short description|Dutch singer-songwriter (born 1982)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}

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{{notability|Music|date=June 2012}}

{{BLP sources|date=June 2012}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| image = Mirjam-timmer-1318154493.jpg

| alias = Mir

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|07|01|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Wergea, Netherlands

| current_member_of = Twarres

| past_member_of =

}}

Mirjam Timmer (born 1 July 1982){{Cite web |title=Songs written by Mirjam Timmer |url=https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/123953 |access-date=2021-08-10 |website=SecondHandSongs}} is a Dutch singer-songwriter. Since 2006, she has performed under the name Mir, short for Mirjam, but also the Russian word for "Peace".{{cite news|url=http://www.destentor.nl/regio/veluwewest/article876245.ece|title=Mirjam Timmer besluit reeks optredens in Estrado|date=29 November 2006|work=de Stentor|language=Dutch|accessdate=14 August 2012}}

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.{{Cite web|title=Mirjam & Kristian - Twarres|url=http://twarres.nl/|access-date=2021-08-10|website=twarres.nl}} 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|date=September 2022}}.

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.{{Cite web|title=Twarres - Biografie|url=https://www.npo3fm.nl/muziek/artiesten/1caa6cf7-e6c5-4eb5-be48-1257b9c6744a/twarres|access-date=2021-08-10|website=NPO 3FM|language=nl-nl}} "Face To Face," her first single under the name Mir, appeared in 2006.{{Cite web|title=Face To Face Lyrics - Mirjam Timmer|url=https://www.lyricsbox.com/mirjam-timmer-face-to-face-lyrics-7rvgqwg.html|access-date=2021-08-10|website=LyricsBox|language=en}} She later released the solo album Files From London.{{Cite web|title=Mirjam Timmer|url=https://www.strengholtmusic.com/artiesten/mirjam-timmer/|access-date=2021-08-10|website=Strengholt Music Group|language=en-US}}