Anabel Bosch

Ana Isabel "Anabel" Ramirez Bosch (January 25, 1976 – January 11, 2009) was a Filipino 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 11, 2009.

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

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