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| birth_name = Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|8|17|df=y}} |
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| Instrument = [[Singing|Vocals]], [[piano]], [[drums]], [[flute|tranverse flute]] |
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| birth_place = [[Kitee]], Finland |
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| Genre = [[Symphonic rock]], [[symphonic metal]], [[classical music|classical]], [[crossover (music)|classical crossover]] |
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* [[Symphonic metal]] |
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| Label = [[Universal Music Group|Universal]], [[Spinefarm Records|Spinefarm]], [[Nuclear Blast]], [[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]], [[Nems Enterprises (label)|NEMS Enterprises]], [[Century Media]], [[Drakkar Entertainment]] |
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* [[power metal]] |
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| Associated_acts = [[Nightwish]], [[Beto Vázquez Infinity]], Adrián Barilari, Noche Escandinava |
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* [[gothic metal]] |
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| URL = [http://www.tarjaturunen.com tarjaturunen.com] |
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| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter<!-- Please do not add "author" as an occupation without consensus from the article talk page.-->}} |
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| instruments = {{hlist|Vocals|piano}} |
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| spouse = {{marriage|Marcelo Cabuli|2002}} |
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| years_active = 1996–present |
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| past_member_of = [[Nightwish]] |
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'''Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen-Cabuli''' (born 17 August 1977), known professionally as '''Tarja Turunen''' or simply '''Tarja''', is a Finnish [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] singer, best known as the former lead vocalist of [[Nightwish]]. |
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'''Tarja Turunen''' ({{IPA-fi|ˈtɑrjɑ ˈturunen}}) (born 17 August 1977), full name '''Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen''', is a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[singer-songwriter]], [[Pianist]] and [[composer]], whose work includes two solo albums, with the third coming in 2010. She is best known as an original member and the former lead vocalist of Finnish [[symphonic metal|symphonic]] [[power metal]] band [[Nightwish]], founded by herself, [[Tuomas Holopainen]] and [[Erno Vuorinen]] in 1996, with the first studio album, ''[[Angels Fall First]]'', released on November 1, 1997. She was dismissed from the band on October 22, 2005 after nine years, at the end of the ''[[Once Upon a Tour]]''. |
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Turunen studied lyrical singing at [[Sibelius Academy]] and [[Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe]]. She is a professional classical [[lied]] singer with a three-octave vocal range,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tarja Turunen: "My Biggest Blessing, My Voice, Has Also At Times Been A Curse"|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/tarja-turunen-my-biggest-blessing-my-voice-has-also-at-times-been-a-curse/|access-date=2021-01-22|website=Kerrang!|date=30 August 2019 }}</ref> and founded [[symphonic metal]] band [[Nightwish]] with [[Tuomas Holopainen]] and [[Emppu Vuorinen]] in 1996. Their combination of hard and fast guitar riffs with Turunen's dramatic, "operatic" lead vocals quickly achieved critical and commercial popularity. Their symphonic metal style, soon dubbed "opera metal", inspired many other metal bands and performers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tanza |first=Kevin |date=2023-07-26 |title=The 22 Best Female Heavy Metal Singers Of All Time |url=https://metalshout.com/female-heavy-metal-singers-of-all-time/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Metal Shout |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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In 2006, Turunen released her first independent album, a Christmas project called ''[[Henkäys Ikuisuudesta]]'', with a support classical tour between November 25 and December 26 in Finland and [[Russia]]. In 2007, Turunen released ''[[My Winter Storm]]'', an album with various styles, including [[alternative rock]] and [[symphonic metal]]; it sold over 700,000 copies worldwide and was promotioned by a big tour, the ''[[Storm World Tour]]'', between 2007 and 2009. Tarja's third album, ''[[What Lies Beneath (album)|What Lies Beneath]]'', was released on [[September 1]], 2010, and between june and august Tarja performed several concerts in Europe, playing in famous metal festivals including the [[Graspop Metal Meeting]] and the [[Wacken Open Air]], with more dates expected to be confirmed in the near future. |
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Turunen was fired from the band on 21 October 2005 (just after the performance of the band's ''[[End of an Era (Nightwish album)|End of an Era]]'' concert) for personal reasons accompanied by an open letter from the band. She started her solo career in 2006 with the release of a Christmas album called ''[[Henkäys ikuisuudesta]]''. In 2007, Turunen released ''[[My Winter Storm]]'', an album featuring various styles including symphonic metal, and started the Storm World Tour. She performed several concerts in Europe, playing in metal festivals including the [[Graspop Metal Meeting]] and the [[Wacken Open Air]], before releasing her third album, ''[[What Lies Beneath (Tarja album)|What Lies Beneath]]'', supported by a tour, which lasted until April 2012. Her first live DVD ''[[Act I : Live in Rosario|Act I]]'' was filmed during this tour on 30 and 31 March 2012 in [[Argentina]]. ''[[Act I : Live in Rosario|Act I]]'' was released in August 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tarja-act1.com/?p=341#more-341 |title=Tarja Turunen – Live Album 'ACT I" available August 24th 2012 |website=Tarja-act1.com |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> Turunen started the Colours in the Dark World Tour in October 2013 to promote her new album [[Colours in the Dark (album)|''Colours in the Dark'']]. Her second live DVD was filmed during the events of ''[[Beauty and the Beat (Tarja album)|Beauty and the Beat]]'' with [[Mike Terrana]] and was released in May. |
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Tarja is the most successful singer from Finland, with more than 4 million sold copies with Nightwish and more than 1 million in solo career. |
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In September 2015, Turunen released her first classical studio album, ''[[Ave Maria – En Plein Air]]''. In August 2016 she released her sixth studio album ''[[The Shadow Self (album)|The Shadow Self]]'', with a prequel EP ''[[The Brightest Void (album)|The Brightest Void]]'' released on 3 June. On 17 November 2017, she released her second Christmas album, ''[[From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas)|From Spirits and Ghosts]]'', putting a dark orchestral twist on various classic holiday songs. In 2018, she released the follow-up to her first live album, ''[[Act II (Tarja album)|Act II]]'', which was filmed during her world tour for ''The Shadow Self''. Her eighth studio album and her fifth metal album, ''[[In the Raw (Tarja album)|In the Raw]]'', was released on 30 August 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tarjaturunen.com/albums-in-the-raw/|title=Tarja Turunen | ALBUMS / IN THE RAW|access-date=1 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tarja-intheraw.com/|title=Tarja – In The Raw – The New Studio Album OUT NOW|website=www.tarja-intheraw.com|access-date=1 April 2020}}</ref> Turunen's third Christmas album and the follow-up sequel to ''From Spirits and Ghosts'', entitled ''[[Dark Christmas (Tarja album)|Dark Christmas]]'', was released on 10 November 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tarja Turunen {{!}} New Release – Dark Christmas |url=https://tarjaturunen.com/language/en/new-release-dark-christmas/ |access-date=29 July 2024}}</ref> |
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==Personal biography== |
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Born in [[Kitee]], [[Finland]], Turunen grew up with an older and a younger brother. She began playing the piano when she was six. At the comprehensive school Turunen was notorious for performing as a singer in every project. Her teacher Plamen Dimov later on explained that he had to give Turunen just one note, she immediately got it, while with other - nevertheless talented - pupils he would have had to practice a couple of times. <ref>Mape Ollila, Olga Pohjola: Once Upon a Nightwish. The Official Biography 1996–2006, Deggael Communications, Torpinkylä 2007, page 41</ref> At the school she had a tough time for some girls bullied her because they envied her voice.<ref>Mape Ollila, Olga Pohjola: Once Upon a Nightwish. The Official Biography 1996–2006, Deggael Communications, Torpinkylä 2007, page 42</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">Metal Heart Magazine, November 2003</ref> To solve that problem Dimov organized a lot of projects outside the school. At the age of fifteen Turunen had her first bigger appearance as a soloist on a church concert in front of a thousand listeners.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> |
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==Life and career== |
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Later on she attended the Senior Secondary School of Art and Music in [[Savonlinna]]. At the age of eighteen she moved to the city of [[Kuopio]] to study at the [[Sibelius Academy]]. |
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===1977–1995: Early life=== |
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Tarja Turunen was born in the small village of Puhos, near [[Kitee]], Finland. She has an older brother, Timo, and a younger brother, Toni. Her mother Ritva Sisko Marjatta (Hakkarainen) worked in the town administration, and her father Teuvo Turunen is a carpenter. Her talent for music was first noted when she sang the song "Enkeli taivaan" (the Finnish version of "[[Canonic Variations on "Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her"|From Heaven Above to Earth I Come]]") in the Kitee church hall at age three.{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=41}} She joined the [[church choir]] and started taking vocal lessons. At age six, she started playing piano.{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=41}} |
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At comprehensive school, Turunen performed as a singer for several projects. Her first piano teacher Kirsti Nortia-Holopainen ([[Tuomas Holopainen]]'s mother), "Tarja was in a school that had some very musical people. Even then she got to perform a lot. I think she sang in every school function there was."{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=41}} Her music teacher, [[Plamen Dimov (musician)|Plamen Dimov]], later explained that, "If you gave Tarja just one note, she immediately got it. With the others, you'd have to practice three, four, five times".{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=42}} At school she had a tough time, since some girls [[Bullying|bullied]] her because they envied her voice.{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=41}} To solve that problem, Dimov organized projects outside school. At fifteen, Turunen had her first major appearance as a soloist at a church concert in front of a thousand listeners.{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=41}} In 1993 she attended the Senior Secondary School of Art and Music in [[Savonlinna]].{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=43}} |
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==Career== |
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===With Nightwish=== |
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At Christmas break 1996 her former classmate [[Tuomas Holopainen]] invited her to join his new acoustic mood music project. She immediately agreed. At the first recording session it became apparent, that due to her classical singing lessons, Turunens voice had become much more powerful than Holopainen had in mind from their school days. At the following band practices [[Emppu Vuorinen]] used an electric guitar instead of the acoustic guitar because he felt that it better fitted to the voice. Holopainen finally decided to form Nightwish as a [[Heavy metal music|metal band]]. He later on explained, that the band mates bit by bit realised, that Turunens voice had become too dramatic for acoustic mood music, they came to the conclusion, that the music had to be massive too.<ref>Nightwish: interview with Tuomas Holopainen; From Wishes to Eternity-DVD</ref> Thus Turunen as a founding member was at the same time influential on the musical style of Nightwish.<ref>Matthias Mineur: Nightwish. Suomi Superstars in EMP 4/99, p. 26</ref> |
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For several years Turunen performed various songs including [[soul music]] by [[Whitney Houston]] and [[Aretha Franklin]].{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=42, 43}} Later she listened to songs from the [[Crossover (music)#Classical crossover|classical crossover]] singer [[Sarah Brightman]], especially the song "[[The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber song)|The Phantom of the Opera]]", and decided to focus on that genre of music.{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=42}} At eighteen, she moved to [[Kuopio]] to study at the [[Sibelius Academy]].{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=44}} |
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In April 1997 Nightwish recorded a second demo with “more bombastic, dramatic” songs, with which Holopainen could finally convince the Finnish label [[Spinefarm Records]] to publish the debut album [[Angels Fall First]].<ref>Mape Ollila, Olga Pohjola: Once Upon a Nightwish. The Official Biography 1996–2006, Deggael Communications, Torpinkylä 2007, page 52</ref> The success of the first album came as a surprise to everyone. As the album hit the top 40 of the Finnish charts, Nightwish started a first tour.<ref>Mape Ollila, Olga Pohjola: Once Upon a Nightwish. The Official Biography 1996–2006, Deggael Communications, Torpinkylä 2007, page 61</ref> Due to her commitment in the band Turunen soon was not able to concentrate sufficiently on her academic activities anymore and finally interrupted her academic studies.<ref>Mape Ollila, Olga Pohjola: Once Upon a Nightwish. The Official Biography 1996–2006, Deggael Communications, Torpinkylä 2007, page 69</ref> |
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[[Image:NightwishJune2005.jpg|thumb|right|Nightwish live on June 24, 2005, during their "[[Once Upon a Tour]]".]] |
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In the year 1998 Nightwish published their second album [[Oceanborn]]. This album lacked the earlier elements of folk music and ambience, instead focusing on Turunen's dramatic voice and including fast, melodious keyboard and guitar lines.<ref>Allmusic: [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gpfixq8kldte Review: ''Oceanborn'']</ref> Turunen sang solo in [[Waltari]]'s rock-themed 1999 [[ballet]] ''Evankeliumi'' (also known as ''Evangelicum'') in several sold-out performances at the [[Finnish National Opera]]. She continued to tour and record with Nightwish through 2000 and 2001, after which she enrolled in the German Music University [[Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe]]. While there, she recorded vocals for Nightwish's 2002 album ''[[Century Child]]'' and for [[Beto Vázquez Infinity]]. |
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===1996–2005: Nightwish=== |
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In 2002, Turunen toured [[South America]], performing in the classical [[Lied]] concert ''Noche Escandinava'' (''Scandinavian Night''), again to sold-out houses. Following this and an exhausting world tour in support of ''Century Child'', Nightwish took a hiatus and Turunen returned to Karlsruhe. After the hiatus, Turunen rejoined Nightwish for the album [[Once (Nightwish album)|''Once'']] and supporting world tour throughout 2004-2005, and embarked on a second ''Noche Escandinava'' tour in the spring of 2004. For Christmas 2004, she released the single "Yhden Enkelin Unelma" (One Angel's Dream), which sold gold in her native country, Finland. For the spring of 2005, she prepared a collaboration with Germany's [[Martin Kesici]], the duet "[[Leaving You For Me]]", also accompanied by a video. |
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[[File:NightwishJune2005.jpg|thumb|alt=Five band members taking their bows at the end of a performance|Turunen with Nightwish at the Himos Festival in [[Jämsä]], Finland, on 25 June 2005]] |
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In December 1996, former classmate [[Tuomas Holopainen]] invited Turunen to join his new acoustic mood music project, and she immediately agreed. At the recording session for the first demo Holopainen discovered that due to her classical singing lessons, Turunen's voice had become much more powerful than he recalled from their school days. At the following band practices, [[Emppu Vuorinen]] used an electric guitar instead of an acoustic guitar because he felt that it gave a better accompaniment to her voice.{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=45, 46}} Holopainen later explained that the band members had gradually realised that Turunen's voice had become too dramatic for acoustic mood music and eventually came to the conclusion that the music had to be massive too. Hence Holopainen decided to form Nightwish as a [[Heavy metal music|metal band]].{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=54}} |
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On October 21, 2005, Turunen was dismissed through an [[open letter]] written by Nightwish.<ref>[http://www.nightwish.com/en/article/6 Open letter by the Nightwish members]</ref> Turunen responded through another open letter, which was posted on her website in both Finnish and English.<ref>[http://tarjafans.deviantart.com/journal/6878751/ Open letter by Tarja Turunen] (the letter can no longer be found on her website, but is available on a fan page)</ref> In February 2006, Cabuli posted a message to her website addressing the situation, and asked for anyone who had questions to email him.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tarjaturunen.com/message.html | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070809231523/http://www.tarjaturunen.com/message.html | archivedate=2007-08-09 | title=Message from Marcelo}}</ref> Cabuli then posted a lengthy reply to many of the questions he had received in June 2006.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tarjaturunen.com/fans.html | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070703211904/http://www.tarjaturunen.com/fans.html | archivedate=2007-07-03 | title=Answers to the fans questions}}</ref> |
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Nightwish recorded a second demo with "more bombastic, dramatic" songs in September 1997. Holopainen used this material to convince the Finnish label [[Spinefarm Records]] to publish the band's debut album, ''[[Angels Fall First]]''.{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=52, 53}} The success of the first album came as a surprise to the label.{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=52}} As the album hit the top 40 of the Finnish charts,<ref name="nw fin charts">{{cite web|url=http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Nightwish&titel=Angels+Fall+First&cat=a|title=Nightwish- Angels Fall First (album)|publisher= Hung Medien |access-date=11 February 2011}}</ref> Nightwish started touring in clubs around Finland.{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=59}} That same year, Turunen performed at the [[Savonlinna Opera Festival]] for the first time, singing arias from [[Wagner]] and [[Verdi]].{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=65}}[[File:Nightwish.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Four band members perform before a live audience|Turunen with Nightwish in [[Kitee]], Finland, on 22 May 2004]] |
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===Independent career=== |
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In December 2005, Turunen performed several Christmas concerts in [[Finland]], [[Germany]], [[Spain]] and [[Romania]]. 2006 was not a break year for Turunen, who recorded a [[Christmas]] album and vocals for her brother Timo Turunen's debut album. She also made an appearance at the [[Savonlinna Opera Festival]]. |
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Due to her commitment to the band, Turunen was not able to concentrate sufficiently on her schoolwork and her academic studies were interrupted.{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=69}} In 1998, Nightwish published their second album, ''[[Oceanborn]]''. This album lacked the earlier elements of folk and [[ambient music]], and instead focused on fast, melodic keyboard and guitar lines and Turunen's dramatic voice.<ref name="born">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/oceanborn-r429983|title=Oceanborn- Nightwish|publisher= [[AllMusic]] |access-date=11 February 2011}}</ref> In addition to the Nightwish tour in 1999, Turunen sang solo in [[Waltari]]'s rock-themed ballet ''Evankeliumi'' (also known as ''Evangelicum'') in several sold-out performances at the [[Finnish National Opera]].{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=104}} In 2000 and 2001, Nightwish recorded ''[[Wishmaster (album)|Wishmaster]]'' and ''[[Over the Hills and Far Away (album)|Over the Hills and Far Away]]'' and toured Europe and South America.<ref name="farm">{{cite web|url=http://www.spinefarm.fi/showband.php?id=1|title=Nightwish|publisher=Spinefarm Records|access-date=11 February 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527005147/http://www.spinefarm.fi/showband.php?id=1|archive-date=27 May 2011}}</ref> During the Wishmaster World Tour, Turunen met Argentine businessman Marcelo Cabuli, owner of the record label and tour promotion company [[NEMS Enterprises (label)|NEMS Enterprises]],<ref name="rs">{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com.ar/1314927|title=Tarja Turunen: Asado con cuero|publisher=RollingStone Argentina|date=14 October 2010|access-date=11 February 2011|language=es|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128052414/http://rollingstone.com.ar/1314927|archive-date=28 November 2010}}</ref> whom she married in 2002. |
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On September 17, Turunen's solo dates were announced across Europe in [[Berlin]], [[London]], [[Moscow]], [[Budapest]], [[Athens]], [[Cologne]], [[Paris]], [[Amsterdam]] and [[Zurich]].<ref>[http://www.myspace.com/tarjaturunen Tour Dates on Tarja's Official MySpace]</ref> |
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Turunen enrolled in 2000 at the German music university [[Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe]] to gain a professional qualification as a soloist with further specialization in [[art song]]. In addition to the good reputation of the university, Turunen chose to go to Karlsruhe because some people at the Finnish university did not take her seriously as a classical singer due to her commitment in a metal band.{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=115}}<ref name="MetalH">[[Metal Hammer]], July 2002, p. 21</ref> While there, she recorded vocals for Nightwish's 2002 album ''[[Century Child]]'' and for [[Beto Vázquez Infinity]]. As with the other albums, Holopainen wrote the pieces and sent Turunen the lyrics and a demo recording of the prerecorded instrumental tracks by mail. Using the demo, Turunen designed her vocal lines and the choral passages.<ref name="MetalH" /> |
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In October 2007 a street team endorsed by Universal Music and Spinefarm UK was launched for Turunen through UK-based company Worst Decision. The team's aim is to help promote Turunen's upcoming single, album and tour with the help of dedicated fans, the most dedicated of which will be eligible to receive free gifts for their work.<ref>[http://www.worst-decision.com Worst Decision - The Street Team Community]</ref> While aimed mainly at the UK market, it was hoped that members from all over the world would join to help spread the word about Turunen throughout the UK, Europe and around the world.{{citation needed|date=May 2010}} |
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In 2002, Turunen toured South America, performing in the classical [[Lied]] concert ''Noche Escandinava'' (''Scandinavian Night'') to sold-out houses. Following this and an exhausting world tour in support of ''Century Child'', Nightwish took a hiatus and Turunen returned to Karlsruhe to finish her studies. After the hiatus Nightwish recorded the album [[Once (Nightwish album)|''Once'']]; it was released in May 2004.<ref name="road">{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/newreleases/release.aspx?releaseID=122|title="Once"- Nightwish|publisher=Roadrunner Records|access-date=11 February 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117192536/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/newreleases/release.aspx?releaseID=122|archive-date=17 January 2011}}</ref> The album has sold platinum in Finland and Germany and was the best selling album in all of Europe in July 2004.{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=233}} The band performed in the supporting [[Once Upon a Tour]] throughout 2004 and 2005. |
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Turunen's first independent album, ''[[My Winter Storm]]'', was released in November 2007 and achieved gold status in Finland on its day of release. The album took the number 1 spot on the Finnish charts, went platinum in Finland and gold in Russia. ''[[My Winter Storm]]'' has also achieved gold in Hungary and in the Czech Republic. Turunen also sings on the track "In The Picture" on Nuclear Blast Allstars' album ''Into The Light'', 2007.<ref>[http://www.nuclearblast.de/band_showa.php?action=disco&artist=739&catid=NB%201799&out=2007-06-01]</ref> |
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[[Image:Tarja Turunen at Obras Stadium 2008 30.jpg|thumb|220px|left|Tarja with her own band in [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]], on September 6, 2008.]] |
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In late 2007 Turunen was nominated for two awards, an [[Echo (music award)|Echo]] as best newcomer and an [[Emma-gaala|Emma]] for best Finnish artist. She was also confirmed to headline day one of the 2008 [[Metal Female Voices Fest]] in Wieze, Belgium. On May 9, 2008, Turunen embarked on a long European tour to promote ''My Winter Storm'', [[Storm Tour]]. She chose to open the tour by performing at [[Wave-Gotik-Treffen]] in [[Leipzig]], [[Germany]]. |
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Turunen has also told fans via her ''My Winter Storm'' blog that she is relocating to Antigua to work with the same producer as before, and that she has many ideas for her third album, currently in progress. |
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For Christmas 2004, Turunen released her first solo single, titled "[[Yhden enkelin unelma]]" (One Angel's Dream), which sold gold in her native country of Finland. At Christmas 2005 it made a reentry at position one in the [[Finland's Official List|Finnish Charts]].<ref name="Yhden charts">{{cite web|url=http://www.finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Tarja&titel=Yhden+enkelin+unelma&cat=s|title=Tarja- Yhden Enkelin Unelma (song)|publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=11 February 2011}}</ref> In spring 2005 she prepared the duet "[[Leaving You for Me]]", a collaboration with [[Martin Kesici]], accompanied by a video.<ref name="leaving">{{cite web|url=http://www.finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Martin+Kesici+with+Tarja+Turunen&titel=Leaving+You+For+Me&cat=s|title=Martin Kesici with Tarja Turunen- Leaving You for Me (song)|publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=11 February 2011}}</ref> |
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In July 2008, she announced two tracks in the ''My Winter Storm'' blog: "The Crying Moon" for the new album, and "[[Enough (single)|Enough]]", for one special edition of ''[[My Winter Storm]]''. In August 2008 she played "[[Enough (single)|Enough]]" in her Storm Tour, in South America 2008. On September 10, 2008, a Spinefarm UK representative announced that they would be releasing an EP for Turunen on December 1 which would include new material. In December 2008 [[The Seer EP]] was released in the U.K. and the new extended edition of [[My Winter Storm]] released on January 2, 2009.<ref>http://metalmarketing.org/spinefarm/index.php?showtopic=39</ref> |
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====Departure from the band==== |
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On November 18 the Finnish charity Christmas album "Maailman kauneimmat joululaulut" was released, containing three songs featuring Turunen's vocals.<ref>http://www.crestfallensoul.net/english/?p=2635</ref> In December 2009 she recorded her part of the duet with [[Klaus Meine]] which is part of the final [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]] album ''[[Sting in the Tail]]''. The song is called "The Good Die Young".<ref name="Scorpions">The Gauntlet: [http://www.thegauntlet.com/interview/3831/573/Scorpions.html Interview Rudolf Schenker]</ref> |
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[[File:Tarja Turunen 2006.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Turunen sings live onstage while seated on a stool. She is wearing a glittery white suit.|Turunen live during a Christmas concert in [[Lahti]], Finland, on 12 December 2006]] |
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The first change in the line up of Nightwish was in September 2001, when bassist [[Sami Vänskä]] was fired because Holopainen was no longer able to continue working with him.<ref>Sonic Seducer: Starfacts Nightwish, Thomas Vogel Musikzeitschriftenverlag, 15 June 2004, {{ISBN|978-3-940065-01-8}}, p. 49</ref> In the following years the relationship between Holopainen and Turunen's husband and manager Marcelo Cabuli deteriorated. This affected the relationship between Holopainen and Turunen as well. At a band meeting after the concert in [[Oberhausen]] in December 2004, Turunen informed the band members that she wanted to leave the band, but agreed to record one more album and to participate in the subsequent tour, planned for 2006/2007.{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=253}} According to her husband, Turunen had further agreed not to make her decision public and to release her first solo album after the new studio album from Nightwish.<ref name="questions">{{cite web|url=http://www.tarjaturunen.com/fans.html|title=Dear Fans of Nightwish and Tarja (answer number 145 and 147)|access-date=11 February 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070703211904/http://www.tarjaturunen.com/fans.html|archive-date= 3 July 2007}}</ref> After the last concert of the ''Once Upon a Tour'' on 21 October 2005 (which was released on video as ''[[End of an Era (Nightwish album)|End of an Era]]''), Holopainen and the other band members informed Turunen in an [[open letter]] that the band did not want to work with her any more, accusing her of [[diva]]-like behaviour and greed:<ref name="letter">{{cite web|url=http://www.nightwish.com/en/article/6|title=Open letter to Tarja|publisher=Nightwish's Official Website|date= 22 October 2005|access-date=11 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418020736/http://www.nightwish.com/en/article/6|archive-date=18 April 2014}}</ref> |
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{{Blockquote|To you, unfortunately, business, money, and things that have nothing to do with those emotions have become much more important.<ref name="letter" />}} |
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The split and, due to the open letter's allegations, Turunen's character became the subject of close media coverage.<ref name="Helsinging">{{cite web|url=http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Nightwish+sack+female+vocalist+after+lengthy+world+tour/1101981387494|title=Nightwish sack female vocalist after lengthy world tour|publisher=[[Helsingin Sanomat]]|date=24 October 2005|access-date=13 September 2011|archive-date=18 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918121424/http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Nightwish+sack+female+vocalist+after+lengthy+world+tour/1101981387494|url-status=dead}}</ref> Turunen responded through an open letter on her website and through some interviews in which she explained her view. She was upset that after nine years of working together, Holopainen announced the separation via an open letter.<ref name="Helsinging"/> Because of the continuing media interest, her husband Marcelo Cabuli posted a message addressing the situation on the website in February 2006. He asked that anyone who had questions should email him. In June 2006, Cabuli posted a lengthy reply to many of the questions he had received. He answered questions related to the greed accusation by explaining that the band had agreed on the distribution of earnings in a contract at the formation of Nightwish. Based on that contract, every band member got a fixed share of 20% of the band's income.{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=250}} Marcelo Cabuli stated that, unlike others, Turunen had never fought for additional songwriter royalties. |
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Turunen recorded her third album, ''[[What Lies Beneath (album)|What Lies Beneath]]'', between 2009 and 2010 and it was released on [[September 1]], 2010. The first single, "Falling Awake", was released on the 19th of July. The second single, "I Feel Immortal", was released on August 27, 2010, and a music video for it has already been uploaded to YouTube. The official single "Until My Last Breath" from the album was released on the 23th of August.<ref>"What Lies Beneath"-Blog: [http://tarja-whatliesbeneath.com/2010/02/03/first-studio-day/ First Day of Recording]</ref> |
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{{Blockquote|For sure in her case, money is not coming first in her book of life. [...] If we would check which band member earns a lot more money than any other one in the band, you should be surprised.|Marcelo Cabuli<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tarjaturunen.com/fans.html|title=Dear Fans of Nightwish and Tarja (answer number 120 and 122)|access-date=February 11, 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070703211904/http://www.tarjaturunen.com/fans.html|archive-date= July 3, 2007}}</ref>}} |
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==Reception== |
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[[Image:Tarja Turunen 2006.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Tarja during a christmas concert in [[Lahti]], [[Finland]], on [[December 6]], 2006.]] |
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Turunen's voice is described by critics as remarkably powerful and emotional.<ref name="crypt">{{cite web|url=http://www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review.php?revid=784|title=Review: Nightwish - Oceanborn|accessdate=2009-11-06|work=|publisher=[http://www.metalcrypt.com/ Metalcrypt.com]}}</ref><ref name="storm">{{cite web|url=http://www.metalstorm.ee/bands/album.php?album_id=229&band_id=1&bandname=Nightwish|title=Nightwish - Oceanborn|accessdate=2009-11-06|work=|publisher=[http://www.metalstorm.ee/ Metalstorm.ee]}}</ref><ref name="all">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:lza9qj1qojfa|title=Angels Fall First: Nightwish|accessdate=2009-11-06|work=|publisher=[[Allmusic|Allmusic.com]]}}</ref><ref>Vampster: [http://www.vampster.com/artikel/show/?id=1388 Review: Wishmaster] (German)</ref> Sometimes it is stated that her voice is too trained or operatic for metal music, but even critics who do not like classical voices admit that her voice suits the kind of metal songs she sings unusually well.<ref>Daniel Bosen: [http://www.babyblaue-seiten.de/album_1942.html Review: Angels Fall First] (German)</ref> |
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Despite the circumstances of the separation, Holopainen's appreciation of Turunen as an artist remained. He explained that he did not search for a similarly trained singer as a successor for Turunen because he considers her to be extraordinarily good in her genre and therefore irreplaceable.<ref name="tuomas int">{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-rules.com/zine/content/view/1128/0/|title=Nightwish – Tuomas Holopainen|website=Metal-Rules.com|date= 6 November 2007|access-date=11 February 2011}}</ref> Turunen said in an interview that she is very proud of her career with Nightwish. She considers the remaining band members extremely talented and wished all the best for them and their subsequent then-lead singer [[Anette Olzon]].<ref name="int tarja">{{cite web|url=http://www.sounds2move.de/Interviews/tarjaturunen_interview_2007.htm|title=Interview with Tarja Turunen |website=Sounds2move.de|access-date=11 February 2011|language=de}}</ref><ref name="int tarja2">{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/interview.asp?id=139|title=Interview with Tarja Turunen |publisher= Hung Medien|access-date=11 February 2011|language=gsw}}</ref> |
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Until the end of the cooperation Turunen was the trademark of Nightwish,<ref>Whiskey-Soda: [http://www.whiskey-soda.de/review.php?id=6424 Review: Once] (German)</ref> while band leader Holopainen was the soul. Turunen is seen as a key to Nightwish's success.<ref>Planet Heavy Metal: [http://www.planetheavymetal.de/article346.html Review: Century Child]; Allmusic: [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wxftxqlald6e Review: Century Child]</ref> She is respected as hugely influential on other metal bands and singers.<ref>Allmusic: [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wxftxqlald6e Review: Century Child]</ref> For instance [[Simone Simons]] names her as her inspiration to study classical music and to sing in a metal band.<ref>Epica: [http://www.epica.nl/?page=band&show=members&sub=1 Biography of Simone Simons]</ref> |
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===2005–2009: Solo career beginnings, ''Henkäys ikuisuudesta'', ''My Winter Storm''=== |
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A very large media feedback aroused on the subject of the publicly carried out separation from Nightwish when even Turunen's character became a subject of public discussions. The band members stated, that she had become greedy. |
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At the end of 2005, Turunen performed several classical concerts in Finland, Germany, Spain, and Romania.<ref name="past">{{cite web |url=http://www.tarjaturunen.com/past_events/pop_past_events.php?Id=en |title=Past Events |publisher=Tarja's Official Website |access-date=11 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105123354/http://www.tarjaturunen.com/past_events/pop_past_events.php?Id=en |archive-date=5 January 2011 }}</ref> Since she expected to participate in another Nightwish album, several concerts and the release of her Christmas album ''[[Henkäys ikuisuudesta]]'' (officially translated as ''Breath from Heaven'') were the only activities scheduled for 2006.<ref name="power">{{cite web|url=http://powermetal.de/content/artikel/show-TARJA_TURUNEN__Interview_mit_Tarja,5811.html|title=The power of Metal, Rock and Gothic|website=Powermetal.de |access-date=11 February 2011|language=de}}</ref> Turunen again played at the [[Savonlinna Opera Festival]] in July 2006, this time as the main act; she sang alongside Finnish [[tenor]] [[Raimo Sirkiä]], supported by the Kuopio Symphonic Orchestra. Turunen performed classical arias like "[[O mio babbino caro]]" by [[Giacomo Puccini|Puccini]], "[[Libiamo ne' lieti calici]]" by [[Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi]] and some songs from [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]—"Don't Cry for Me Argentina" and "Phantom of the Opera"—among other songs.<ref name="se fi">{{cite web|url=http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Summer+festivals+draw+record+audiences+in+Finland/1135221450304|title=Summer festivals draw record audiences in Finland|publisher=[[Helsingin Sanomat]]|access-date=11 February 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201162341/http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Summer+festivals+draw+record+audiences+in+Finland/1135221450304|archive-date=1 February 2009}}</ref>{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=302}} In November she performed at the charity concert "Tomorrow's Child" with the Tapiola Choir as a benefit for the [[UNICEF]] Children's Fund. On 6 December 2006, Turunen performed a big concert at the [[Sibelius Hall]] in [[Lahti]], Finland; it was broadcast live by the Finnish channel [[YLE TV2]] for 450,000 viewers.<ref name="past" /> She was nominated for the Finnish [[Emma-gaala|Emma Award]] as Best Soloist of 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/viihde/a/200701185612669|title=Emma-ehdokkaat 2006|publisher=[[Iltalehti]]|date= 18 January 2007|access-date=11 September 2011|language=fi}}</ref> The following year, Turunen recorded vocals for the track "In the Picture" on the [[Nuclear Blast]] All-stars album [[Nuclear Blast All-Stars: Into the Light|''Into the Light'']]. |
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{{cquote|To you, unfortunately, business, money, and things that have nothing to do with those emotions have become much more important.<br/><small>-Nightwish in the open letter -</small><ref>[[s:Open Letter To Tarja Turunen|Open Letter to Tarja Turunen]]</ref>}} |
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[[File:Tarja Turunen-Kavarna2010-1.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Turunen is seen singing, accompanied by a guitarist and drummer.|Turunen live in [[Kavarna]], [[Bulgaria]], 23 July 2010]] |
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Turunen's husband Cabuli answered to the fans questions related to this topic that the band had agreed on the distribution of earnings in a contract right at the beginning of Nightwish. Due to that contract other members got a higher share of profit, which Turunen has never aggrieved.{{cquote|For sure in her case, money is not coming first in her book of life. [...] If we would check which band member earns a lot more money than any other one in the band, you should be surprised.<br/><small>-Marcelo Cabuli</small> <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070809231523/http://www.tarjaturunen.com/message.html Answers to the fans questions - answer 120]</ref>}} |
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In August 2006 she started to work on her next solo album, ''[[My Winter Storm]]'', the beginning of her main solo project. It was the first time that Turunen had written songs. She was supported by some professional songwriters. The choir and orchestral arrangements were written by film music composer [[James Dooley (composer)|James Dooley]].<ref name="dooley">{{cite web|url=http://www.metal.de/gothic-darkwave/interview/tarja/36650-interview-mit-tarja-turunen-zu-my-winter-storm/|title=Interview mit Tarja Turunen zu "My Winter Storm"|website=Metal.de|date=24 September 2007|access-date=14 September 2011|language=de|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401195642/http://www.metal.de/gothic-darkwave/interview/tarja/36650-interview-mit-tarja-turunen-zu-my-winter-storm/|archive-date=1 April 2012}}</ref> Turunen released ''My Winter Storm'', an album featuring various styles, including [[symphonic metal]] with classical "operatic" lead vocals, in November 2007. The album took the number one spot on the Finnish charts,<ref name="tarja fin charts">{{cite web|url=http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=tarja|title=Extended search: Tarja|publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=11 February 2011}}</ref> and went [[Platinum Disc|platinum]] in Finland<ref name="tarja fin sales">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/artistit/tarja+turunen|title=Statistics: Tarja Turunen|publisher=IFPI Finland|access-date=11 February 2011|language=fi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309131231/http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/artistit/tarja+turunen|archive-date=9 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> double platinum in Russia and [[Gold Disc|gold]] in Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-hammer.de/news/meldungen/article112683/Tarja-Turunen-Gold-fuer-alte-Name-fuer-neue-Band.html|title=Tarja Turunen: Gold für alte, Namen für neue Band|publisher=Metal Hammer |access-date=5 September 2011|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/#topSearch|title=Gold-/Platin-Datenbank|publisher=[[Bundesverband Musikindustrie]] |access-date=11 September 2011|language=de}}</ref> |
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She was nominated for an [[Echo (music award)|Echo]] as best newcomer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bild.de/entertainment/musik/echo/moderatoren-stehen-fest-3572486.bild.html|title=Echo-Verleihung 2008|publisher=[[Bild]]|date=31 January 2008|access-date=11 September 2011|language=de}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and an [[Emma-gaala|Emma]] for best Finnish artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/popstars/a/200801157098049|title=Emma-ehdokkaat 2007|publisher=[[Iltalehti]]|date= 18 January 2007|access-date=11 September 2011|language=fi}}</ref> On 25 November 2007, Turunen embarked on the Storm World Tour to promote ''My Winter Storm''. She performed 95 concerts throughout Europe, North and South America and ended the tour in October 2009 at the [[O2 Academy Islington]] in London.<ref name="past" /> In December 2008, the EP ''[[The Seer (EP)|The Seer]]'' was released in the UK and the new extended edition of ''My Winter Storm'' released in January 2009. |
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Turunen achieves the largest media feedback in her homeland Finland. In December 2003 she was invited by Finnish president [[Tarja Halonen]] to celebrate the [[Finnish Independence Day]] in the presidential palace together with other persons of large public interest. The event was televised for 2 million Finnish viewers by the Finnish television station [[Yle]].<ref>[http://www.tarjaturunen.com/bio_en.php Official homepage]</ref> In December 2007 she performed different versions of the Finnish national anthem [[Maamme]] (Finnish: „Our country “) accompanied by the Tapiola Sinfonietta to celebrate the 90. Anniversary of Finnish independence. The concert was televised live by the Finnish television station Yle.<ref>[http://www.tarjaturunen.com/news_en.php?IdRubro=21 News 2007]</ref> |
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She also contributed three songs to the Finnish charity Christmas album ''Maailman kauneimmat joululaulut'' (Finnish for "The World's Most Beautiful Christmas Songs") released in November 2009. In December 2009 she recorded her vocal part for the song "The Good Die Young", a duet with [[Klaus Meine]] which is included on the final [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]] album ''[[Sting in the Tail]]''.<ref name="scorpions">{{cite web|url=http://www.thegauntlet.com/interview/3831/573/Scorpions.html|title=Scorpions Interview|publisher=The Gauntlet|date= 27 January 2010|access-date=11 February 2011}}</ref> |
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In Europe her media feedback is mainly limited to the hard rock and metal scene. She had a broader feedback on 30 November 2007, when she was invited to open the farewell fight of [[Regina Halmich]] with her performance of "I Walk Alone" televised live by the German television station [[ZDF]] for 8.8 million viewers.<ref>BLABBERMOUTH.net: [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=85974 TARJA TURUNEN Checks In From Moscow - Dec. 1, 2007]</ref><ref>Zoolamar: [http://www.zoolamar.com/2007/10/27/finnischer-megastar-begleitet-regina-halmich-in-ihren-letzten-kampf/ Finnish star invited to open Regina Halmichs farewell fight] (German)</ref> |
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===2010–2014: ''What Lies Beneath'', ''Colours in the Dark''=== |
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==Live performances== |
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[[Image:Tarja Turunen beim Wacken Open Air 2010.jpg|thumb|right|Turunen with her own band at [[Wacken Open Air]]]] |
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Tarja performed live for the first time at the [[Savonlinna Opera Festival]] in [[Savonlinna]], Finland, in 1996, singing songs from [[Richard Wagner]] e [[Verdi]] . Since 1997 she toured the world beside Nightwish playing in all the continents, except the [[Africa]]. With Nightwish, Tarja played in some of the most important [[heavy metal]] festivals, like [[Wacken Open Air]], [[Lowlands Festival]], [[Download Festival]] and [[Tuska Open Air]]; Tarja also toured [[North America]] with Nightwish in 2004, playing in the [[United States]], [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]]. |
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Turunen recorded her third album, ''[[What Lies Beneath (Tarja album)|What Lies Beneath]]'', in 2009 and 2010; it was released in September 2010. The album combined [[Heavy metal music|metal]] with classical "operatic" elements in an out of the box approach.<ref name="ref">{{cite web|url=http://reflectionsofdarkness.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8218&Itemid=44|title=Tarja – What Lies Beneath|date=17 September 2010|access-date=1 June 2010|publisher=Reflections of Darkness|archive-date=6 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106213744/http://reflectionsofdarkness.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8218&Itemid=44|url-status=dead}}</ref> She started the What Lies Beneath World Tour performing in several festivals, including the [[Wacken Open Air]] and the [[Graspop Metal Meeting]], with special concerts at [[Miskolc Opera Festival]] and at the [[Masters of Rock (festival)|Masters of Rock]], where she performed accompanied by a full orchestra. The tour lasted until April 2012. Also in 2010 she supported [[Alice Cooper]] on the German leg of his [[Theatre of Death Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-hammer.de/news/meldungen/article87278/Alice-Cooper-Tarja-Turunen-Eisbrecher-live.html|title=Alice Cooper + Tarja Turunen + Eisbrecher live|publisher=[[Metal Hammer]]|date= 1 April 2011|access-date=13 June 2011|language=de}}</ref> |
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Tarja is famous as a metal singer, but she still has her classical carrer; every year Tarja plays a Christmas tour in Finland, ocasionally with dates in [[Russia]], but in 2005 Tarja hosted some classical concerts in some europeans countries. In 2006, Tarja played a sucessfull tour in Finland, singing several songs from finnish culture, and also singing consagrated songs like [[Walking in the Air]], [[Ave Maria]] and [[You Would Have Loved This]]. On [[December 6]], 2006, Tarja performed a big concert at the [[Sibelius Hall]] in [[Lahti]], Finland; it was live broadcasted by the finnish channel YLE TV2 for 450.000 viewers |
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On 17 July 2011, she sang again at the [[Savonlinna Opera Festival]] along with acclaimed tenor [[José Cura]] and accompanied by the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra.<ref name="kuopio">{{cite web|url=http://www.oopperajuhlat.fi/In_English/Front_page/mainmenu/Media/Press_releases_2011.iw3?showlocation=2ca466e1-96d4-4b0d-8d14-9206530ead90&newsID=68b8821b-a811-4aa4-bb7d-f1b81d78dd8f|title=Savonlinna Opera Festival ends July 27, 2011|publisher=Savonlinna Opera Festival Office|date=28 July 2011|access-date=27 September 2011}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=NWWT |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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In [[july]] 2006 Tarja played again at the Savonlinna Opera Festival, at that time as the main act; Tarja sung beside the finnish [[tenor]] [[Raimo Sirkiä]] and was suported by the Kuopio Symphonic Orchestra. Tarja performed classical areas like "O Mio Babbino Caro", from [[Puccini]], and also some songs from [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] like "Don't Cry for me Argentina", among other songs. |
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[[File:Tarja Turunen beim Wacken Open Air 2010 2.jpg|thumb|alt=Turunen with her support band in front of a crowd at the Wacken Open Air.|Turunen with her support band at the [[Wacken Open Air]], 6 August 2010]] |
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In March 2012, Turunen won the title "Europe's best crossover performer" with over 100,000 votes.<ref>Uberrock, Dave Prince, [http://www.uberrock.co.uk/cd-reviews/28-august-cd/5787-tarja-act-1-earmusic.html Tarja – 'Act 1']</ref> |
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In May 2013, Turunen announced the title of her 4th solo album, ''[[Colours in the Dark (Tarja album)|Colours in the Dark]]'', which was released on 30 August. On 31 May the song "[[Never Enough (Tarja song)|Never Enough]]" was released as a teaser. Later this year, in September, it was revealed that Turunen would appear as guest vocalist on the title track and video of [[Within Temptation]]'s EP ''[[Paradise (What About Us?)|Paradise]]'', released on 27 September.<ref>{{cite web |title=WITHIN TEMPTATION: 'Paradise' Video Featuring TARJA TURUNEN Released |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/within-temptation-paradise-video-featuring-tarja-turunen-released |website=Blabbermouth |date=27 September 2013 |access-date=7 August 2023}}</ref> |
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In January 2014, Turunen revealed through her blog that she would soon return to the studio and record vocals for a couple of songs for her ''Outlanders'' project together with [[Torsten Stenzel]] & [[Walter Giardino]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tarja-coloursinthedark.com/?p=995 |title=Happy New Year 2014 for all! | Tarja |website=Tarja-coloursinthedark.com |date=3 January 2014 |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> |
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In May 2014, it was released the DVD [[Beauty and the Beat (Tarja album)|''Beauty and the Beat'']], providing live footage from 3 concerts as part of the Beauty and the Beat World Tour. The DVD shows Tarja performing live with a symphonic orchestra, choir and [[Mike Terrana]] on drums. Songs include [[Antonín Dvořák]]'s "Song to the Moon" from ''[[Rusalka (opera)|Rusalka]]'' and [[Led Zeppelin]]'s "[[Kashmir (song)|Kashmir]]", and also a live version of the rarely performed song "Swanheart" from the 1998 Nightwish album ''[[Oceanborn]]''. On the same year, in July, [[Left in the Dark (Tarja album)|''Left in the Dark'']] was released as an EP containing alternative versions from Tarja's album [[Colours in the Dark (album)|''Colours in the Dark'']], as well as a studio version of "[[Into the Sun (Tarja song)|Into the Sun]]".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dome |first1=Malcolm |title=Tarja: Left In The Dark |url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/tarja-left-in-the-dark |website=Louder |date=15 September 2014 |access-date=7 August 2023}}</ref> |
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===2015–2018: ''Ave Maria'', ''The Shadow Self'', ''From Spirits and Ghosts''=== |
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On 22 July 2015, it was announced that Tarja would be releasing her first fully classical album, ''[[Ave Maria – En Plein Air]]''. The album features various different renditions of "[[Ave Maria]]", including Tarja's own composition. A teaser trailer was released on 6 August 2015, and a music video was released on 13 August 2015, with Tarja singing "Ave Maria" by Paolo Tosti. |
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On 17 October 2015, Tarja performed two new songs from her then-forthcoming album, "No Bitter End" and "[[Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey song)|Goldfinger]]", which is a cover of [[Shirley Bassey]]'s song from [[Goldfinger (film)|the titular James Bond film]].<ref>{{cite web |title=TARJA STREAMING JAMES BOND THEME SONG "GOLDFINGER" FROM THE BRIGHTEST VOID ALBUM; AUDIO |url=https://bravewords.com/news/tarja-streaming-james-bond-theme-song-goldfinger-from-the-brightest-void-album-audio |website=Brave Words |access-date=7 August 2023}}</ref> |
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Tarja announced she is to release a new album in the summer of 2016. She explains that "she has been working hard once again with [[Tim Palmer (record producer)|Tim Palmer]] to create the heaviest sound so far of her career for her fourth rock album".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/tarjaofficial/photos/a.141433735877585/1043524729001810/?type=3 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/118974631456829/1043524729001810 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=Tarja Turunen|website=Facebook.com|access-date=29 December 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She also explained that the album will follow in the same footsteps as her other albums but with a new soul and growth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/tarjaofficial/status/689651681567514626?lang=sv|title=.@LucidDove The new album holds those elements you mentioned, but presents a new soul as well.|first=Tarja|last=Turunen|date=19 January 2016|website=Twitter.com|access-date=29 December 2018}}</ref> A teaser with a snippet of two songs was then released on her official YouTube channel. On 17 February 2016, Tarja also revealed the first letter of the album name to be T.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/tarjaofficial/status/699777237164421120?lang=sv|title=.@Soile_Julia Sure, why not? T.|first=Tarja|last=Turunen|date=16 February 2016|website=Twitter.com|access-date=29 December 2018}}</ref> On March 14, 2016, Tarja made public title and cover of her new album, ''[[The Shadow Self]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tarjaturunen.com/new-album-the-shadow-self-august-5th-2016/|title=14 MAR NEW ALBUM – THE SHADOW SELF AUGUST 5TH, 2016|website=Tarja's Official Website|access-date=29 November 2021}}</ref> |
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[[File:20160805 Wacken Wacken Open Air Tarja 0183.jpg|thumb|left|Turunen performing at Wacken Open Air, 2016]] |
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On April 7, Tarja announced the release, scheduled for June 3, of ''[[The Brightest Void]]'', the "prequel" of ''The Shadow Self''; ''The Brightest Void'' contains the song "No Bitter End", also included in ''The Shadow Self'', the duet with Within Temptation "Paradise (What About Us?)" and several covers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ear-music.net/en/news/details/tarja-announces-the-brightest-void-the-prequel-reveals-cover-artwork-tracklist/|title=TARJA ANNOUNCES "THE BRIGHTEST VOID" - THE PREQUEL & REVEALS COVER ARTWORK & TRACKLIST|website=ear-music.net|date=7 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613235604/http://www.ear-music.net/en/news/details/tarja-announces-the-brightest-void-the-prequel-reveals-cover-artwork-tracklist/|access-date=29 November 2021|archive-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> |
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''The Shadow Self'' was released on August 5, 2016.<ref name="metalitalia"/> The lead single was the track "[[Innocence (Tarja song)|Innocence]]".<ref name="metalitalia">{{cite web|url=https://metalitalia.com/articolo/tarja-il-video-di-innocence-in-anteprima-su-metalitalia-com/|title=TARJA: il video di "Innocence" in anteprima su Metalitalia.com|website=Metalitalia.com|date=23 June 2016|access-date=29 November 2021|language=italian}}</ref> |
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On November 17, 2017, Tarja released ''[[From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas)]]'', her second classical and Christmas album.<ref>{{allMusic|album|mw0003113042|From Spirits and Ghosts: Score for a Dark Christmas|first=Thom|last=Jurek|access-date=29 November 2021}}</ref> With the album release comes also Tarja Turunen's first graphic novel, ''From Spirits and Ghosts (Novel for a Dark Christmas)''. The 40-page novel is about the world of dark Christmas scripted by Peter Rogers with accompanying art by Conor Boyle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tarja.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=34031&cur=EUR|title=Tarja - Novel For A Dark Christmas (Exclusive)|website=tarja.tmstor.es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013172402/https://tarja.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=34031&cur=EUR|access-date=29 November 2021|archive-date=13 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tarja-fromspiritsandghosts.com/index.html|title=Tarja - New Boxset - From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a dark Christmas)|website=tarja-fromspiritsandghosts.com|access-date=29 November 2021}}</ref> |
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On July 27, 2018, Tarja released [[Act II (Tarja album)|Act II]], a live album and DVD recorded during the concert on November 29, 2016, at the Teatro della Luna in Milan, during the world tour The Shadow Shows.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metalitalia.com/album/tarja-act-ii/|title=TARJA - Act II|first=Roberto|last=Guerra|website=Metalitalia.com|date=17 August 2018|access-date=29 November 2021|language=italian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/it/release/14302168-Tarja-Act-II|title=Tarja – Act II|website=[[Discogs]]|access-date=29 November 2021}}</ref> |
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===2019–present: ''In the Raw'', ''Dark Christmas'' and upcoming tenth studio album=== |
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On 30 August 2019, Tarja released ''[[In the Raw (Tarja album)|In the Raw]]''. For this album Tarja Turunen joined forces with other Heavy Metal vocalists such as [[Björn Strid]], [[Tommy Karevik]], and [[Cristina Scabbia]], thus including in the album vocal collaborations with them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tarjaturunen.com/albums-in-the-raw/ |title=ALBUMS / IN THE RAW |website=tarjaturunen.com |access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref> |
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On 19 June 2021, Tarja announced the release of a book in October 2021, ''Singing in My Blood'' in which the book would share the story of her life in music.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer TARJA TURUNEN To Tell Her Story In 'Singing In My Blood' Book |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ex-nightwish-singer-tarja-turunen-to-tell-her-story-in-singing-in-my-blood-book/ |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |access-date=19 June 2021 |date=19 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=I am glad the stroke i suffered in 2019 didnt leave any marks to me|url=https://chaoszine.net/tarja-turunen-to-chaoszine-i-am-very-glad-the-stroke-i-suffered-in-2019-didnt-leave-any-marks-to-me/|website=Chaoine.net|access-date=19 October 2021 |date=19 October 2021}}</ref> |
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[[File:Tarja - 2022218163436 2022-08-06 Wacken - Sven - 1D X MK II - 1479 - B70I9667.jpg|thumb|right|Turunen at Wacken Open Air 2022]] |
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At the end of 2021, Tarja launched the ten-year project called ''Outlanders'' which combines her vocals with electronic beats, and featuring guest artists such as [[Yes (band)|Yes]] guitarist [[Trevor Rabin]] and jazz guitarist [[Al Di Meola]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tarja Turunen's Outlanders project releases first single|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/tarja-turunens-outlanders-project-releases-first-single-closer-to-the-sky/ |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |access-date=5 January 2022 |date=5 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tarja Turunen's Outlanders project releases first single|url= https://www.velvetthunder.co.uk/tarja-turunen-and-torsten-stenzel-come-together-to-form-outlanders-project-with-exciting-guests-lined-up/|website=VELVETTHUNDER.CO.UK|access-date=5 January 2022 |date=5 January 2022}}</ref> Tarja confirmed in an interview on 15 August 2022, that not only was she working on two albums for 2023, she stated that there will be a new album at the end of 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Interview with Tarja August 15th, 2022 |url=https://etherealmetalzine.com/2022/08/15/interview-with-tarja-august-15th-2022/ |website=Ethereal Metal Webzine |access-date=23 August 2022 |language=en |date=15 August 2022}}</ref> |
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On 2 December 2022, Tarja released her first compilation album, ''[[Best of: Living the Dream]]'' in many formats to celebrate her 15-year solo career.<ref>{{cite web |title="As always, you can expect me to shake the ground" - exclusive interview with Tarja Turunen about her "Best Of: Living The Dream" release |url=https://chaoszine.net/as-always-you-can-expect-me-to-shake-the-ground-exclusive-interview-with-tarja-turunen-about-her-best-of-living-the-dream-release/ |website=Chaoszine |access-date=2 December 2022 |date=1 December 2022}}</ref> She later announced the beginning of the ''2023 Living the Dream Tour'' in support of the compilation album, starting in the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tarja Announces 'Living The Dream' June 2023 U.S. Tour |url=https://www.sonicperspectives.com/news/tarja-announces-2023-living-the-dream-us-tour/ |website=Sonic Perspectives |access-date=2 July 2023 |date=31 January 2023}}</ref> |
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On 14 June 2023, Tarja announced her next live album, ''Rocking Heels: Live at Metal Church''. The new live album was released on 11 August 2023 by earMUSIC and is the first release of the live series "''Rocking Heels''". The album contains live recordings of her private performance which opened [[Wacken Open Air]] in 2016. The live album contains multiple metal covers, such as [[Linkin Park]]'s "[[Numb (Linkin Park song)|Numb]]" and [[Metallica]]'s "[[The Unforgiven (song)|The Unforgiven]]", as well as Tarja's own original music and a Nightwish cover.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tarja To Release Rocking Heels: Live At Metal Church In August; Single / Video For Cover Of Linkin Park's "Numb" Out Now |url=https://bravewords.com/news/tarja-to-release-rocking-heels-live-at-metal-church-in-august-single-video-for-cover-of-linkin-park-s-numb-out-now |website=[[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]] |access-date=2 July 2023 |language=en |date=14 June 2023}}</ref> The first single "Numb" was released on 14 June 2023, and the second single "Alias" was released on 30 June 2023. The third single "The Unforgiven" was released on 28 July 2023. |
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On 23 June 2023, Tarja and [[Electronic dance music|EDM]] producer [[Torsten Stenzel]] released their self-titled debut studio album under the moniker of Outlanders.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tortiglione |first1=Silvia |title=Tarja and Torsten Stenzel's "Outlanders" new album to be out on 23 June 2023 |url=https://chaoszine.net/tarja-and-torsten-stenzels-outlanders-new-album-to-be-out-on-23-june-2023/ |website=Chaoszine |access-date=2 July 2023 |date=1 May 2023}}</ref> |
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On 1 November 2023, Tarja announced her third Christmas album, ''[[Dark Christmas (Tarja album)|Dark Christmas]]'', which was released on 10 November 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tarja Turunen Announces 'Dark Christmas' Album |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/tarja-turunen-announces-dark-christmas-album |website=Blabbermouth.net |access-date=3 November 2023 |language=en |date=1 November 2023}}</ref> |
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On 14 March 2024, Tarja released the single "Left on Mars", a collaboration with former Nightwish bandmate [[Marko Hietala]], whom she previously toured with in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ex-Nightwish members Marko Hietala and Tarja Turunen collaborate in video 'Left on Mars' |url=https://arrowlordsofmetal.nl/marko-hietala-tarja-turunen-video-left-on-mars/ |website=Arrow Lords of Metal |access-date=16 September 2024}}</ref> |
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==Singing style== |
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===Development=== |
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Along with visiting the music school in Savonlinna, Turunen began serious classical vocal training at 17.{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=43}} After school, she began studying music (with a specialization in church music) at the [[Sibelius Academy]].{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=44}} When she began singing, she could "shatter a lamp" with her voice.<ref>[https://www.loudersound.com/features/tarja-turunen-interview-nightwish-stroke Tarja Turunen interview about Nightwish and Stroke]</ref> Due to her commitment with Nightwish, she had to interrupt her academic studies. |
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From 2001 to 2003, she studied at the music academy [[Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe]], where she trained as a soloist with further specialization in [[art song]]s.<ref name="Metal Hammer 06/2004">''[[Metal Hammer]]'', July 2004, p. 14</ref> Turunen originally applied to train as a choir singer. At the audition she attracted the attention of professor [[Mitsuko Shirai]], who encouraged Turunen to apply for soloist training.<ref name="Metal Hammer 06/2004"/> |
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As a classical singer, Turunen sings with classical vocal technique. She explained that in the early days of Nightwish, it was difficult to combine classical technique with the metal sound in a way that gave her liberty of action without damaging her vocal cords.<ref name="terrorizer">''[[Terrorizer (magazine)|Terrorizer]]'', 126, December 2004</ref> Classical techniques helped her to play with her voice, so she decided not to pursue extra training in rock/pop singing.<ref name="terrorizer" /> |
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Towards the turn of the millennium, the combination of hard and fast guitar riffs with classical female lead vocals attracted a great deal of attention in the metal scene. The new music style of Nightwish quickly achieved critical and commercial popularity;<ref name="Babyblaue Seiten">{{cite web|url=http://www.babyblaue-seiten.de/album_1942.html |title=Nightwish- Angels Fall First|publisher=Baby Blaue |date=24 September 2002 |access-date=11 February 2011|language=de}}</ref>{{sfn|Della Ciopa|2010|p=77}}{{sfn|Cope|2010|p=142}}<ref name="Helsinging" /> this [[symphonic metal]] style was soon dubbed "opera metal".<ref name="Helsinging" /> Turunen does not see herself as an opera singer. She has sung excerpts from operas at the [[Savonlinna Opera Festival]], but she stresses that singing opera cannot be performed as a side project. She would need special training to perfectly sing an entire opera without a microphone.<ref name="Fans questions">{{cite web |url=http://www.mywinterstorm.com/blog/fans-questions/ |title=Fans questions |publisher=Official Website for My Winter Storm |date=1 March 2009 |access-date=11 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303190802/http://www.mywinterstorm.com/blog/fans-questions/ |archive-date=3 March 2011 }}</ref> |
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When asked how the association between the opera and metal genres may have arisen, Turunen said that despite the obvious differences, the two music styles have some similarities: |
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{{Blockquote|The scenes are very similar. There are many people who would never go to an opera and the same goes for metal. But the real fans are incredibly loyal. And both styles are bombastic and express strong emotions.|Tarja Turunen|''[[Metal Hammer]]'' interview, July 2002}} |
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From the first Nightwish album ''[[Angels Fall First]]'' (1997) on, critics described Turunen's vocals using adjectives such as ''angelic'' or ''valkyrian''.<ref name="Babyblaue Seiten"/><ref name="Metal de">{{cite web|url=http://www.metal.de/index.php?option=com_articles&view=article&id=6508 |title=CD review- Angels Fall First|website=Metal.de |date=23 July 2006 |access-date=11 February 2011|language=de}}</ref> The Valkyrie image was later fostered by the second video for the single "[[Sleeping Sun]]" in which Turunen walks on a battlefield as if she were guiding the dead warriors.<ref>{{harvnb|Nohr|Schwaab|2011|p=257}}</ref> |
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[[Image:Tarja Turunen at the International Book Fair 2007.JPG|thumb|left|alt=A smiling Turunen is seen in front of a book shelf and a computer screen.|Turunen at the [[Buenos Aires International Book Fair|International Book Fair]] in Buenos Aires, [[Argentina]], 3 May 2007]] |
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On the following albums the singing was technically more complex. On the Nightwish album ''[[Oceanborn]]'' (1998), her classical vocal training was much more noticeable. For the song "[[Passion and the Opera]]", Turunen performed a [[staccato]] [[coloratura]] reminiscent of the aria "[[Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen|Hell's vengeance boils in my heart]]", sung by the soprano role Queen of the Night in [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart's]] opera [[The Magic Flute]].{{sfn|Della Ciopa|2010|p=77}} "Sleeping Sun" required a well-trained breathing technique. Turunen explained in an interview that when they recorded ''Oceanborn'', she had serious doubts, fearing that she was not yet advanced enough in her studies to have mastered the required techniques.<ref>"Mystic Art"-Magazin, 10-11/2000</ref>{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=77}} |
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A challenge of a different kind was the cover version of Gary Moore's "Over the Hills and Far Away" (2001), as it required a deeper voice, far below the vocal range of an average soprano. In an interview with ''Breakout'' magazine, she reported that in the studio, the band members were shaken by a paroxysm of laughter as she tried to warm up for the vocal lines.<ref>''Breakout'' Magazine, 5/2001, p. 6-8</ref> As a side benefit of her efforts, Turunen gradually expanded her vocal range considerably into the lower range, which manifested even more on the following albums. |
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For the album ''[[Century Child]]'' (2002), she experimented with a more "rock" sounding voice, where she maintained the classical singing technique, but, for example, sang with less vibrato. Turunen was not satisfied that she had successfully transitioned to this new style until the album ''[[Once (Nightwish album)|Once]]'' (2004).<ref name="Metal Temple">{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/musicians/tarja_turunen.htm?keep_has_js=1&keep_session=1770859|title=Interview with Tarja Turunen from Nightwish|publisher=Metal Temple|date=5 October 2004|access-date=11 February 2011|archive-date=3 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103003147/http://www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/musicians/tarja_turunen.htm?keep_has_js=1&keep_session=1770859|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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{{Blockquote|I feel very comfortable with ''Once'' because I have tried to change my singing style with Nightwish already since ''Century Child'' because Tuomas requested that, the songs requested that ... It has been hard work and I didn't manage to do that on ''Century Child'', I was not very happy with it. On ''Once'' it's all very natural, how I'm singing and what I'm singing. But as I said, it has been really hard work because I've been a classical singer for the last ten years so it was hard to start over again and think of different styles. Of course I'm always singing with my classical techniques, I never sing with my poor speaking voice – I cannot do that anymore.|Tarja Turunen|''Metal Temple'' interview, October 2004<ref name="Metal Temple" />}} |
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This deeper "rock"-sounding voice on ''Once''—as well as on the song "In the Picture" of the album ''[[Nuclear Blast All-Stars: Into the Light|Into the Light]]''—was welcomed by critics as a refreshing change.<ref name="whiskey-soda.de Once">{{cite web|url=http://www.whiskey-soda.de/review.php?id=6424|title=Review: Nightwish- Once|website=Whiskey-soda.de|date=5 October 2004|access-date=11 February 2011|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100912125326/http://www.whiskey-soda.de/review.php?id=6424|archive-date=12 September 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="light">{{cite web|url=http://www.laut.de/Nuclear-Blast-Allstars/Into-The-Light-%28Album%29|title=NuclearBlast Allstars: Into the Light|publisher= LAUT AG |date=1 June 2007 |access-date=11 February 2011|language=de}}</ref> |
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Her first solo album ''[[My Winter Storm]]'' (2007) contains rock and metal songs as well as songs that resemble classical songs. Turunen uses both her classical singing voice and a rock-sounding voice. In many songs she starts with a rock voice, and then switches for widely arching melodies into a distinctly classical singing voice.<ref name="monster">{{cite web|url=http://www.monstersandcritics.de/artikel/200746/article_40697.php|title=CD Critic- My Winter Storm by Tarja|publisher=Musik Kritiken|date=19 November 2007|access-date=11 February 2011|language=de|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728052101/http://www.monstersandcritics.de/artikel/200746/article_40697.php|archive-date=28 July 2011}}</ref> |
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{{Blockquote|Tarja's classically trained voice flies bravely over orchestral sounds and brute guitars. Like a phoenix from the ashes [...] she lifts up again and again for widely arching melodies, sometimes spurred on by multi-voiced female choirs.|Frank Rauscher|''Teleschau – der Mediendienst'', review of My Winter Storm<ref name="monster" />}} |
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In an interview, she explained that ''My Winter Storm'' was the first album where she had the chance to use her full vocal range.<ref name="kerrang">[http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2007/09/tarja_i_have_no_regrets.html ''Kerrang!'' interview, September 2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713144405/http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2007/09/tarja_i_have_no_regrets.html |date=13 July 2011 }}</ref> |
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{{Blockquote|Now that I can use the whole range of my voice, it feels very nice. I have never sung so low as I did on one of the songs on the new record and there's a song on which I sang my highest notes ever! I really have used a huge range on this album, because the moods are changing in every song and this reflects that.|Tarja Turunen|''[[Kerrang!]]'' interview, September 2007<ref name="kerrang" />}} |
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[[File:Stimmumfang.PNG|thumb|alt=Musical staff gives a graphic representation of her vocal range|Vocal range on ''My Winter Storm'' ([[F (musical note)|F<sub>3</sub>]] to [[D (musical note)|D<sub>6</sub>]])]] |
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Turunen's [[voice type]] is [[soprano]]. Over the course of her career, Turunen has developed a [[vocal range]] of three and a half [[octave]]s.<ref name="Classic Rock Magazine 2009, p. 92">Classic Rock Magazine, August 2009, p. 92</ref> In regards to her voice, Turunen has stated: |
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{{Blockquote|I sang a repertoire of a mezzo-soprano for many years and because of that, still today, I have rarely quite low register for a lyrical soprano. Nowadays, I see myself as a light lyrical soprano.|Tarja Turunen – blog entry from 1 March 2009<ref name="Fans questions" />}} |
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==Reception and legacy== |
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[[File:Tarja Turunen at La Trastienda, Buenos Aires, Argentina on May 26, 2009 3.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Turunen sings a ballad while holding a bouquet of roses.|Turunen live in [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]], 26 May 2009]]Turunen's voice is described by critics as remarkably powerful and emotional.<ref name="crypt">{{cite web|url=http://www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review.php?revid=784|title=Review: Nightwish – Oceanborn|publisher=Michel Renaud / The Metal Crypt |date= 19 March 2003|access-date=11 February 2011}}</ref><ref name="storm">{{cite web|url=http://www.metalstorm.net/bands/album.php?album_id=229&band_id=1&bandname=Nightwish|title=Nightwish – Oceanborn|publisher=Metal Storm |date= 18 September 2003|access-date=11 February 2011}}</ref><ref name="vamp">{{cite web|url=http://www.vampster.com/artikel/show/?id=1388|title=Nightwish – Wishmaster|website=Vampster.com |date= 27 May 2000|access-date=11 February 2011|language=de}}</ref> Sometimes it is stated that her voice is too trained or operatic for metal music, but even critics who do not like classical voices admit that her voice suits the kind of metal songs she sings unusually well.<ref name="Babyblaue Seiten" />{{sfn|Della Ciopa|2010|p=77}} |
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Until the end of their collaboration, Turunen's singing was a trademark of Nightwish.<ref name="whiskey-soda.de Once" /> She was known as the face and voice of Nightwish{{sfn|Ollila|2007|p=15}} while bandleader Holopainen was the soul. Turunen was seen as a key to Nightwish's success.<ref name="planet">{{cite web|url=http://www.planetheavymetal.de/article346.html|title=CD Review: Nightwish- Century Child|publisher=Emagin! |date= 19 July 2002|access-date=11 February 2011|language=de}}</ref> She is respected by other musicians of the metal genre and is an influence on their work; for instance, [[Simone Simons]] of [[Epica (band)|Epica]] names her as her inspiration to study classical music and apply that vocal style to a metal band.<ref name="sisi">{{cite web|url=http://www.epica.nl/?page=band&show=members&sub=1|title=Members- Biography: Simone Simons|date=12 April 2006|publisher=Epica's Official Website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511011152/http://www.epica.nl/?page=band&show=members&sub=1|archive-date=11 May 2012|access-date=11 May 2012}}</ref> |
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Turunen receives most of her media attention in Europe, especially in her home of Finland. In December 2003, she was invited by Finnish president [[Tarja Halonen]] to celebrate [[Finnish Independence Day]] at the Presidential Palace together with other Finnish celebrities.<ref name="rs" /> The event is televised annually live by the state-owned broadcaster, the [[YLE|Finnish Broadcasting Company]].<ref name="MFFBio">{{cite web |url=http://www.metalfromfinland.com/Tarja%2BTurunen |title=Tarja Turunen Biography |publisher=Metal From Finland |access-date=23 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206031543/http://metalfromfinland.com/Tarja+Turunen |archive-date=6 February 2011 }}, stored at</ref> In December 2007, she performed different versions of the Finnish national anthem "[[Maamme]]" (Finnish: "Our country") accompanied by the Tapiola Sinfonietta, to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Finnish independence. The concert was televised by the Finnish Broadcasting Company for 2 million Finnish viewers.<ref name="MFFBio" /> In December 2013, Turunen was the invited soloist at the Christmas Peace event in the [[Turku Cathedral]], Finland, with the presence of Finnish president [[Sauli Niinistö]]. The concert aired on [[Yle TV1]] at the Christmas Eve.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.turku.fi/public/default.aspx?contentid=480672&nodeid=9278 |title=www.turku.fi " turku.fi " Tapahtumat ja vapaa-aika " Joulu Suomen Turussa " Joulurauha ja ekumenia |website=Turku.fi |access-date=28 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227094314/http://www.turku.fi/public/default.aspx?contentid=480672&nodeid=9278 |archive-date=27 December 2013 }}</ref> During her solo career, Turunen has sold over 100,000 [[List of music recording certifications|certified]] records in Finland, which places her among the [[List of best-selling music artists in Finland|top 50 of best-selling female soloists]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/artistit/tarja+turunen|title=Tarja Turunen|publisher=[[Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland]]|language=fi|access-date=17 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309131231/http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/artistit/tarja+turunen|archive-date=9 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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In Europe, her popularity is mainly limited to the hard rock and metal scene. She had a broader exposure on 30 November 2007, when she was invited to open the farewell fight of [[Regina Halmich]]. Her performance of "I Walk Alone" was televised live by the German television station [[ZDF]] for 8.8 million viewers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monstersandcritics.de/artikel/200748/article_43958.php/TV-Rekord-8-8-Millionen-sehen-Halmich-Abschied|title=TV-Rekord: 8,8 Millionen sehen Halmich-Abschied|publisher=Musik Kritiken|date=1 December 2007|access-date=12 September 2011|language=de|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324115736/http://www.monstersandcritics.de/artikel/200748/article_43958.php/TV-Rekord-8-8-Millionen-sehen-Halmich-Abschied|archive-date=24 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whiskey-soda.de/news.php?id=18794|title=Tarja Turunen singt für Regina Halmich|website=Whiskey-soda.de|date=11 November 2007|access-date=12 September 2011|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329143515/http://www.whiskey-soda.de/news.php?id=18794|archive-date=29 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Turunen was one of the star coaches in the fourth season of ''[[The Voice of Finland]]'' in the spring of 2015 on [[Nelonen (television)|Nelonen]].<ref name="Tarja and The Voice of Finland">{{cite web|url=http://www.nelonen.fi/ohjelmat/the-voice-of-finland |title=Tarja and The Voice of Finland |website=Nelonen.fi |date=29 July 2014 |access-date=31 July 2014}}</ref> After the success of the 2015 edition of ''The Voice of Finland'', Tarja was again chosen to be one of the star coaches for the 2016 edition. In 2016 in honor of the Day of the Finnish Identity, celebrated on May 12, Finland published a new set of official emojis, which symbolizes Finnish culture and history - among other iconic Finnish imagery there were music related emojis, including Tarja Turunen as "The Voice".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musicfinland.com/en/news/finland-releases-tarja-turunen-and-susanna-malkki-emojis|title = Finland releases Tarja Turunen and Susanna Mälkki emojis}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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Turunen married [[Argentine people|Argentine]] businessman Marcelo Cabuli on 31 December 2002 – their wedding was celebrated in July 2003; they lived in [[Buenos Aires]] with their daughter who was born in 2012. In an interview, Tarja explained that in 2016 they had plans to move back to Europe due to her touring schedule and that their daughter was starting school in the coming year. She currently lives in the south of Spain.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://rockiller.com/entrevistas/entrevista-a-tarja-turunen-2016/|title=Entrevista a Tarja Turunen (2016) – Rockiller: Metal y Rock|date=28 October 2016|work=RocKiller: Metal Y Rock|access-date=28 June 2017|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807041101/http://rockiller.com/entrevistas/entrevista-a-tarja-turunen-2016/|archive-date=7 August 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> In October 2021, she revealed that she had a stroke three years earlier after a U.S. tour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/tarja-turunen-opens-up-about-her-stroke-scare-it-was-a-shock-for-me/|title=TARJA TURUNEN Opens up About Her Stroke Scare: 'It Was a Shock for Me'|date=30 October 2021}}</ref> |
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Tarja fluently speaks Finnish, English, Spanish and German.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1914382/trivia/ Tarja Turunen biography in IMDB]</ref> |
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==Discography== |
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* ''[[Henkäys Ikuisuudesta]]'' (2006) |
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=== Solo === |
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* ''[[Henkäys ikuisuudesta]]'' (2006) |
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* ''[[My Winter Storm]]'' (2007) |
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* ''[[What Lies Beneath (album)|What Lies Beneath]]'' (2010) |
* ''[[What Lies Beneath (Tarja album)|What Lies Beneath]]'' (2010) |
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* ''[[Colours in the Dark (album)|Colours in the Dark]]'' (2013) |
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* ''[[Ave Maria – En Plein Air]]'' (2015) |
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* ''[[The Shadow Self]]'' (2016) |
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* ''[[From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas)]]'' (2017) |
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* ''[[In the Raw (Tarja album)|In the Raw]]'' (2019) |
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* ''[[Dark Christmas (Tarja album)|Dark Christmas]]'' (2023) |
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===with Nightwish=== |
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*''[[Angels Fall First]]'' (1997) |
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*''[[Oceanborn]]'' (1998) |
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*''[[Wishmaster (album)|Wishmaster]]'' (2000) |
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*''[[Century Child]]'' (2002) |
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*''[[Once (Nightwish album)|Once]]'' (2004) |
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== Tours == |
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* Henkäys ikuisuudesta Tour (2006) |
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* Storm World Tour (2007–2009) |
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* What Lies Beneath World Tour (2010–2012) |
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* Colours on the Road (2013–2015) |
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* The Shadow Shows (2016–2018) |
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* A Nordic Symphony Tour (2018) |
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* The Raw Tour (2019–2023) |
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* Living the Dream (2024–2025) |
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'''As a support act''' |
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* [[Bleed Out Tour]] (2024) |
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*[http://www.universalmusic.fi/tarjamicrosite/ Tarja Turunen] microsite at [[Universal Music]] |
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*[http://www.headbanger.ru/interviews/264?lng=en Tarja Turunen, interview: "Music Has Been My Driving Force" October 28, 2011] |
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Birth name | Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen |
Born | Kitee, Finland | 17 August 1977
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Years active | 1996–present |
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Formerly of | Nightwish |
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Marcelo Cabuli (m. 2002) |
Website | tarjaturunen |
Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen-Cabuli (born 17 August 1977), known professionally as Tarja Turunen or simply Tarja, is a Finnish heavy metal singer, best known as the former lead vocalist of Nightwish.
Turunen studied lyrical singing at Sibelius Academy and Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe. She is a professional classical lied singer with a three-octave vocal range,[1] and founded symphonic metal band Nightwish with Tuomas Holopainen and Emppu Vuorinen in 1996. Their combination of hard and fast guitar riffs with Turunen's dramatic, "operatic" lead vocals quickly achieved critical and commercial popularity. Their symphonic metal style, soon dubbed "opera metal", inspired many other metal bands and performers.[2]
Turunen was fired from the band on 21 October 2005 (just after the performance of the band's End of an Era concert) for personal reasons accompanied by an open letter from the band. She started her solo career in 2006 with the release of a Christmas album called Henkäys ikuisuudesta. In 2007, Turunen released My Winter Storm, an album featuring various styles including symphonic metal, and started the Storm World Tour. She performed several concerts in Europe, playing in metal festivals including the Graspop Metal Meeting and the Wacken Open Air, before releasing her third album, What Lies Beneath, supported by a tour, which lasted until April 2012. Her first live DVD Act I was filmed during this tour on 30 and 31 March 2012 in Argentina. Act I was released in August 2012.[3] Turunen started the Colours in the Dark World Tour in October 2013 to promote her new album Colours in the Dark. Her second live DVD was filmed during the events of Beauty and the Beat with Mike Terrana and was released in May.
In September 2015, Turunen released her first classical studio album, Ave Maria – En Plein Air. In August 2016 she released her sixth studio album The Shadow Self, with a prequel EP The Brightest Void released on 3 June. On 17 November 2017, she released her second Christmas album, From Spirits and Ghosts, putting a dark orchestral twist on various classic holiday songs. In 2018, she released the follow-up to her first live album, Act II, which was filmed during her world tour for The Shadow Self. Her eighth studio album and her fifth metal album, In the Raw, was released on 30 August 2019.[4][5] Turunen's third Christmas album and the follow-up sequel to From Spirits and Ghosts, entitled Dark Christmas, was released on 10 November 2023.[6]
Life and career
1977–1995: Early life
Tarja Turunen was born in the small village of Puhos, near Kitee, Finland. She has an older brother, Timo, and a younger brother, Toni. Her mother Ritva Sisko Marjatta (Hakkarainen) worked in the town administration, and her father Teuvo Turunen is a carpenter. Her talent for music was first noted when she sang the song "Enkeli taivaan" (the Finnish version of "From Heaven Above to Earth I Come") in the Kitee church hall at age three.[7] She joined the church choir and started taking vocal lessons. At age six, she started playing piano.[7]
At comprehensive school, Turunen performed as a singer for several projects. Her first piano teacher Kirsti Nortia-Holopainen (Tuomas Holopainen's mother), "Tarja was in a school that had some very musical people. Even then she got to perform a lot. I think she sang in every school function there was."[7] Her music teacher, Plamen Dimov, later explained that, "If you gave Tarja just one note, she immediately got it. With the others, you'd have to practice three, four, five times".[8] At school she had a tough time, since some girls bullied her because they envied her voice.[7] To solve that problem, Dimov organized projects outside school. At fifteen, Turunen had her first major appearance as a soloist at a church concert in front of a thousand listeners.[7] In 1993 she attended the Senior Secondary School of Art and Music in Savonlinna.[9]
For several years Turunen performed various songs including soul music by Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin.[10] Later she listened to songs from the classical crossover singer Sarah Brightman, especially the song "The Phantom of the Opera", and decided to focus on that genre of music.[8] At eighteen, she moved to Kuopio to study at the Sibelius Academy.[11]
1996–2005: Nightwish
In December 1996, former classmate Tuomas Holopainen invited Turunen to join his new acoustic mood music project, and she immediately agreed. At the recording session for the first demo Holopainen discovered that due to her classical singing lessons, Turunen's voice had become much more powerful than he recalled from their school days. At the following band practices, Emppu Vuorinen used an electric guitar instead of an acoustic guitar because he felt that it gave a better accompaniment to her voice.[12] Holopainen later explained that the band members had gradually realised that Turunen's voice had become too dramatic for acoustic mood music and eventually came to the conclusion that the music had to be massive too. Hence Holopainen decided to form Nightwish as a metal band.[13]
Nightwish recorded a second demo with "more bombastic, dramatic" songs in September 1997. Holopainen used this material to convince the Finnish label Spinefarm Records to publish the band's debut album, Angels Fall First.[14] The success of the first album came as a surprise to the label.[15] As the album hit the top 40 of the Finnish charts,[16] Nightwish started touring in clubs around Finland.[17] That same year, Turunen performed at the Savonlinna Opera Festival for the first time, singing arias from Wagner and Verdi.[18]
Due to her commitment to the band, Turunen was not able to concentrate sufficiently on her schoolwork and her academic studies were interrupted.[19] In 1998, Nightwish published their second album, Oceanborn. This album lacked the earlier elements of folk and ambient music, and instead focused on fast, melodic keyboard and guitar lines and Turunen's dramatic voice.[20] In addition to the Nightwish tour in 1999, Turunen sang solo in Waltari's rock-themed ballet Evankeliumi (also known as Evangelicum) in several sold-out performances at the Finnish National Opera.[21] In 2000 and 2001, Nightwish recorded Wishmaster and Over the Hills and Far Away and toured Europe and South America.[22] During the Wishmaster World Tour, Turunen met Argentine businessman Marcelo Cabuli, owner of the record label and tour promotion company NEMS Enterprises,[23] whom she married in 2002.
Turunen enrolled in 2000 at the German music university Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe to gain a professional qualification as a soloist with further specialization in art song. In addition to the good reputation of the university, Turunen chose to go to Karlsruhe because some people at the Finnish university did not take her seriously as a classical singer due to her commitment in a metal band.[24][25] While there, she recorded vocals for Nightwish's 2002 album Century Child and for Beto Vázquez Infinity. As with the other albums, Holopainen wrote the pieces and sent Turunen the lyrics and a demo recording of the prerecorded instrumental tracks by mail. Using the demo, Turunen designed her vocal lines and the choral passages.[25]
In 2002, Turunen toured South America, performing in the classical Lied concert Noche Escandinava (Scandinavian Night) to sold-out houses. Following this and an exhausting world tour in support of Century Child, Nightwish took a hiatus and Turunen returned to Karlsruhe to finish her studies. After the hiatus Nightwish recorded the album Once; it was released in May 2004.[26] The album has sold platinum in Finland and Germany and was the best selling album in all of Europe in July 2004.[27] The band performed in the supporting Once Upon a Tour throughout 2004 and 2005.
For Christmas 2004, Turunen released her first solo single, titled "Yhden enkelin unelma" (One Angel's Dream), which sold gold in her native country of Finland. At Christmas 2005 it made a reentry at position one in the Finnish Charts.[28] In spring 2005 she prepared the duet "Leaving You for Me", a collaboration with Martin Kesici, accompanied by a video.[29]
Departure from the band
The first change in the line up of Nightwish was in September 2001, when bassist Sami Vänskä was fired because Holopainen was no longer able to continue working with him.[30] In the following years the relationship between Holopainen and Turunen's husband and manager Marcelo Cabuli deteriorated. This affected the relationship between Holopainen and Turunen as well. At a band meeting after the concert in Oberhausen in December 2004, Turunen informed the band members that she wanted to leave the band, but agreed to record one more album and to participate in the subsequent tour, planned for 2006/2007.[31] According to her husband, Turunen had further agreed not to make her decision public and to release her first solo album after the new studio album from Nightwish.[32] After the last concert of the Once Upon a Tour on 21 October 2005 (which was released on video as End of an Era), Holopainen and the other band members informed Turunen in an open letter that the band did not want to work with her any more, accusing her of diva-like behaviour and greed:[33]
To you, unfortunately, business, money, and things that have nothing to do with those emotions have become much more important.[33]
The split and, due to the open letter's allegations, Turunen's character became the subject of close media coverage.[34] Turunen responded through an open letter on her website and through some interviews in which she explained her view. She was upset that after nine years of working together, Holopainen announced the separation via an open letter.[34] Because of the continuing media interest, her husband Marcelo Cabuli posted a message addressing the situation on the website in February 2006. He asked that anyone who had questions should email him. In June 2006, Cabuli posted a lengthy reply to many of the questions he had received. He answered questions related to the greed accusation by explaining that the band had agreed on the distribution of earnings in a contract at the formation of Nightwish. Based on that contract, every band member got a fixed share of 20% of the band's income.[35] Marcelo Cabuli stated that, unlike others, Turunen had never fought for additional songwriter royalties.
For sure in her case, money is not coming first in her book of life. [...] If we would check which band member earns a lot more money than any other one in the band, you should be surprised.
— Marcelo Cabuli[36]
Despite the circumstances of the separation, Holopainen's appreciation of Turunen as an artist remained. He explained that he did not search for a similarly trained singer as a successor for Turunen because he considers her to be extraordinarily good in her genre and therefore irreplaceable.[37] Turunen said in an interview that she is very proud of her career with Nightwish. She considers the remaining band members extremely talented and wished all the best for them and their subsequent then-lead singer Anette Olzon.[38][39]
2005–2009: Solo career beginnings, Henkäys ikuisuudesta, My Winter Storm
At the end of 2005, Turunen performed several classical concerts in Finland, Germany, Spain, and Romania.[40] Since she expected to participate in another Nightwish album, several concerts and the release of her Christmas album Henkäys ikuisuudesta (officially translated as Breath from Heaven) were the only activities scheduled for 2006.[41] Turunen again played at the Savonlinna Opera Festival in July 2006, this time as the main act; she sang alongside Finnish tenor Raimo Sirkiä, supported by the Kuopio Symphonic Orchestra. Turunen performed classical arias like "O mio babbino caro" by Puccini, "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" by Verdi and some songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber—"Don't Cry for Me Argentina" and "Phantom of the Opera"—among other songs.[42][43] In November she performed at the charity concert "Tomorrow's Child" with the Tapiola Choir as a benefit for the UNICEF Children's Fund. On 6 December 2006, Turunen performed a big concert at the Sibelius Hall in Lahti, Finland; it was broadcast live by the Finnish channel YLE TV2 for 450,000 viewers.[40] She was nominated for the Finnish Emma Award as Best Soloist of 2006.[44] The following year, Turunen recorded vocals for the track "In the Picture" on the Nuclear Blast All-stars album Into the Light.
In August 2006 she started to work on her next solo album, My Winter Storm, the beginning of her main solo project. It was the first time that Turunen had written songs. She was supported by some professional songwriters. The choir and orchestral arrangements were written by film music composer James Dooley.[45] Turunen released My Winter Storm, an album featuring various styles, including symphonic metal with classical "operatic" lead vocals, in November 2007. The album took the number one spot on the Finnish charts,[46] and went platinum in Finland[47] double platinum in Russia and gold in Germany.[48][49]
She was nominated for an Echo as best newcomer[50] and an Emma for best Finnish artist.[51] On 25 November 2007, Turunen embarked on the Storm World Tour to promote My Winter Storm. She performed 95 concerts throughout Europe, North and South America and ended the tour in October 2009 at the O2 Academy Islington in London.[40] In December 2008, the EP The Seer was released in the UK and the new extended edition of My Winter Storm released in January 2009.
She also contributed three songs to the Finnish charity Christmas album Maailman kauneimmat joululaulut (Finnish for "The World's Most Beautiful Christmas Songs") released in November 2009. In December 2009 she recorded her vocal part for the song "The Good Die Young", a duet with Klaus Meine which is included on the final Scorpions album Sting in the Tail.[52]
2010–2014: What Lies Beneath, Colours in the Dark
Turunen recorded her third album, What Lies Beneath, in 2009 and 2010; it was released in September 2010. The album combined metal with classical "operatic" elements in an out of the box approach.[53] She started the What Lies Beneath World Tour performing in several festivals, including the Wacken Open Air and the Graspop Metal Meeting, with special concerts at Miskolc Opera Festival and at the Masters of Rock, where she performed accompanied by a full orchestra. The tour lasted until April 2012. Also in 2010 she supported Alice Cooper on the German leg of his Theatre of Death Tour.[54]
On 17 July 2011, she sang again at the Savonlinna Opera Festival along with acclaimed tenor José Cura and accompanied by the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra.[55]
In March 2012, Turunen won the title "Europe's best crossover performer" with over 100,000 votes.[56]
In May 2013, Turunen announced the title of her 4th solo album, Colours in the Dark, which was released on 30 August. On 31 May the song "Never Enough" was released as a teaser. Later this year, in September, it was revealed that Turunen would appear as guest vocalist on the title track and video of Within Temptation's EP Paradise, released on 27 September.[57]
In January 2014, Turunen revealed through her blog that she would soon return to the studio and record vocals for a couple of songs for her Outlanders project together with Torsten Stenzel & Walter Giardino.[58]
In May 2014, it was released the DVD Beauty and the Beat, providing live footage from 3 concerts as part of the Beauty and the Beat World Tour. The DVD shows Tarja performing live with a symphonic orchestra, choir and Mike Terrana on drums. Songs include Antonín Dvořák's "Song to the Moon" from Rusalka and Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir", and also a live version of the rarely performed song "Swanheart" from the 1998 Nightwish album Oceanborn. On the same year, in July, Left in the Dark was released as an EP containing alternative versions from Tarja's album Colours in the Dark, as well as a studio version of "Into the Sun".[59]
2015–2018: Ave Maria, The Shadow Self, From Spirits and Ghosts
On 22 July 2015, it was announced that Tarja would be releasing her first fully classical album, Ave Maria – En Plein Air. The album features various different renditions of "Ave Maria", including Tarja's own composition. A teaser trailer was released on 6 August 2015, and a music video was released on 13 August 2015, with Tarja singing "Ave Maria" by Paolo Tosti.
On 17 October 2015, Tarja performed two new songs from her then-forthcoming album, "No Bitter End" and "Goldfinger", which is a cover of Shirley Bassey's song from the titular James Bond film.[60]
Tarja announced she is to release a new album in the summer of 2016. She explains that "she has been working hard once again with Tim Palmer to create the heaviest sound so far of her career for her fourth rock album".[61] She also explained that the album will follow in the same footsteps as her other albums but with a new soul and growth.[62] A teaser with a snippet of two songs was then released on her official YouTube channel. On 17 February 2016, Tarja also revealed the first letter of the album name to be T.[63] On March 14, 2016, Tarja made public title and cover of her new album, The Shadow Self.[64]
On April 7, Tarja announced the release, scheduled for June 3, of The Brightest Void, the "prequel" of The Shadow Self; The Brightest Void contains the song "No Bitter End", also included in The Shadow Self, the duet with Within Temptation "Paradise (What About Us?)" and several covers.[65]
The Shadow Self was released on August 5, 2016.[66] The lead single was the track "Innocence".[66]
On November 17, 2017, Tarja released From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas), her second classical and Christmas album.[67] With the album release comes also Tarja Turunen's first graphic novel, From Spirits and Ghosts (Novel for a Dark Christmas). The 40-page novel is about the world of dark Christmas scripted by Peter Rogers with accompanying art by Conor Boyle.[68][69]
On July 27, 2018, Tarja released Act II, a live album and DVD recorded during the concert on November 29, 2016, at the Teatro della Luna in Milan, during the world tour The Shadow Shows.[70][71]
2019–present: In the Raw, Dark Christmas and upcoming tenth studio album
On 30 August 2019, Tarja released In the Raw. For this album Tarja Turunen joined forces with other Heavy Metal vocalists such as Björn Strid, Tommy Karevik, and Cristina Scabbia, thus including in the album vocal collaborations with them.[72]
On 19 June 2021, Tarja announced the release of a book in October 2021, Singing in My Blood in which the book would share the story of her life in music.[73][74]
At the end of 2021, Tarja launched the ten-year project called Outlanders which combines her vocals with electronic beats, and featuring guest artists such as Yes guitarist Trevor Rabin and jazz guitarist Al Di Meola.[75][76] Tarja confirmed in an interview on 15 August 2022, that not only was she working on two albums for 2023, she stated that there will be a new album at the end of 2022.[77]
On 2 December 2022, Tarja released her first compilation album, Best of: Living the Dream in many formats to celebrate her 15-year solo career.[78] She later announced the beginning of the 2023 Living the Dream Tour in support of the compilation album, starting in the United States.[79]
On 14 June 2023, Tarja announced her next live album, Rocking Heels: Live at Metal Church. The new live album was released on 11 August 2023 by earMUSIC and is the first release of the live series "Rocking Heels". The album contains live recordings of her private performance which opened Wacken Open Air in 2016. The live album contains multiple metal covers, such as Linkin Park's "Numb" and Metallica's "The Unforgiven", as well as Tarja's own original music and a Nightwish cover.[80] The first single "Numb" was released on 14 June 2023, and the second single "Alias" was released on 30 June 2023. The third single "The Unforgiven" was released on 28 July 2023.
On 23 June 2023, Tarja and EDM producer Torsten Stenzel released their self-titled debut studio album under the moniker of Outlanders.[81]
On 1 November 2023, Tarja announced her third Christmas album, Dark Christmas, which was released on 10 November 2023.[82]
On 14 March 2024, Tarja released the single "Left on Mars", a collaboration with former Nightwish bandmate Marko Hietala, whom she previously toured with in 2024.[83]
Singing style
Development
Along with visiting the music school in Savonlinna, Turunen began serious classical vocal training at 17.[9] After school, she began studying music (with a specialization in church music) at the Sibelius Academy.[11] When she began singing, she could "shatter a lamp" with her voice.[84] Due to her commitment with Nightwish, she had to interrupt her academic studies.
From 2001 to 2003, she studied at the music academy Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, where she trained as a soloist with further specialization in art songs.[85] Turunen originally applied to train as a choir singer. At the audition she attracted the attention of professor Mitsuko Shirai, who encouraged Turunen to apply for soloist training.[85]
As a classical singer, Turunen sings with classical vocal technique. She explained that in the early days of Nightwish, it was difficult to combine classical technique with the metal sound in a way that gave her liberty of action without damaging her vocal cords.[86] Classical techniques helped her to play with her voice, so she decided not to pursue extra training in rock/pop singing.[86]
Towards the turn of the millennium, the combination of hard and fast guitar riffs with classical female lead vocals attracted a great deal of attention in the metal scene. The new music style of Nightwish quickly achieved critical and commercial popularity;[87][88][89][34] this symphonic metal style was soon dubbed "opera metal".[34] Turunen does not see herself as an opera singer. She has sung excerpts from operas at the Savonlinna Opera Festival, but she stresses that singing opera cannot be performed as a side project. She would need special training to perfectly sing an entire opera without a microphone.[90]
When asked how the association between the opera and metal genres may have arisen, Turunen said that despite the obvious differences, the two music styles have some similarities:
The scenes are very similar. There are many people who would never go to an opera and the same goes for metal. But the real fans are incredibly loyal. And both styles are bombastic and express strong emotions.
— Tarja Turunen, Metal Hammer interview, July 2002
From the first Nightwish album Angels Fall First (1997) on, critics described Turunen's vocals using adjectives such as angelic or valkyrian.[87][91] The Valkyrie image was later fostered by the second video for the single "Sleeping Sun" in which Turunen walks on a battlefield as if she were guiding the dead warriors.[92]
On the following albums the singing was technically more complex. On the Nightwish album Oceanborn (1998), her classical vocal training was much more noticeable. For the song "Passion and the Opera", Turunen performed a staccato coloratura reminiscent of the aria "Hell's vengeance boils in my heart", sung by the soprano role Queen of the Night in Mozart's opera The Magic Flute.[88] "Sleeping Sun" required a well-trained breathing technique. Turunen explained in an interview that when they recorded Oceanborn, she had serious doubts, fearing that she was not yet advanced enough in her studies to have mastered the required techniques.[93][94]
A challenge of a different kind was the cover version of Gary Moore's "Over the Hills and Far Away" (2001), as it required a deeper voice, far below the vocal range of an average soprano. In an interview with Breakout magazine, she reported that in the studio, the band members were shaken by a paroxysm of laughter as she tried to warm up for the vocal lines.[95] As a side benefit of her efforts, Turunen gradually expanded her vocal range considerably into the lower range, which manifested even more on the following albums.
For the album Century Child (2002), she experimented with a more "rock" sounding voice, where she maintained the classical singing technique, but, for example, sang with less vibrato. Turunen was not satisfied that she had successfully transitioned to this new style until the album Once (2004).[96]
I feel very comfortable with Once because I have tried to change my singing style with Nightwish already since Century Child because Tuomas requested that, the songs requested that ... It has been hard work and I didn't manage to do that on Century Child, I was not very happy with it. On Once it's all very natural, how I'm singing and what I'm singing. But as I said, it has been really hard work because I've been a classical singer for the last ten years so it was hard to start over again and think of different styles. Of course I'm always singing with my classical techniques, I never sing with my poor speaking voice – I cannot do that anymore.
— Tarja Turunen, Metal Temple interview, October 2004[96]
This deeper "rock"-sounding voice on Once—as well as on the song "In the Picture" of the album Into the Light—was welcomed by critics as a refreshing change.[97][98]
Her first solo album My Winter Storm (2007) contains rock and metal songs as well as songs that resemble classical songs. Turunen uses both her classical singing voice and a rock-sounding voice. In many songs she starts with a rock voice, and then switches for widely arching melodies into a distinctly classical singing voice.[99]
Tarja's classically trained voice flies bravely over orchestral sounds and brute guitars. Like a phoenix from the ashes [...] she lifts up again and again for widely arching melodies, sometimes spurred on by multi-voiced female choirs.
— Frank Rauscher, Teleschau – der Mediendienst, review of My Winter Storm[99]
In an interview, she explained that My Winter Storm was the first album where she had the chance to use her full vocal range.[100]
Now that I can use the whole range of my voice, it feels very nice. I have never sung so low as I did on one of the songs on the new record and there's a song on which I sang my highest notes ever! I really have used a huge range on this album, because the moods are changing in every song and this reflects that.
Register
Turunen's voice type is soprano. Over the course of her career, Turunen has developed a vocal range of three and a half octaves.[101] In regards to her voice, Turunen has stated:
I sang a repertoire of a mezzo-soprano for many years and because of that, still today, I have rarely quite low register for a lyrical soprano. Nowadays, I see myself as a light lyrical soprano.
— Tarja Turunen – blog entry from 1 March 2009[90]
Reception and legacy
Turunen's voice is described by critics as remarkably powerful and emotional.[102][103][104] Sometimes it is stated that her voice is too trained or operatic for metal music, but even critics who do not like classical voices admit that her voice suits the kind of metal songs she sings unusually well.[87][88]
Until the end of their collaboration, Turunen's singing was a trademark of Nightwish.[97] She was known as the face and voice of Nightwish[105] while bandleader Holopainen was the soul. Turunen was seen as a key to Nightwish's success.[106] She is respected by other musicians of the metal genre and is an influence on their work; for instance, Simone Simons of Epica names her as her inspiration to study classical music and apply that vocal style to a metal band.[107]
Turunen receives most of her media attention in Europe, especially in her home of Finland. In December 2003, she was invited by Finnish president Tarja Halonen to celebrate Finnish Independence Day at the Presidential Palace together with other Finnish celebrities.[23] The event is televised annually live by the state-owned broadcaster, the Finnish Broadcasting Company.[108] In December 2007, she performed different versions of the Finnish national anthem "Maamme" (Finnish: "Our country") accompanied by the Tapiola Sinfonietta, to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Finnish independence. The concert was televised by the Finnish Broadcasting Company for 2 million Finnish viewers.[108] In December 2013, Turunen was the invited soloist at the Christmas Peace event in the Turku Cathedral, Finland, with the presence of Finnish president Sauli Niinistö. The concert aired on Yle TV1 at the Christmas Eve.[109] During her solo career, Turunen has sold over 100,000 certified records in Finland, which places her among the top 50 of best-selling female soloists.[110]
In Europe, her popularity is mainly limited to the hard rock and metal scene. She had a broader exposure on 30 November 2007, when she was invited to open the farewell fight of Regina Halmich. Her performance of "I Walk Alone" was televised live by the German television station ZDF for 8.8 million viewers.[111][112] Turunen was one of the star coaches in the fourth season of The Voice of Finland in the spring of 2015 on Nelonen.[113] After the success of the 2015 edition of The Voice of Finland, Tarja was again chosen to be one of the star coaches for the 2016 edition. In 2016 in honor of the Day of the Finnish Identity, celebrated on May 12, Finland published a new set of official emojis, which symbolizes Finnish culture and history - among other iconic Finnish imagery there were music related emojis, including Tarja Turunen as "The Voice".[114]
Personal life
Turunen married Argentine businessman Marcelo Cabuli on 31 December 2002 – their wedding was celebrated in July 2003; they lived in Buenos Aires with their daughter who was born in 2012. In an interview, Tarja explained that in 2016 they had plans to move back to Europe due to her touring schedule and that their daughter was starting school in the coming year. She currently lives in the south of Spain.[115] In October 2021, she revealed that she had a stroke three years earlier after a U.S. tour.[116]
Tarja fluently speaks Finnish, English, Spanish and German.[117]
Discography
Solo
- Henkäys ikuisuudesta (2006)
- My Winter Storm (2007)
- What Lies Beneath (2010)
- Colours in the Dark (2013)
- Ave Maria – En Plein Air (2015)
- The Shadow Self (2016)
- From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas) (2017)
- In the Raw (2019)
- Dark Christmas (2023)
with Nightwish
- Angels Fall First (1997)
- Oceanborn (1998)
- Wishmaster (2000)
- Century Child (2002)
- Once (2004)
Tours
- Henkäys ikuisuudesta Tour (2006)
- Storm World Tour (2007–2009)
- What Lies Beneath World Tour (2010–2012)
- Colours on the Road (2013–2015)
- The Shadow Shows (2016–2018)
- A Nordic Symphony Tour (2018)
- The Raw Tour (2019–2023)
- Living the Dream (2024–2025)
As a support act
- Bleed Out Tour (2024)
References
Citations
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- ^ "Tarja Turunen | ALBUMS / IN THE RAW". Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Tarja – In The Raw – The New Studio Album OUT NOW". www.tarja-intheraw.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
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General sources
- Ollila, Mape (2007). Once Upon a Nightwish. The Official Biography 1996–2006. Deggael Communications Ltd. ISBN 978-952-99749-2-4.
- Della Ciopa, Gianni (2010), Heavy Metal: I Contemporanei, Giunti editore S.p.A., ISBN 978-88-09-76634-1
- Cope, Andrew L. (2010), Black Sabbath and the rise of Heavy Metal Music, Ashgate Publishing Limited, ISBN 978-0-7546-6881-7
- Nohr, Rolf F.; Schwaab, Herbert (2011), Metal Matter, Lit Verlag, ISBN 978-3-643-11086-2
- Turunen, Tarja (2021), Singing in My Blood (Illustrated ed.), Rocket88, ISBN 978-1-910-97868-9
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