Tarja Turunen
Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli (IPA: ['tɑrjɑ...'turunen]) (born August … Read Full Bio ↴Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli (IPA: ['tɑrjɑ...'turunen]) (born August 17, 1977), known as Tarja for her solo career is a Finnish soprano and songwriter, best known as the former lead vocalist of Finnish symphonic power metal quintet Nightwish, which she founded along with Emppu Vuorinen and Tuomas Holopainen in 1996. After severing ties with the band in October 2005, Tarja Turunen is now devoting her time to her solo career under the stage name of Tarja. She is married to Argentine businessman Marcelo Cabuli. Tarja has also appeared in various Finnish television programs, and was a guest judge on "Idols" on 27 March 2007.
Born in Kitee, Finland, Turunen began to study music at the age of six, and moved to the city of Kuopio at the age of eighteen to study at the Sibelius Academy. She became a founding member of Nightwish in 1996 when her classmate Tuomas Holopainen invited her to join his new musical project. That year Turunen also performed with the Savonlinna Opera Festival. However, she did not become internationally famous until the release of Nightwish's successful follow-up album, Oceanborn, in 1998.
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 Karlsruhe, Germany's Music University. While there, she recorded vocals for Nightwish's 2002 album Century Child and for Beto Vázquez Infinity.
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.
Finnish president Tarja Halonen and her husband invited Turunen to the President's Palace in Helsinki in December 2003 for the Finnish Independence Day Party, Finland's biggest social event, where the viewers of Finnish television station Yle named her the most impressively dressed lady, among honors given by several newspapers and magazines.
After the hiatus, Turunen rejoined Nightwish for the 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. On October 21, 2005, Turunen was asked to leave Nightwish in an open letter by the other members of Nightwish, over a dispute that involved "a changed attitude" and increased financial interest.[2] She responded through another open letter, which was posted on her website in both Finnish and English (the letter can no longer be found on her website, but is available on a fan page [3]). In February 2006, Tarja's husband Marcelo posted a message to her website addressing the situation, and asked for anyone who had questions pertaining to the issues between Tarja and the rest of the band to email him.[4] Marcelo then posted a lengthy reply to many of the questions he had received in June 2006.[5]
Born in Kitee, Finland, Turunen began to study music at the age of six, and moved to the city of Kuopio at the age of eighteen to study at the Sibelius Academy. She became a founding member of Nightwish in 1996 when her classmate Tuomas Holopainen invited her to join his new musical project. That year Turunen also performed with the Savonlinna Opera Festival. However, she did not become internationally famous until the release of Nightwish's successful follow-up album, Oceanborn, in 1998.
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 Karlsruhe, Germany's Music University. While there, she recorded vocals for Nightwish's 2002 album Century Child and for Beto Vázquez Infinity.
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.
Finnish president Tarja Halonen and her husband invited Turunen to the President's Palace in Helsinki in December 2003 for the Finnish Independence Day Party, Finland's biggest social event, where the viewers of Finnish television station Yle named her the most impressively dressed lady, among honors given by several newspapers and magazines.
After the hiatus, Turunen rejoined Nightwish for the 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. On October 21, 2005, Turunen was asked to leave Nightwish in an open letter by the other members of Nightwish, over a dispute that involved "a changed attitude" and increased financial interest.[2] She responded through another open letter, which was posted on her website in both Finnish and English (the letter can no longer be found on her website, but is available on a fan page [3]). In February 2006, Tarja's husband Marcelo posted a message to her website addressing the situation, and asked for anyone who had questions pertaining to the issues between Tarja and the rest of the band to email him.[4] Marcelo then posted a lengthy reply to many of the questions he had received in June 2006.[5]
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Tarja Lyrics
02-En Etsi Valtaa Loistoa (A En etsi valtaa, loistoa, en kaipaa kultaakaan; Mä pyydän ta…
03. I Walk Alone Put all your angels on the edge Keep all the roses,…
500 Letters 500 letters from a stranger at my door 500 letters words…
All I Want for Christmas Is You I don't want a lot for Christmas There is just one…
Anteroom of Death Two faced drama rebellion Are you the Joker, King or Queen? …
Arkihuolesi Kaikki Heitä Arkihuolesi kaikki heitä, Mieles' nuorena nousta suo. Arma…
Ave Maria Ave Maria! Jungfrau mild, Erhöre einer Jungfrau Flehen, Aus …
Boy And The Ghost The streets are empty. Inside it's warm. His hands are shaki…
Calling from the Wild See the world as one Find what grows of stone Roam our…
Calling Grace In the dark Captured in his frozen heart Colours fade into g…
Ciarán's Well Misty cold nights You'll hear her sigh And sing bitter Sweet…
Ciaran's Well Misty cold nights You'll hear her sigh And sing bitter Sw…
Ciarán's Well /Live in Kuusankoski Finland Misty cold nights You'll hear her sigh And sing bitter Sweet…
Crimson Deep Sometimes I see the pulse Numb I feel, So unreal. Blood o…
Damned And Divine It won't help if you wait for me. I'm a slave…
Damned Vampire It won't help if you wait for me I'm a slave…
Damned Vampire & Gothic Divine It won't help if you wait for me I'm a slave…
Dark Christmas Cold earth sleeps Underneath a flaming northern sky The snow…
Dark Star Burning out in the distance You're falling, starting to fade…
Darkness I'm scared of swimming in the sea Dark shapes moving under…
Dead Promises Why have you wasted the time drown in hideous nights?…
Deliverance Dreams go on forever With only one life You cannot relieve W…
Demons in You Endless My war to reason Falling to pieces When I could see …
Die Alive Open up the night Led by just a feeling All around is…
Eagle Eye I've been to the end of earth And waters, end of…
En etsi valtaa loistoa En etsi valtaa, loistoa, en kaipaa kultaakaan; mä pyydän tai…
Enough Ego selfish Prima Donna Dancing in your poisoned cage Thinki…
Falling Awake Phantom voices with no words to follow At the mercy…
Feliz Navidad Feliz Navidad Feliz Navidad Feliz Navidad Próspero año y fel…
Frosty the Snowman Frosty the Snowman Was a jolly happy soul With a corn cob…
Goldfinger Goldfinger He's the man, the man with the Midas touch A spid…
Goodbye Stranger Let it go, let it go! Why crave to hold…
Happy Christmas So this is Christmas And what have you done Another year ove…
Happy New Year No more champagne And the fireworks are through Here we are,…
Heinillä Härkien Heinillä härkien kaukalon nukkuu lapsi viaton. Enkelparven…
I Feel Immortal Whenever I wake up I'm lost and always afraid. It's never…
I Walk Alone Put all your angels on the edge Keep all the roses,…
I Walk Alone - Album Version Single Cut Put all your angels on the edge Keep all the roses…
If you believe Drifting... words without meaning Twisting... through the d…
In for a Kill Where do you go from here? It's dragging you under Nothing c…
In The Picture Laid so low I felt so strange and couldn't move in hours …
Innocence You're not alone below the moon All of us wait, for…
Into the Sun Dream against the flow Let your garden grow Over land and …
Jingle Bell Rock Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock Jingle bells swin…
Jo Joutuu Ilta Jo joutuu ilta ja tuuli käy yli tumman, synkeän salon, Hämy…
Jouluyo Juhlayo Jouluyö, juhlayö! Päättynyt kaik on työ. Kaks vain valveil o…
JouluyoJuhlayo Jouluyö, juhlayö! Päättynyt kaik on työ. Kaks vain valveil…
Kuin henkäys ikuisuutta Kirkkoon yllättäen poikkesin Sitä hämmästelin itsekkin Oli j…
Kun joulu on Kun maas' on hanki ja järvet jäässä ja silmä sammunut auring…
Laws Of The Future In a distant place called Zlord, All the villagers were wait…
Leaving you for me featuring Martin Kesici I´m sitting here alone, what else could I have done? I…
Little Lies Take my faith with an open hand and warm embrace My…
Lost Northern PAIN Remix I'm the one who leaves shadows In your room at night I'm…
Lost Northern Star Legend says that when grief overpowers happiness The norther…
Love To Hate Made of stone Behind the walls A heart afraid of breaking S…
Lucid Dreamer Memoria, Gloria one last time with you The feeling remains …
Maa On Niin Kaunis Maa on niin kaunis, kirkas Luojan taivas, ihana on sieluje…
Magnificat Quia Respexitt Magnificat anima mea Dominum, Et exsultavit spiritus meus i…
Magnificat: Quia Respexit Magnificat anima mea Dominum, Et exsultavit spiritus meus in…
Marian Poika Sai kuulla pieni Beetlehem ilon suuren sanoman: tänään teill…
mökit nukkuu lumiset Mökit nukkuu lumiset, Nukkuu hanki, tanteret, Tuikkii taivaa…
Medusa Come to see me I will show you The island of the…
Minor Heaven Take my longings and believe them. Light a candle if you…
Mökit Nukkuu Lumiset Mökit nukkuu lumiset, Nukkuu hanki, tanteret, Tuikkii taivaa…
My Little Phoenix Gracefully she's circling higher. She has the wind beneath h…
Mykit Nukkuu Lumiset Mökit nukkuu lumiset, Nukkuu hanki, tanteret, Tuikkii taivaa…
Mystique Voyage Welcome to my Mystique Voyage - An inner trip to fantasy,…
Naiad She hears the distant soft caress there in the gloom. Colors…
Never Enough Life in bloom, the sweetest season The warm embrace gave me…
Neverlight Neverlight into the shadow of my darker side where no one …
No Bitter End Desire is a flame alive When dreams are far away Open up…
Oasis Hyvyyden varjo peittaa kyyneleen, loytaneen luo vie askeleen…
Our Great Divide Dark blue sea, calling me. Songs of waves, keep me safe. Sky…
Our Great Divine Dark blue sea, calling me Songs of waves, keep me safe S…
Paradise There's no sense, the fire burns When wisdom fails, it chang…
Poison Your cruel device Your blood like ice One look could kill My…
Railroads Hard to believe in, strikes like a bad sin Life…
Rivers of Lust Violent hands come at midnight Hold me down I can't make a…
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen Comet and…
Sadness in the night (Lyrics: Max Ditamo - Music: Beto Vazquez, Danilo Moschen) …
Shadow Play Looking at the mirror, asking questions with old, weary eyes…
Shameless Shameless lies I used to think that is just my imagination …
Silent Masquerade Red arises in the sky of Sunday morning …
Sing For Me It's getting hard to breathe. Darkness in my head frightens …
Spirits of the Sea Never let them go Where the stars can't…
Still of the Night In the still of the night I hear the wolf howl,…
Supremacy Wake to see Your true emancipation is a fantasy All the seas…
Tears in Rain Dominos fall In a house that's empty Still of the…
The Archive of Lost Dreams Far from the light to reach beneath a veil of…
The Eyes of a Child When you look to the past for life's long hidden…
The First Noel The First Noel, the Angels did say Was to certain poor…
The Living End It's the song that's forever There's no need to surrender He…
The Reign I see the waves of sand Big free Another land Dreams within …
The Seer I cut my heart - a gift to you You leave…
Tired of Being Alone Once , you dreamed of me Twice, you wished that I'd…
Underneath Even in my darkest times Overcome with worry Find the comfor…
Undertaker Bring out your dead I'll bury them all Leave them with me D…
Until Down [Lyrics: Mic - Music: Beto Vazquez - Vocal melody: Emppu…
Until My Last Breath Cannot cry it loud enough I'm giving up this ghost…
Until Silence When just a light remains There in dark returns like echo…
Varpunen Jouluaamuna Lumi on jo peittänyt kukat laaksosessa, Järven aalto jäätyny…
Victim of Ritual Black eyes, and hardly breathing When there’s no light You…
Walking in the Air We're walking in the air We're floating in the moonlit sky T…
We Are How cold is the heart My world is on fire How deep…
Where Were You Last Night / Heaven Is A Place On Earth / Livin' On A Prayer Ooh, baby, do you know what that's worth? Ooh, heaven is…
Wisdom Of Wind Blue skies, rivers of gold Bring to my heart The stories o…
Wonderful Christmastime The moon is right The spirits up We're here tonight And that…
You and I In silence and the darkness speaks again of a pain that…
You Would Have Loved This The winter left her blanket here this morning A soft and gen…