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Tarja Turunen
Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen-Cabuli, known professionally as Tarja Turunen or simply Tarja, is a Finnish heavy metal singer best known as the former lead vocalist of the symphonic metal band Nightwish.
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entertainment · Finnish musician (born 1977) · opera singer · composer · pianist · songwriter · singer · also Tarja Turunen, Tarja, Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen-Cabuli, Turunen
Born 17 August 1977 · Q484540
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2026· 14 entries
Moviefone: Tarja Turunen
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Yahoo: Tarja Turunen‘s decade of development led to diverse new album Frisson Noir
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Published video “The best time of the year is getting closer… 🎄✨ #tarja #tarjaturunen #christmas”.
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Published video “🎉 Celebrating 3 years of Tarja’s Rocking Heels: Live at Metal Church! ⛪✨ #tarja #tarjaturunen”.
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Iltalehti: Tarja Turunen paloi loppuun ja sai aivoinfarktin – Puhuu hurjasta tilanteesta uutuusdokumentissa
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Published video “Frisson Live 2026 is almost here... 🖤”.
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Published video “Yesterday marked 10 years since the release of The Shadow Self 🎭 #tarja #tarjaturunen”.
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Yahoo: Tarja Turunen reflects on Nightwish, her stroke and returning to metal
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Published video “28 de julio de 2026”.
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Published video “🎬 Yesterday marked the anniversary of Act II, Tarja's extraordinary live album and video”.
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Published video “Sixteen years ago today, Tarja unveiled "Falling Awake", the second single from What Lies Beneath.”.
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Published video “Fan Quotes Final”.
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Published video “The most magical Christmas season is just around the corner… 🎄”.
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2025· 3 entries
Yle: Analyysi: Tarja Turunen on Suomen merkittävimpiä laulajia – näin kävi, koska Nightwish rikkoi kolme kuolemansyntiä
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Yle: The World’s Best Tarja Turunen gives an update on what the Finnish metal queen is about these days
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Tarja announced her tenth live album and sixth video album Circus Life, which contains the live recordings of her January 2020 show in Bucharest, Romania
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2023· 1 entry
Tarja released three studio albums
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2018· 2 entries
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
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Released the follow-up to her first live album, Act II, which was filmed during her world tour for The Shadow Self
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2017· 2 entries
Tarja released From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas), her second classical and Christmas album
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loudwire: Tarja Turunen Reveals ‘From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas)’ Album Details
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2016· 5 entries
Tarja made public title and cover of her new album, The Shadow Self
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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 relate
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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.
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Had plans to move back to Europe due to her touring schedule and that their daughter was starting school in the coming year
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“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”
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2015· 1 entry
loudwire: Tarja Turunen, ‘Underneath’ – Exclusive Live Video Premiere
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2010· 1 entry
Supported Alice Cooper on the German leg of his Theatre of Death Tour
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2009· 1 entry
And 2010; it was released in September 2010
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2007· 1 entry
Turunen released My Winter Storm, an album featuring various styles including symphonic metal, and started the Storm World Tour
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2006· 1 entry
With the release of a Christmas album called Henkäys ikuisuudesta
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2002· 1 entry
Turunen toured South America, performing in the classical Lied concert Noche Escandinava (Scandinavian Night) to sold-out houses
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2000· 2 entries
And 2001, Nightwish recorded Wishmaster and Over the Hills and Far Away and toured Europe and South America
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At the German music university Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe to gain a professional qualification as a soloist with further specialization in art song
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1999· 1 entry
Turunen sang solo in Waltari's rock-themed ballet Evankeliumi (also known as Evangelicum) in several sold-out performances at the Finnish National Opera
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1998· 1 entry
Nightwish published their second album, Oceanborn
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1993· 1 entry
Attended the Senior Secondary School of Art and Music in Savonlinna
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1977· 1 entry
Born 1977-08-17.
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