Tarja Turunen
Symphonic metal, Musical Artist
1977 –
Who is Tarja Turunen?
Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli, generally known as Tarja Turunen or simply Tarja, is a Finnish singer-songwriter. She is a light lyric soprano and has a vocal range of three octaves.
Turunen studied singing at Sibelius Academy and Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe. She is well known as a professional classical lied singer but best known as the former lead vocalist of the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, which she founded 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.
Turunen was dismissed from the band on October 21, 2005 for personal reasons. 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 alternative rock and symphonic metal and started the Storm World Tour. Turunen released her third album, What Lies Beneath, in 2010. She also can be heard on the latest Scorpions record.
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- Born
- Aug 17, 1977
Kitee - Also known as
- Tarja
- Turunen, Tarja
- Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli
- Tarja Turunen Cabuli
- Nightwish
- Susanna Turunen
- Taape
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Marcelo Cabuli
(2003/05/08 - )
- Marcelo Cabuli
- Children
- Nationality
- Finland
- Profession
- Education
- Sibelius Academy
- Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe
(2001 - 2003)
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on July 23, 2013
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