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Tarja Turunen

Tarja Turunen

Real/full name:
Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli
Age:
46 (born Aug 17th, 1977)
Place of birth:
Finland (Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala)
Gender:
Female

Biography

Tarja Turunen is a Finnish lyric soprano singer, songwriter, and composer. She is best known as an original member and former lead vocalist of Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, founded by herself, Tuomas Holopainen, and Emppu Vuorinen in 1996. She was dismissed from the band after nine years, on October 22nd, 2005, through an open letter written by Holopainen, that was signed by the other ...

Trivia

Tarja has been married to Marcelo Cabuli since 2002, and has a daughter Naomi Cabuli Turunen (born 2012). They lived in Buenos Aires for some time. She currently lives in Andalusia due to her touring schedule and that their daughter was starting school.

Tarja has two brothers, Toni and Timo Turunen.

She studied singing at Sibelius Academy and Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe and is a lyric ...

Harus

Vocals (2011-present)

Noche Escandinava

Vocals (2002-present)

Outlanders

Vocals (2011-present)

Raskasta Joulua

Vocals (female)

2017 Raskasta joulua IV Vocals (tracks 11, 12)

Tarja

As Tarja:
Vocals, Piano (2004-present)

2004 One Angel's Dream (Single) Vocals, Piano
2004 Yhden enkelin unelma (Single) Vocals
2006 You Would Have Loved This (Single) Vocals
2006 Henkäys ikuisuudesta Vocals
2007 I Walk Alone (Single Version) (Single) Vocals
2007 I Walk Alone (Artist Version) (Single) Vocals
2007 My Winter Storm Vocals, Piano, Songwriting (tracks 3-5,8,10,12-15, 17,18)
2008 Die Alive (Single) Vocals, Piano
2008 The Seer (EP) Vocals, Piano
2009 Enough (Single) Vocals
2009 Maailman kauneimmat joululaulut (Single) Vocals
2010 Falling Awake (Single) Vocals
2010 I Feel Immortal (Single) Vocals, Piano
2010 Until My Last Breath (Single) Vocals, Piano
2010 What Lies Beneath Vocals (lead, backing), Piano (track 10), Songwriting (tracks 1-11)
2011 Underneath (Single) Vocals, Piano
2011 Walking in the Air (Live) (Single) Vocals
2011 In Concert - Live at Sibelius Hall (Live album) Vocals
2012 Into the Sun (Single) Vocals, Piano
2012 Act I (Live album) Vocals, Piano
2012 Act I (Video) Vocals, Piano
2013 Never Enough (Single) Vocals
2013 Victim of Ritual (Single) Vocals
2013 Colours in the Dark Vocals, Piano (track 5), Songwriting (tracks 1-5, 7-10)
2013 500 Letters (Single) Vocals
2014 Beauty & the Beat (Live album) Vocals (soprano)
2014 Beauty & the Beat (Video) Vocals (soprano)
2014 Left in the Dark (Compilation) Vocals, Piano (track 5)
2015 Never Enough (Live) (Single) Vocals, Piano
2015 Luna Park Ride (Live album) Vocals, Piano
2015 Luna Park Ride (Video) Vocals, Piano
2015 Ave Maria - En plein air Vocals
2016 The Brightest Void Vocals, Piano (track 4), Songwriting (tracks 1-6)
2016 The Shadow Self Vocals, Keyboards (track 2), Piano (tracks 4, 6), Songwriting (tracks 1-11)
2016 No Bitter End (Single) Vocals
2016 Innocence (EP) Vocals
2016 Demons in You (Single) Vocals, Keyboards
2017 An Empty Dream (EP) Vocals
2017 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Single) Vocals
2017 O Tannenbaum (Single) Vocals
2017 From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas) Vocals, Keyboards, Piano (track 2)
2017 Feliz Navidad (Single) Vocals
2018 Love to Hate (Live in London) (Single) Vocals
2018 Undertaker (Live in Milan) (Single) Vocals
2018 Victim of Ritual (Live at Woodstock) (Single) Vocals
2018 Act II (Live album) Vocals
2018 Act II (Video) Vocals
2018 Enigma / Act II (Split) Vocals
2019 Tears in rain (Single) Vocals, Piano
2019 You and I (Single) Vocals, Piano
2019 Railroads (Single) Vocals, Piano
2019 In the Raw Vocals, Piano (tracks 5, 10)
2020 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Live at Olomouc and Hradec Králové 2019) (Single) Vocals
2020 Together (Live at Olomouc and Hardec Králové 2019) (Single) Vocals
2020 Christmas Together: Live at Olomouc and Hradec Králové 2019 (Live album) Vocals, Piano
2022 Best Of: Living the Dream (Compilation) Vocals, Piano
2022 Best Of: Living the Dream (Compilation) Vocals, Piano
2022 Best Of: Living the Dream (Compilation) Vocals, Piano
2023 Rocking Heels: Live at Metal Church (Live album) Vocals
2023 Frosty the Snowman (Single) Vocals
2023 Jingle Bells (Single) Vocals
2023 Dark Christmas Vocals
2023 All I Want for Christmas Is You (Single) Vocals
2024 Left on Mars (Collaboration) Vocals
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Nightwish

Vocals (1996-2005)

1996 Demo (Demo) Vocals
1997 The Carpenter (Split) Vocals
1997 Angels Fall First Vocals (as "Tarja")
1998 Sacrament of Wilderness (Split) Vocals
1998 Oceanborn Vocals (lead) (as "Tarja")
1999 Walking in the Air (Single) Vocals
1999 Sleeping Sun (4 Ballads of the Eclipse) (EP) Vocals
2000 Wishmastour 2000 (EP) Vocals
2000 Wishmaster Vocals
2000 Deep Silent Complete (Single) Vocals
2001 From Wishes to Eternity (Live album) Vocals
2001 Over the Hills and Far Away (EP) Vocals
2001 From Wishes to Eternity (Video) Vocals
2002 Ever Dream (Single) Vocals
2002 Century Child Vocals
2002 Bless the Child (Single) Vocals
2003 End of Innocence (Video) Vocals
2004 Nemo (Single) Vocals
2004 Once Vocals
2004 Wish I Had an Angel (Single) Vocals
2004 Tales from the Elvenpath (Compilation) Vocals
2004 Kuolema tekee taiteilijan (Single) Vocals (lead)
2005 Bestwishes (Compilation) Vocals
2005 The Siren (Single) Vocals
2005 Highest Hopes: The Best of Nightwish (Compilation) Vocals
2005 Sleeping Sun (Single) Vocals
2006 End of an Era (Live album) Vocals
2006 End of an Era (Video) Vocals
2011 Walking in the Air - The Greatest Ballads (Compilation) Vocals
2013 From Wishes to Eternity at Over the Hills and Far Away (Compilation) Vocals
2014 The Three Goddesses (Split) Vocals
2018 Decades (An Archive of Song 1996-2015) (Compilation) Vocals (CD1 tracks 8, 9; CD2)
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Asspera

As Susana Asspera:
Vocals (2015)

Angra

2013 Angels Cry: 20th Anniversary Tour (Live album) Vocals (tracks 14, 15)
2013 Angels Cry: 20th Anniversary Tour (Video) Vocals (tracks 14, 15)

Asspera

As Susanna Asspera:

2018 Live in Villa la Verga (Live album) Vocals (track 5)

Beto Vazquez Infinity

2001 Battle of Valmourt (EP) Vocals (backing) (track 2)
2001 Beto Vazquez Infinity Vocals (lead and backing) (tracks 1, 4), Vocals (backing) (tracks 2, 10, 11)
2002 Wizard (EP) Vocals (tracks 2, 4 (Russian version))

Doro

2009 Fear No Evil Vocals (track 7)
2010 25 Years in Rock... and Still Going Strong (Video) Vocals (backing) (DVD1 track 27), Vocals (DVD1 track 17)

Lörihen

As Susana Asspera:

2015 Aún sigo latiendo Vocals (track 11)

Nuclear Blast Allstars

2007 Into the Light Vocals (track 10)

Primal Fear

2021 I Will Be Gone (EP) Vocals (track 1)

Scorpions

2010 Sting in the Tail Vocals (track 4)

Waltari

1999 Evankeliumi (Video) Vocals

Within Temptation

2013 Paradise (What About Us?) (EP) Vocals (track 1)
2014 Hydra Vocals (track 4)
2014 Let Us Burn (Elements & Hydra Live in Concert) (Video) Vocals (BD track 20; CD2 track 2)

Tarja

2004 One Angel's Dream (Single) Producer
2004 Yhden enkelin unelma (Single) Co-Producer
2007 I Walk Alone (Single Version) (Single) Co-Producer
2007 My Winter Storm Co-Producer
2008 Die Alive (Single) Co-Producer
2008 The Seer (EP) Producer (Additional Mixing)
2009 Enough (Single) Co-Producer
2010 Falling Awake (Single) Producer (track 1) (as "Tarja")
2010 I Feel Immortal (Single) Producer (as "Tarja")
2010 Until My Last Breath (Single) Producer
2010 What Lies Beneath Producer
2011 Underneath (Single) Producer (as "Tarja")
2011 Walking in the Air (Live) (Single) Mixing, Producer
2011 In Concert - Live at Sibelius Hall (Live album) Mixing, Producer
2012 Act I (Live album) Producer
2012 Act I (Video) Producer
2013 Never Enough (Single) Producer
2013 Victim of Ritual (Single) Producer (as "Tarja")
2013 Colours in the Dark Producer
2013 500 Letters (Single) Producer
2014 Beauty & the Beat (Live album) Producer, Mixing (as "Tarja")
2014 Beauty & the Beat (Video) Producer, Mixing (as "Tarja")
2014 Left in the Dark (Compilation) Producer, Recording, Producer (Original Demos) (as "Tarja")
2015 Ave Maria - En plein air Producer
2016 The Brightest Void Executive producer, Producer
2016 The Shadow Self Producer, Executive producer
2016 No Bitter End (Single) Executive producer (as "Tarja")
2016 Innocence (EP) Executive producer, Producer (as "Tarja")
2016 Demons in You (Single) Producer, Executive producer (as "Tarja")
2017 An Empty Dream (EP) Executive producer (as "Tarja")
2017 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Single) Art direction, Producer (as "Tarja")
2017 O Tannenbaum (Single) Producer, Art direction (as "Tarja")
2017 From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas) Art direction, Producer
2017 Feliz Navidad (Single) Producer, Art direction (as "Tarja")
2019 Railroads (Single) Producer (as "Tarja")
2019 You and I (Single) Producer (as "Tarja")
2019 Tears in rain (Single) Producer (as "Tarja")
2019 In the Raw Art direction, Producer (as "Tarja")
2020 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Live at Olomouc and Hradec Králové 2019) (Single) Producer (as "Tarja")
2020 Together (Live at Olomouc and Hardec Králové 2019) (Single) Producer (as "Tarja")
2020 Christmas Together: Live at Olomouc and Hradec Králové 2019 (Live album) Producer (as "Tarja")
2022 Best Of: Living the Dream (Compilation) Art direction (as "Tarja")
2023 Rocking Heels: Live at Metal Church (Live album) Producer (as "Tarja")
2023 Frosty the Snowman (Single) Producer, Recording (Vocals) (as "Tarja")
2023 Jingle Bells (Single) Producer, Recording (Vocals) (as "Tarja")
2023 Dark Christmas Producer (as "Tarja")
2023 All I Want for Christmas Is You (Single) Producer, Recording (Vocals) (as "Tarja")
(show all)
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