Tarja Turunen discography
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The discography of Finnish symphonic metal
singer Tarja Turunen
consists of three studio album
s, two extended play
s, eight single
s and four music video
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Turunen is best known as the former lead vocalist of the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish
, which she founded with Tuomas Holopainen
and Erno Vuorinen in 1996, being dismissed from the band on October 21, 2005. As part of Nightwish Turunen released five albums between 1997 and 2005, as well as three live albums, one extended play and fourteen singles (for further informations see Nightwish discography
). Turunen started her solo career in 2006 when she released a Christmas album called Henkäys Ikuisuudesta
and toured Finland and Russia.
In 2007 Turunen released her first heavy metal
album, My Winter Storm
, and in 2010 she released her third album, What Lies Beneath, before starting the What Lies Beneath World Tour
, scheduled to last until the March 2012. Turunen is planning to release her third rock album by the end of 2013 but is scheduled to release a live DVD in December 2011 produced by Kalevi Kiviniemi and recorded in December 2010 during a christmas concert
in Finland.
Symphonic metal
Symphonic metal is a term used to describe heavy metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that are either borrowed from classical music or, as with progressive rock music, create a style reminiscent of it, e.g...
singer Tarja Turunen
Tarja Turunen
Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli is a Finnish singer-songwriter and composer. She is a full lyric soprano and has a vocal range of three octaves....
consists of three studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
s, two extended play
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
s, eight single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
s and four music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
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Turunen is best known as the former lead vocalist of the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish
Nightwish
Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland. Formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen, Nightwish's current line-up has five members, although Tarja has been replaced by Anette Olzon and the...
, which she founded with Tuomas Holopainen
Tuomas Holopainen
Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen is a Finnish composer known best for symphonic metal music. He has also studied jazz and classical styles, but prefers to be influenced by harmonic film music....
and Erno Vuorinen in 1996, being dismissed from the band on October 21, 2005. As part of Nightwish Turunen released five albums between 1997 and 2005, as well as three live albums, one extended play and fourteen singles (for further informations see Nightwish discography
Nightwish discography
The discography of Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish consists of seven studio albums, one extended play, four live albums, seven compilations, thirteen music videos and nineteen singles...
). Turunen started her solo career in 2006 when she released a Christmas album called Henkäys Ikuisuudesta
Henkäys Ikuisuudesta
-Breath from Eternity Tour:To promote the album, Turunen a released a special tour playing in Finland and also in Russia; on December 6, 2006, Turunen performed a big concert at the Sibelius Hall in Lahti, Finland and the full show was live broadcasted by the Finnish channel YLE TV2 for 450,000...
and toured Finland and Russia.
In 2007 Turunen released her first heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
album, My Winter Storm
My Winter Storm
My Winter Storm is the second solo album by Finnish singer Tarja Turunen, and the first to consist mainly of new and original songs specifically written by or for Turunen...
, and in 2010 she released her third album, What Lies Beneath, before starting the What Lies Beneath World Tour
What Lies Beneath World Tour
What Lies Beneath World Tour is the second world tour by Finnish soprano Tarja Turunen to promote her third album, What Lies Beneath, released by Universal Music on August 31, 2010....
, scheduled to last until the March 2012. Turunen is planning to release her third rock album by the end of 2013 but is scheduled to release a live DVD in December 2011 produced by Kalevi Kiviniemi and recorded in December 2010 during a christmas concert
Christmas music
Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music normally performed or heard around the Christmas season, which tends to begin in the months leading up the actual holiday and end in the weeks shortly thereafter.-Early:...
in Finland.
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... |
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| FIN Mitä hittiä The Official Finnish Charts is a national record chart in Finland composed by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.The singles chart was started in January 1991 as Radiomafian lista and was broadcast on the radio station Radiomafia of the Finnish Broadcasting Company, YLE. This chart is based on a... |
GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
AUT Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
SWI Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
CZE IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... |
US Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
HUN Mahasz Mahasz is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. Mahasz hands out the Hungarian Music Awards and maintains the music charts for Hungary.... |
SWE Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
BEL Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... |
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| Henkäys Ikuisuudesta Henkäys Ikuisuudesta -Breath from Eternity Tour:To promote the album, Turunen a released a special tour playing in Finland and also in Russia; on December 6, 2006, Turunen performed a big concert at the Sibelius Hall in Lahti, Finland and the full show was live broadcasted by the Finnish channel YLE TV2 for 450,000... |
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IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... : 2x Platinum |
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| My Winter Storm My Winter Storm My Winter Storm is the second solo album by Finnish singer Tarja Turunen, and the first to consist mainly of new and original songs specifically written by or for Turunen... |
Vertigo Records Vertigo Records today is a UK-based record label operated by Universal Music UK.-History:Vertigo Records was the name Philips Records chose in the late 1960s for its record sub-label to counter the progressive labels of its rivals EMI with Harvest Records and Decca Records with Deram... LP album The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry... , Digital download |
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2M 2M or 2-M may refer to:*2m, or two metres* Amateur radio 2-meter band* 2M , a DOS program that formats extra high capacity floppy disks* 2M TV, a Moroccan state-owned TV station... : 2x Platinum IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... : Gold |
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SPA PROMUSICAE Spanish Music Producers is a trade group representing the Spanish recording industry... |
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| Yhden Enkelin Unelma Yhden Enkelin Unelma Yhden Enkelin Unelma is a christmas single by finnish singer Tarja Turunen, released as Turunen's first solo project ever, when she was still part of the symphonic metal band Nightwish, back in December 2004; it was also released as an Extended Play in limited edition.Right after the release it... |
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As lead artist
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| "You Would Have Loved This You Would Have Loved This You Would Have Loved This is Tarja's second solo single which is a dedication to her mother and predates the release of her christmas album, Henkäys Ikuisuudesta. Five fans watched the making of the single after winning the promotion "Win a Day With Tarja Turunen", made in the official web forum... " |
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| "I Walk Alone I Walk Alone (song) "I Walk Alone" is the first single from the album My Winter Storm by Tarja. It has been released on October 26, 2007 through Universal Music.-Song:... " |
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| "Die Alive Die Alive (song) "Die Alive" is the second single by Tarja from My Winter Storm. It was released on March 7, 2008 on Universal Music. The video for the song was recorded in December, and it premiered in January.-Song:... " |
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| "Enough Enough (song) "Enough" is the third and final single by Tarja from her debut album My Winter Storm, composed by Tarja and Michelle Leonard.The single was released on March 9, 2009 by Universal Music as a digital download exclusive to the United Kingdom... " |
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| "Falling Awake Falling Awake (song) "Falling Awake" a promotional single by Tarja from her third album What Lies Beneath, composed by herself and Johnny Andrews.The single was released worldwide on 19 July by Universal Music, and had a limited release... " |
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| "I Feel Immortal I Feel Immortal "I Feel Immortal" is a promotional single by Tarja from her second album What Lies Beneath and was to be the third single before being pushed forward to second.... " |
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| "Until My Last Breath Until My Last Breath Until My Last Breath is the first Universal single for Tarja's album What Lies Beneath.The edition for Germany, Switzerland, and Austria comes with Tarja's new song, "The Crying Moon", which had been mentioned/discussed even before she finished the My Winter Storm tour.The International release on... " |
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| "Underneath Underneath (Tarja song) "Underneath" is fourth single by Tarja from her third album What Lies Beneath it was released 22 April, only in digital version. The release has been confirmed for Austria, Switzerland, Russia, Poland, Finland, Sweden, Ukraine, France and UK. It includes two unreleased versions of the song, plus a... " |
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As a featured artist
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| "Leaving You For Me Leaving You For Me "Leaving You For Me" is a rock song by Star Search-winner German Martin Kesici sung by Finnish singer Tarja Turunen. The single was released on 23 May 2005; the music video was recorded in a Viking community in western Finland called Rosalia Center.... " (with Martin Kesici Martin Kesici Martin Kesici is a German-Turkish singer and songwriter. He was born to a German mother and a Turkish father. After becoming Star Search-Winner at German TV station Sat.1 in 2003, his first solo single, "Angel of Berlin" entered the German Chart at number one... ) |
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Music videos
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| 2007 | "I Walk Alone" | Jörn Heitmann |
| 2008 | "Die Alive" | Uwe Flade Uwe Flade Uwe Flade is a German music video director. He has directed videos for many artists, such as a-ha, Depeche Mode, Franz Ferdinand, In Extremo, Nickelback and Rammstein.-Videography:Music videos:Music documentaries:... |
| 2010 | "I Feel Immortal" | Jörn Heitmann |
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Collaborations
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| 2001 | "Until Dawn (Angels of Light)" (Beto Vázquez Infinity Beto Vázquez Infinity Beto Vázquez Infinity is an Argentine metal band from Buenos Aires, formed in 2001.-Biography:After the split-up of Nepal, the Argentinean bass player and songwriter Beto Vazquez continued enlarging his musical horizons, always accumulating new ideas, and with the hope of finally making a group of... feat. Tarja Turunen) |
Beto Vazquez Infinity Beto Vázquez Infinity (album) Beto Vázquez Infinity is the first album by Beto Vázquez Infinity, released on 4 March 2001.-Track listing:# "Until Dawn " - 7:39 # "Wizard" - 5:09... |
| "Wizard" (Beto Vázquez Infinity feat. Tarja Turunen and Sabine Edelsbacher) | ||
| "Sadness in the Night" (Beto Vázquez Infinity feat. Tarja Turunen) | ||
| "The Laws of the Future" (Beto Vázquez Infinity feat. Tarja Turunen and Sabine Edelsbacher) | ||
| "Promises Under the Rain" (Beto Vázquez Infinity feat. Tarja Turunen, Candice Night Candice Night Candice Night is an American vocalist/songwriter and the musical partner of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. She is the lead singer, multi-instrumentalist, and lyricist for the traditional folk rock project, Blackmore's Night since its origins in 1997.-Biography:Born in Hauppauge, Long Island, New... , Sabine Edelsbacher) |
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| 2005 | "Tired of Being Alone" (Schiller Schiller (band) Schiller is the main project of Christopher von Deylen , a German musician, composer and producer. He won the ECHO award in 2002 for the Best Dance Single of the Year.. Schiller has sold over 7 million albums worldwide.Christopher Von Deylen does not provide vocals for any of his compositions... feat. Tarja Turunen) |
Tag und Nacht Tag und Nacht Tag und Nacht is the 4th studio album from German electronic musician, composer and producer Christopher von Deylen under his Schiller alias. It features collaborations with well known international artists Moya Brennan, Mike Oldfield and Kim Sanders.-Track listing:... |
| 2007 | "In the Picture Nuclear Blast All-Stars: Into the Light Into the Light is a compilation album from Nuclear Blast Records to commemorate their 20 years as a record label. Produced by Rage guitarist Victor Smolski, with singers Tobias Sammet , Peter "Peavy" Wagner , Tony Kakko , Mats Levén , Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer , Hansi Kürsch , Andi Deris , Oddleif... " (Nuclear Blast Allstars feat. Tarja Turunen) |
Nuclear Blast All-Stars: Into the Light Nuclear Blast All-Stars: Into the Light Into the Light is a compilation album from Nuclear Blast Records to commemorate their 20 years as a record label. Produced by Rage guitarist Victor Smolski, with singers Tobias Sammet , Peter "Peavy" Wagner , Tony Kakko , Mats Levén , Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer , Hansi Kürsch , Andi Deris , Oddleif... |
| 2009 | "Walking With the Angels" (Doro Doro (musician) Dorothee Pesch , popularly known as Doro Pesch or Doro, is a female rock vocalist, formerly of the German heavy metal band Warlock .... feat. Tarja Turunen) |
Fear No Evil Fear No Evil (Doro album) Fear No Evil is the eleventh studio album of the German female hard rock singer Doro Pesch. It was released worldwide in 2009 by AFM Records.... |
| "Arkihuolesi Kaikki Heitä" | Maailman Kauneimmat Joululaulut, a Christmas album released in Finland. | |
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| 2010 | "The Good Die Young" (Scorpions Scorpions (band) Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who is the band's only constant member. They are known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and many singles, such as "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel", "Still... feat. Tarja Turunen) |
Sting in the Tail Sting in the Tail Sting in the Tail is the seventeenth studio album by German heavy metal band Scorpions. It was released on March 19, 2010 in Europe and was released on March 23 in North America... |