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Kitee, Finland (1996 – present)
Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli (born August 17, 1977, in Kitee, Finland), better known as Tarja Turunen (while she was vocalist of Nightwish) or simply Tarja (after she was fired), is a Finnish singer. Tarja began to study music at age six, and moved to the city of Kuopio at 18 to study at the Sibelius Academy. She married Argentinian businessman Marcelo Cabuli in early 2003.
She is the former lead singer of the Finnish band Nightwish which she founded along with Emppu Vuorinen and Tuomas Holopainen in 1996. After being expelled from the band in October 2005, Tarja Turunen is now devoting her time to her solo career under the stage name of Tarja.
During 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 November 8th 2006, Tarja’s first solo album, Henkäys ikuisuudesta was released as a Christmas album.
Tarja’s second solo album, My Winter Storm, was released in November 2007 and achieved gold status in Finland on the day of release. The album took the number 1 spot in the Finnish charts. Tarja also sings on trackIn The Picture, composed by Rage guitarist Victor Smolski, on Nuclear Blast Allstars’ album ‘Into The Light’, 2007. In 2009, Tarja released a duet with Doro Pesch, the former vocalist for heavy metal band Warlock.
She is the former lead singer of the Finnish band Nightwish which she founded along with Emppu Vuorinen and Tuomas Holopainen in 1996. After being expelled from the band in October 2005, Tarja Turunen is now devoting her time to her solo career under the stage name of Tarja.
During 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 November 8th 2006, Tarja’s first solo album, Henkäys ikuisuudesta was released as a Christmas album.
Tarja’s second solo album, My Winter Storm, was released in November 2007 and achieved gold status in Finland on the day of release. The album took the number 1 spot in the Finnish charts. Tarja also sings on track
In The Picture, composed by Rage guitarist Victor Smolski, on Nuclear Blast Allstars’ album ‘Into The Light’, 2007. In 2009, Tarja released a duet with Doro Pesch, the former vocalist for heavy metal band Warlock.
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Vem pro Brasil,logo!Deusa!
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Oasis & I Feel Immortal <3
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nDroae wrote:
"I can't believe they think sex is overrated. They must not be doing it right." -a guy at work
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adixczz wrote:
overrated.
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xZimmermannx wrote:
Tarja ты суперррррр!!!! я тебя обожаю :)
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xelle-zetts wrote:
No one can sing like Tarja, no one. ♥ [27]
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BeddaSh wrote:
No one can sing like Tarja, no one. ♥ [26]
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nDroae wrote:
She was fired because she and Nightwish vibrate at vastly different wavelengths. Om. Nom nom. Shanti shanti tarjapanties
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Ennobxi wrote:
Tarja never quit Nightwish, she was fired because apparently, she had grown apart from the band and was not communicating with them.
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CHARLOTTExNW wrote:
Tarja was fired from Nightwish. She didn't really have a choice
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talka1313 wrote:
No one can sing like Tarja, no one. ♥ [25]
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pawelgryka wrote:
Taria, I still love you but I will never forgive you that you quit Nightwish.
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dreeeam wrote:
No one can sing like Tarja, no one. ♥ [24]
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nDroae wrote:
No one can sing like Tarja, no one. ♥ [23]
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Kingmichael_IV wrote:
No one can sing as bad as Tarja, no one. ♥ [23]
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Ennobxi wrote:
That awkward moment when you know that there are potentially hundreds of singers that can sing like Tarja.
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pitamin wrote:
No one can sing like Tarja, no one. ♥ [22]
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CGholy wrote:
No one can sing like Tarja, no one. ♥ [21] yay trail of hearts.
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Pottergod wrote:
No one can sing like Tarja, no one. ♥ [20]
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Macabria_ wrote:
No one can sing like Tarja, no one. ♥ [19]
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Scorpions feat. Tarja Turunen -…
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Until My Last Breath II
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Dark Star (Live in Thessaloniki…
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Feb
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Aula Magna, Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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TBA, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Feb 16 Tarja Capitol, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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