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Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee
- Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former lead singer Tarja Turunen.
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Nightwish performs goth-influenced symphonic metal with female vocals. Their music has been also described as symphonic gothic metal which mixes metal, opera, weepy power ballads, and keyboard solos.
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Mar 26, 2021 · Since they formed almost 20 years ago in the sleepy town of Kitee, eastern Finland, they’ve done more than any other group to turn symphonic metal from a cult concern into a worldwide commercial juggernaut.
- Dave Everley
May 20, 2022 · Nightwish and Within Temptation may not have invented symphonic metal, but they certainly defined it, the imagery of corsets forever intertwined with keys and strings thanks to their influence. Twenty-five years since their debuts, both bands are going stronger than ever.
Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen-Cabuli (born 17 August 1977), known professionally as Tarja Turunen or simply Tarja, is a Finnish heavy metal singer, best known as the former lead vocalist of Nightwish. Turunen studied lyrical singing at Sibelius Academy and Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe.
Genre: Symphonic Power Metal (early); Symphonic Metal (later) Themes: Love, Nature, Astrology, Religion, Fantasy, Beauty. Current label: Nuclear Blast. Years active: 1996-present. The idea of Nightwish was born in July 1996 at midnight when Tuomas Holopainen was spending a night with his friends around a campfire.
Nightwish is a symphonic power metal band that originated in Kitee, Finland in 1997. Nightwish consists of six main members. In 2007, former Alyson Avenue frontwoman Anette Olzon was revealed as Tarja Turunen ’s replacement.
