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Tarja

Country of origin:: Finland
Location:: Kitee/Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Status:: Active
Year of creation:: 2004

Genre:: Symphonic/Gothic Metal
Lyrical themes:: Feelings, Nature, Life
Current label:: Universal Music Group

Tarja Turunen (Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli) is a Finnish lyric soprano singer-songwriter and composer. She is best known as the original member and the former lead vocalist of Finnish Operatic/Symphonic Power Metal band Nightwish, founded by herself, Tuomas Holopainen and Erno Vuorinen in 1996. She was dismissed from the band after nine years, on October 22, 2005, through an open letter ...

Complete lineup
Current lineup
Past members
Live musicians

Current

Tarja Turunen	Vocals, Piano (2004-present)
See also: Harus, ex-Nightwish

Doug Wimbish	Bass (2007-present)
See also: Living Colour, ex-Miloš Dodo Doležal

Max Lilja	Cello (2007-present)
See also: Eilera, Hevein, ex-Apocalyptica

Mike Terrana	Drums (2007-present)
See also: Axel Rudi Pell, Downhell, Emir Hot, Empire, Masterplan, Mike Terrana, Razorback, Victor Smolski, Zillion, Roland Grapow, ex-Hanover Fist, ex-Zillion, ex-Artension, ex-John West, ex-Kiko Loureiro, ex-Not Fragile, ex-Rage, ex-Savage Circus, ex-Squealer, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Gamma Ray (live), ex-Iron Mask (live), ex-Metalium

Alex Scholpp	Guitars (2007-present)
See also: Sinner, Tieflader, Farmer Boys

Christian Kretschmar

Keyboards (2009-present)

Past

Earl Harvin

Drums (2007)

Maria Ilmoniemi	Keyboards (2007-2009)
See also: The Eternal

Torsten Stenzel

Keyboards (2007)

Current (Live)

Julián Barrett	Guitars (2011-present)
See also: Adrián Barilari, Asspera, Lörihen

Past (Live)

Markus Hohti

Cello (2007-2009)

Kiko Loureiro	Guitars (2007-2009)
See also: Angra, Denison Fernandes, Kiko Loureiro

Tony Turunen	Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals (2007-2008)
See also: Celesty, ex-Decended

Oliver Holzwarth	Bass (2008-2010)
See also: Coldseed, Pergana, Rhapsody of Fire, Blind Guardian (live), ex-Sieges Even, ex-Looking-Glass-Self, ex-Sodom, ex-Val'Paraiso, ex-Paradox, ex-Power Quest, ex-Chinchilla (live), ex-Leaves' Eyes (live), ex-Demons & Wizards (live)

Kevin Chown	Bass (2010-?)
See also: John West, Mike Terrana, ex-Edwin Dare, ex-Magnitude 9, ex-Tiles, ex-Artension

Doug Wimbish	Bass (2011)
See also: Living Colour, ex-Miloš Dodo Doležal

Tarja Turunen	Vocals, Piano (2004-present)
See also: Harus, ex-Nightwish

Doug Wimbish	Bass (2007-present)
See also: Living Colour, ex-Miloš Dodo Doležal

Max Lilja	Cello (2007-present)
See also: Eilera, Hevein, ex-Apocalyptica

Mike Terrana	Drums (2007-present)
See also: Axel Rudi Pell, Downhell, Emir Hot, Empire, Masterplan, Mike Terrana, Razorback, Victor Smolski, Zillion, Roland Grapow, ex-Hanover Fist, ex-Zillion, ex-Artension, ex-John West, ex-Kiko Loureiro, ex-Not Fragile, ex-Rage, ex-Savage Circus, ex-Squealer, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Gamma Ray (live), ex-Iron Mask (live), ex-Metalium

Alex Scholpp	Guitars (2007-present)
See also: Sinner, Tieflader, Farmer Boys