Tarja Kabuli

The metal band Nightwish is still associated primarily with the unique vocals of the first soloist Tarja Turunen, whose operatic soprano marked a new milestone in metal history. Leaving the group did not prevent the singer from continuing her work on her own, while not turning to classical opera, the genre of which turned out to be too close for Tarja.

The singer's full name sounds much more complicated - Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Kabuli. She was born on August 17, 1977 in the Finnish village of Puhos, near the town of Kitee. The family was ordinary: the mother worked in the city administration, the father was carpenter. In the family, besides the girl, there were two more sons: Tarja's older brother, Timo, and the younger Tony.

For the first time the girl sang for the public at the age of 3: in the Kitee church she sang the classic Lutheran hymn "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her", in the Finnish interpretation called "Enkeli taivaan". After that Tarja began to sing in the church choir, and from the age of 6 she began to learn to play the piano.

While at school, the girl sang at all concerts, which did not benefit her relationships with peers. The schoolchildren were jealous of Tarja's voice and in revenge made her an object of persecution. Therefore, in her youth, the singer was very shy and communicated with only a few boys.

And the talent of the future celebrity was growing: her music teacher noted that the girl could literally sing songs from the sight that other performers would have to learn for a long time. At the age of 15, Turunen was a soloist in a church concert, which was listened to by thousands of people.

After completing her schooling, Tarja studied at the Savonlinna Secondary School of Music, after which she left for Kuopio to continue her studies at the Sibelius Academy.

In December 1996, during the Christmas holidays, Tarja's former classmate Tuomas Holopainen invited her to join his group - during this period Nightwish was recording their first demo album. In the process, it became clear that Turunen's vocals were too strong and dramatic for the band's original acoustic format.

As a result, Tuomas decided to revise the concept of the band and start playing metal. In 1997, Nightwish finished recording their first studio album, Angels Fall First, and to everyone's amazement, it immediately entered the top 40 Finnish charts. The group began to give concerts, and Tarja had to quit school - the performance schedule was too busy.

In 1998, Nightwish recorded their second album Oceanborn, the main accent of which was Tarja's vocals - the girl became the band's "calling card". During this period, Turunen continued to periodically combine group work with opera performances.

In 2000, Tarja began her studies at the German High School of Music Karlsruhe. Among other things, the girl needed it so that people who consider singing in a metal band a waste of time began to take her seriously. As early as 2000, Nightwish participated in the selection of Finnish candidates for Eurovision. The collective passed the stage of audience voting, but the judges awarded the group the 2nd place, and the musicians did not get to the competition as a result.

The band's 4th album, "Century Child", recorded in 2002, went gold immediately after release, and went platinum a few weeks later. In addition to the original compositions, this disc also includes a cover of Christina and Eric's duet from Andrew Webber's musical "The Phantom of the Opera". Tarja managed to combine album recording, video shooting and concert tours with studies. In addition, in 2004 the vocalist recorded a solo single - "Yhden enkelin unelma".

At this time in the group "Nightwish" there was a discord. In December 2004, Tarja informed her colleagues that she wanted to leave the group, but agreed to record another album, as well as take part in the 2006-2007 tour.

However, on October 21, when the tour in support of the "Once" album ended, the band members informed Turunen in an open letter that she was no longer a member of "Nightwish". Tarja's increased commercial appetites and a change in her priorities were voiced as reasons. The singer, dumbfounded by this form of "dismissal", was forced to reply with an open letter as well.

Many believed that leaving "Nightwish" Tarja would finally go into the field of classical vocals. However, the singer explained that she was not ready for pure opera singing: professional classical vocals require that all the time be devoted only to him. And, despite the choreographed voice and musical education, after so many years of hiatus, she will not be able to sing throughout the entire opera without using a microphone.

Tarja began her solo biography with a series of concerts in Finland, Germany, Spain and Romania. There were not many events in 2006 - the vocalist had previously planned that she would be busy on tour with "Nightwish". In July, the artist performed at the Savonlinna Opera Festival to the accompaniment of the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra, and in November 2006 her first solo album, Henkäys Ikuisuudesta, was released, proving that Tarja is capable of recording platinum discs on her own.

Turunen's next album was created during 2007 and was released in mid-autumn. "My Winter Storm" is a heterogeneous disc, among its songs you can find both classical arias and symphonic metal, which is beloved by the singer's fans. The third studio album took longer to record and was presented to the public only at the end of summer 2010.

In addition to recording albums, Tarja continued to give concerts: her voice could be heard both at solo concerts and as part of large music festivals of different directions. In June 2011, a stunning surprise awaited the singer's Russian fans: at the Rock over the Volga festival in Samara, Turunen performed a duet with Valery Kipelov, singing his hit “I'm here” with the Russian rocker.

In 2013, the artist again participated in a joint project. Together with the group “Within Temptation” and its soloist Sharon den Adel Tarja recorded the single and video “Paradise (What About Us?)” For the band's mini-album of the same name.

In 2014, the singer released the DVD "Beauty and the Beat" with recordings of 3 live concerts, and in 2015 she performed 2 new songs from the album planned for the future. Announcing the upcoming disc, the vocalist announced that the disc will be kept in the same style as the previous ones, but will raise her creativity to a new level. The album, titled "The Shadow Self", was released on August 5, 2016.

The next disc was released a year and a half later - in November 2017. The Christmas album "From Spirits And Ghosts", despite the festive theme, turned out to be mystical and gloomy, even according to Tarja herself. While recording it, the vocalist thought not only about the bright side of Christmas, but also about the people who have to meet this holiday alone and longing.

On December 31, 2002, changes came in Tarja's personal life - she got married. The singer's husband was Argentine businessman Marcelo Cabuli. On July 27, 2012, the couple had a daughter, Naomi Erica Alexia Kabuli Turunen.

Fans found out about this event only in November - then Tarja published a photo with a baby on her Facebook page. The vocalist's unconditional love for her daughter is best indicated by a tattoo - in 2013, a woman stuffed a floral ornament with the name Naomi on her calf.

Fans can watch the changes in Tarja's life in the woman's accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The singer does not flaunt what she lives by, but she also does not close herself from the fans: on the page you can find footage from rehearsals, and funny pictures, and even photos without makeup, proving that a woman looks great without makeup.

On July 27, 2018 Tarja released a new live album "Act II", a continuation of the "Act I" released 6 years ago.

Now there are rumors that the singer is preparing a new studio disc, even darker than the previous ones, and still filled with symphonic music.

1997 - "Angels Fall First" 1998 - "Oceanborn" 2000 - "Wishmaster" 2002 - "Century Child" 2004 - "Once" 2007 - "My Winter Storm" 2010 - "What Lies Beneath" 2012 - "Act I" 2013 - "Colors in the Dark" 2016 - "The Shadow Self" 2017 - "From Spirits And Ghosts" 2018 - "Act II"

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