NIGHTWISH Singer ANETTE OLZON: 'In Memory Of HANNA'

January 6, 2011

NIGHTWISH frontwoman Anette Olzon has posted the following message on her official blog:

"One year ago I wrote this blog post about a big loss for the world, for Niclas (from Anette's pre-NIGHTWISH band ALYSON AVENUE),me and lots of friends of a girl name Hanna Ekstrand [who committed suicide]. She was born on the exact same date and year as me, 21 of June 1971 and her daughter and Nemo [Anette's five-month-old son with boyfriend, bassist Johan Husgafvel of the Swedish metal band PAIN] has the same birthday, which has always made me feel 'closer' to her destiny. Her life ended far too soon last year, January 7, and tomorrow it's been one year since that dark day.

"Niclas has made a song for her called 'Angel' where I recorded the vocals. We made this song for Hanna and her children, and Thomas Löyskä (ALYSON AVENUE) has made a special memorial site for Hanna where you can listen to Niclas song and read the lyrics.

"Click here to go to the site.

"Hanna, just like me, would have turned 40 this year. I have seen her since we were teenagers, I know her daughter.

"Hanna was such a beautiful person and soul and I will always remember her for that happy, shiny person she was in our younger years. Glowing at every party and making heads turn;=)

"Hanna — you have touched so many and we miss you. We know you are looking down from heaven as an angel and I hope you like the song that are made just for you.

"Rest in peace."

Find more on

Prev More News Next

Comments Disclaimer And Information

BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends).