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Finnish EUROVISION Entry Investigated For WITHIN TEMPTATION Plagiarism

ESCToday.com reports: YLE will decide today, with the help of several music professionals and composers, if "Tietäjä", KATRA's qualified entry for the Finnish final, is a copy of "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)" by WITHIN TEMPTATION, released in 2004. The case was in the air already before Saturday's s...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Frontwoman Appears On Finnish 'Driving' TV Show; Video Available

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen made an appearance on the Finnish "driving" TV show "Ajoneuvos" on Monday, January 22. Watch the MTV3 program online at this location. Turunen's Christmas album, "Henkäys Ikuisuudesta" (Breath from Heaven),has been certified platinum in Finland for sales in exc...

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NIGHTWISH: English Version Of 'Once Upon A Nightwish' Biography Due Next Month

The English version of NIGHTWISH's official biography, "Once upon a Nightwish - The Official Biography 1996-2006", is tentatively scheduled for release in late February. The book, which was written by veteran music journalist Mape Ollila, is said to be "thorough, dramatic and beautifully illustrated...

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NIGHTWISH: 'The Auditions For The New Vocalist Have Ended'

Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have posted the following message on their official web site: "The auditions for the new vocalist have ended, with more than 2,000 demos sent to us (yesterday, Jan. 15, we received 120 demos!). A big thanks to everybody! So please don't send anymore demos, since...

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Former NIGHTWISH Frontwoman Named Best Finnish Female Singer

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's official web site has been updated with the following message: "[On] December 30, 2006 more than 7600 readers of Finnish newspaper Iltalehti voted in different categories for the personalities of the year 2006 in Finland. They chose Tarja as the best Finnish f...

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NIGHTWISH Manager Reports From ABBEY ROAD Recording Sessions

NIGHTWISH's manager, Ewo Pohjola (a.k.a. Ewo Rytkönen) of King Foo Entertainment, has posted a diary entry on the band's official web site from the group's recent trip to Abbey Road Studios in London, England to record the orchestral parts for NIGHTWISH's upcoming album. Read it at this location. As...

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NIGHTWISH Recording Orchestral Parts For New Album In London: Video Available

Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have uploaded a new video blog, featuring footage of the band at Abbey Road Studios in London, England working with arranger Pip Williams and conductor James Shearman on the orchestral parts for the group's new album, due later in the year. Check it out at this...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer TARJA TURUNEN: Video Of St. Petersburg Press Conference Posted Online

A 23-minute video clip of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's December 19, 2006 press conference in St. Petersburg, Russia has been made available for download at this location. As previously reported, Turunen's Christmas album, "Henkäys Ikuisuudesta" (Breath from Heaven),has been certified pla...

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STRATOVARIUS Guitarist TOLKKI Working On 'Rock Opera' Solo Album

STRATOVARIUS mainman/guitarist Timo Tolkki has issued the following update: "[My new solo album] 'Saana - Warrior of Light' is a work in progress. "[For the past] two years I have had this idea in my head and it won't leave me be. It will be a rock opera, but not in a sense that many ...

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H.I.M. Frontman Records Duet With German Soap Opera Star; Audio Available

H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo recently recorded a new duet, this time with German soap opera star Natalia Avelon on a song that will be included on the soundtrack to the movie "8 Miles High" about the life of Uschi Obermaier (played by Natalia). The track "Summer Wine" will be released as single in Jan...

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NIGHTWISH Accepting Singer Submissions Until January

Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have issued the following update: "We have received several inquiries asking if one can still send demos for the singer search. The answer is yes. The search is still going on, and like all the approximately 1,100 demos we have received so far, all the future de...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer's Christmas Album Certified Platinum In Finland

Former NIGHTWISH vocalist Tarja Turunen's Christmas album, "Henkäys Ikuisuudesta" (Breath from Heaven),has been certified platinum in Finland for sales in excess of 30,000 copies. As previously reported, Turunen entered the Finnish single chart at position No. 5 with her latest solo release, "You W...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer's Christmas Album Certified Gold In Finland

Former NIGHTWISH vocalist Tarja Turunen's Christmas album, "Henkäys Ikuisuudesta" (Breath from Heaven),has been certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 15,000 copies. Commented Turunen: "The news about the gold record is really incredible and a precious thing to me. Especially to receive i...

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EPICA Singer In Talks To Replace TARJA In NIGHTWISH?

According to the Finnish weekly celebrity gossip magazine Katso, NIGHTWISH leader Tuomas Holopainen and the group's manager Ewo Rytkönen have been in contact with EPICA singer Simone Simons possibly taking over the frontwoman position in NIGHTWISH. It is rumored that Tuomas and Ewo became convinced...

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NIGHTWISH: New 'Band Diary' Entry Available

NIGHTWISH mainman/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen has posted a new entry in the "Band Diary" section of the group's official web site. Read it at this location. NIGHTWISH's upcoming CD will be the group's first release since the departure of singer Tarja Turunen. The band fired Turunen via an "open le...