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H.I.M., NIGHTWISH, THE RASMUS Members Among Finland's Top Entertainment Earners
Helsingin Sanomat is reporting that this year's tax statistics provide a minor setback for the Finnish arts and entertainment fraternity, as only eight artists make it into the Top 1000 based on earned income. In the previous year there were fifteen of them. No artists broke through the EUR 1 millio...November 2, 2005
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NIGHTWISH Mainman: We Are Not Looking For A TARJA Clone
NIGHTWISH mainman Tuomas Holopainen has finished composing two new songs for the group's next studio album which is not expected to surface until 2007, the keyboardist revealed in a brand-new interview published in the Finnish newspaper Keskisuomalainen. According to Holopainen, the band are hoping...October 30, 2005
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NIGHTWISH Mainman Talks About Decision To Part Ways With Singer TARJA TURUNEN
Finnish weekly news magazine Suomen Kuvalehti has published a brand-new interview with NIGHTWISH mastermind Tuomas Holopainen regarding the band's decision to part ways with their longtime singer Tarja Turunen. The brief question-and-answer session follows (translated from Finnish): Q: Tarja Turunen...October 30, 2005
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Ex-NIGHTWISH Frontwoman: 'I Thought I Knew My Former Bandmates, But I Was Wrong'
Former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen has released the following statement to the media: "Since last Sunday morning, I have been asked to express my position by magazines, newspapers, radio and TV stations, fan clubs and fans from Finland and from all over the world. So many in total that it is...October 25, 2005
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NIGHTWISH Composer Is Sole Proprietor Of Band Name
In the wake of the sacking of the group's lead singer, Tarja Turunen, in the form of an "open letter" posted on the band's web site, NIGHTWISH mainman/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen told the Finnish news agency STT on Monday (Oct. 24) that he and he alone owns the rights to the group's name. The four...October 24, 2005
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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer TARJA TURUNEN: 'I Am Devastated'
Ex-NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen has commented on her former bandmates' decision to fire her following the final show of their "Once" world tour, which took place on Friday, October 21 in Helsinki, Finland. Writing to the fan site Tarja Turunen Fan , Tarja said, "I don't have words to express m...October 24, 2005
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NIGHTWISH Book To Reveal More Details About Split With Singer TARJA TURUNEN
NIGHTWISH mainman Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards) spoke to the Finnish News Agency (STT) about the group's decision to fire their lead singer, Tarja Turunen, following the final show of their "Once" world tour, which took place on Friday, Oct. 21 at Helsinki's Hartwall arena. Holopainen told STT that...October 23, 2005
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NIGHTWISH Part Ways With Singer TARJA TURUNEN, Vow To Carry On
NIGHTWISH mainman Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards) has issued the following "open letter" to the group's singer, Tarja Turunen: "Dear Tarja, "It's time to choose whether the story of NIGHTWISH ends here or whether it will still continue an undetermined period of time. We've been working with this creat...October 22, 2005
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NIGHTWISH Frontwoman Guests On New SCHILLER Album
According to a posting on NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen's official web site, Tarja recorded a song with Christopher Von Deylen, mastermind of SCHILLER, shortly before the production of SCHILLER's new album was completed. Other guest musicians on the album include Moya Brennan, lead singer of Ir...October 1, 2005
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NIGHTWISH Singer To Release Limited-Edition Live CD
NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen will release a very-limited edition CD containing the recordings in Buenos Aires of the Concert of Noche Escandinava II (feturing Turunen) from April 2004. The album will be available exclusively through Turunen's web site, www.tarjaturunen.com, and the only CD pre...July 11, 2005
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NIGHTWISH Singer Announces More Solo Tour Dates
NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen has added more tour dates to her Christmas concert tour. Confirmed tour dates are as follows: Dec. 01 - Savonlinna-Sali - Savonlinna, FIN Dec. 03 - Kuusaa-Sali - Kuusankoski, FIN Dec. 06 - Passionskirche, Marheinekeplatz 1 - Berlin, GER Dec. 09 - Jona - Jugendkirch...June 17, 2005
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Ashes
With the success of EVANESCENCE, NIGHTWISH and LACUNA COIL, pretty much any band with some Eurotrash tendencies and a sultry chick in a flowing dress is gonna get a second look from the world at large. But give TRISTANIA some credit — they've been at this for a while, back when this sub-genre of got...April 17, 2005
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NIGHTWISH Are Tops With Germany's ROCKANTENNE Listeners
Finland's NIGHTWISH recently added two more awards to their already impressive collection: The listeners of Rockantenne, the biggest rock and metal radio station in Southern Germany, named the group's "Once" CD and "Nemo" single the "Best Album" and "Best Song" of 2004, respectively. Other nominated...March 4, 2005
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NIGHTWISH Pick Up Five Awards At Finland's EMMA-GAALA
NIGHTWISH won five prizes at at the Emma-Gaala (Finnish Grammy Awards-equivalent),which were held Saturday (Feb. 26) at Kulttuuritalolla in Helsinki. According to a posting on the group's web site, the Tarja Turunen-fronted outfit took home the awards for Finland Metal Album Of The Year (for "Once"...February 27, 2005
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NIGHTWISH: Fall U.S. Tour Cancelled
According to a posting on the web site of the Jaxx nightclub in West Springfield, VA, Finland's NIGHTWISH have cancelled their fall U.S. tour. The group were originally scheduled to tour the U.S. in April but ended up postponing those plans "due to commitments close to home on the part of vocalist T...February 25, 2005
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