“Warm Up Concerts 2007”
Bass: Doug Wimbish
Guitars: Alex Scholpp
Drums: Mike Terrana
Keys: Maria Ilmoniemi
Cello: Max Silja, Markus Hohti
Lead & BV, guitars, additional electronic drums, keyboards: Toni Turunen
Lead vocals: Tarja
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MY WINTER STORM HITS THE U.S.
Tarja's debut has finally reached American shores and it is worth the wait. Both the regular and deluxe US versions of the record contains two bonus tracks not available anywhere else - "You Would Have Loved This (Live)" and "Damned And Divine (Live)". The deluxe version contains a DVD with the videos for "I Walk Alone", the making of My Winter Storm and more. Check out the links to US stores below for great prices on the record.
Single "I Walk Alone"
Out on October 12th, 2007
Album "My Winterstorm"
Out on November 9th, 2007
Limited UK double vinyl please click here: www.whatrecords.co.uk
Record Label
Fontana International
Type of Label
Indie
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Tarja started 2008 with 2 very important nominations
In Finland, the local equivalent to the Grammy, the Emma Awards nominated Tarja in the category for best Finnish Artist.
In Germany, the Echo Awards nominated Tarja as Most successful newcomer of the year 2007. Same price that was given in the past to artists such as James Blunt, Katie Melua, Avril Lavigne, Alicia Keys or Anastacia.
The nominations are already a price itself and a big honour.
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Dear Friends & Fans,
Tarja is about to post regular blogs about her new album "My Winter Storm" in the official web page forum on www.mywinterstorm.com, so this will be her platform to communicate with friends, fans and supporters.
Due to the amount of questions, comments etc., please note that a personal response is not possible here on Myspace. Thank you for your understanding.
TARJA TURUNEN,
the exceptionally gifted singer, has signed to Universal Music on an exclusive worldwide basis. Tarja rose to prominence as the voice and the face of Finnish outfit Nightwish, with her unique tones and striking stage presence having played a key role in the international success of that band. Tarja is now ideally placed to take her solo career to a whole new level, both in terms of musical ambition and personal profile; to this end, the 29-year-old – originally from the Finnish town of Kitee – is currently working on her first recordings as a solo artist, with a studio deep in the Irish countryside the initial home for these sessions – a studio that has already played host to the likes of R.E.M., Michael Jackson and the Manic Street Preachers.
Tarja’s debut single, ‘I Walk Alone’, is being lined up for a mid of October release, with the full album, ‘My Winter Storm’, due to follow on November 9th. Both the single and the album are being produced by Daniel Presley (Faith No More, Jewel, The Breeders), who has been joined in the studio by a truly stellar line-up of musicians: Doug Wimbish on bass (Living Colour, Annie Lennox, Joe Satriani, Jeff Beck, Madonna, Rolling Stones), Alex Scholpp on electric guitars (Farmer Boys) and Earl Harvin on drums (Seal, Pet Shop Boys, Air), a player personally selected by Tarja after she saw him stealing the show at a Seal concert. Keyboards & programming, meanwhile, are being provided by Torsten Stenzel, whose previous credits include Nelly Furtado, Moby, Tina Turner, Vanessa Mae and more.
Throughout her career, Tarja has managed to achieve that most difficult of tasks – seamlessly joining worlds that, at first glance, would appear to be poles apart; in this case, Metal & Opera. Could these two ever really stand shoulder to shoulder without one diluting the other? Well… not only did the soprano singer drive herself to achieve the perfect balance, with hits such as ‘Nemo’ storming the international charts, but in doing so she helped to create a style that is currently exerting a huge influence on the Rock & Metal scene.
Released in 2004, the highly-acclaimed ‘Once’ was Tarja’s last studio outing – an album that rose to the top of the charts around the world, from Mexico through to the European Billboard lists; the record picked up platinum awards in Germany & Finland, and turned gold right across Scandinavia, as well as in Brazil, Austria, Switzerland, Greece & Hungary.
I terms of vocal training, Tarja started this (ongoing) journey at the age of six, and in due course she was accepted at the world famous Music University, the Sibelius Academy in Kuopio. It was here that she developed what has genuinely become a signature style, achieving an emotional connection with the listener that transcends language, location or musical type. Whether as a soloist with the Finnish National Opera, performing a concert in a church, or holding the gaze of 20,000 rock fans in arenas around the world, Tarja Turunen is a singing phenomenon. As simple as that.
And now, of course, she’s pursuing a solo career, taking a musical path that (in terms of direction, variety & scope) should keep her existing fanbase happy, whilst at the same time reaching out to a wider audience. Anyone who likes their music dark of spirit, dramatic in intent and shot through with giant slabs of melody will find plenty to interest them here, and as always, Tarja is pulling out all of the stops…
“Some of these new songs are already sending shivers down my spine; they’re awakening me to a new way of living, a way that I’ve never experienced before..”.
Tarja Turunen has always had the voice of an angel; now she’s about to (fully) spread her wings.
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I'm happy to announce that The ATTIC is going trough some major changes to address the big wave of performers and listeners alike. We kicked the limit of 1000 friends of which cca 500 are performers of some kind. The Attic also has 20-50 visitors a day, from around the world, and is being visited constantly by the people who look for new songs, performers and ideas here on Balkan. We have a strong backup from everybody, performers and fans alike, to keep the Attic kickin' and what would I be if I don't listen to them.
New banner, performers and listeners are just the beginning of change here on Hip Hop Attic. Soon enough I will browse trough every performer here and put the best songs and videos on the Attic for all to hear and see. After that I'll put the time and effort to put together foreign list for all that are not Balkan based performers. There will be some surprise stuff for Christmas and New year but for that you'll have to wait till then.
I'll do my best to have you all drop on you butts when you see what I have in store for you. If you have any questions, ask me in form of a message, cause I don't want to have all in my comment section on the Attic. Read the blog if you want to know what we do and why, and please, don't put humongous adds in Attic's comments cause they will be deleted! You can put 1 song, link, video, cover or flayer, but please, keep them lite, cause everyone needs to be seen, not just you.
And, haters, don't bother, we really don't care what you think! Kinda like your mom! :P
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“Hey Tarja, have you heard of the Rock Band Network yet? It’s an initiative that gives bands and labels the ability to bring their own music to the video game Rock Band. I’m a huge fan of Rock Band and I’d love to see some of your songs in the game. You can head over to http://creators.rockband.com/ for more info. I hope to see you in Rock Band soon!”
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