Tarja

Born in Kitee, Finland, Tarja Turunen rose to prominence as the singer of Nightwish, which she left in 2005. As a solo artist, she released My Winter Storm in 2007 and followed with What Lies Beneath and Colours in the Dark, broadening her repertoire across metal, rock and classical music. She also recorded Christmas albums and classical works, while keeping up her touring career and releasing new rock albums.