The ex-frontwoman from Nightwish, Tarja Turunen, has given a pressconference in Helsinki this morning. She wrote a letter on her website before, but now she was willing to give more details.
NewsRoom Finland was there to give a live report. According to them Tarja said that she had decided to quit the band already in December 2004.
In that periode the band did a lot of shows, including the big festival in Oberhausen "On A Dark Winters Night". The show started more then half an hour too late and according to the band there were some problems with Tarjas flue.
During the pressconference Tarja Turunen, in tears, explained that she regret it that the announcement came in the format of a letter and not in a face-to-face conversation.
The record label of Nighwish announced that the group are currently seeking a replacement vocalist. Before entering the studio in September 2006 to begin recording the follow-up to 2004's "Once", tentatively due in mid-2007.
There are some videoshots in finish on: http://www.seiska.fi/viihde/tarjalive/
Video
Also there is a a 30-second video clip of Nightwish final performance with Turunen, which took place on October 21 at the Hartwall arena in Helsinki, Finland. The concert was filmed professionally for an upcoming DVD, "End of an Era", tentatively due in late 2006.
Setlist of the show in Helsinki:
01. Dark Chest Of Wonders
02. Planet Hell
03. Ever Dream
04. The Kinslayer
05. Phantom Of The Opera
06. The Siren
07. Sleeping Sun
08. High Hopes
09. Bless The Child
10. Wishmaster
11. Slaying The Dreamer
12. Kuolema tekee taiteilijan
13. Nemo
14. Ghost Love Score
Encore:
15. Creek Mary's Blood
16. Over The Hills And Far Away
17. Wish I Had An Angel
You can download the video on:
http://www.nuclearblast.de/news_indexa.php3?action=all&newsid=1559&show=1&start=1&stop=2&a_page=2
Press Conference
Tarja posted the following message on her official website: http://www.tarjaturunen.com/
Tarja's split with the band Nightwish has thrown up many questions. On the 11th November Tarja will be talking to the media in Finland, and on Monday, the 14th of November she will be in Berlin for interviews and phoners.
! Look in the news section for a new interview with Tuomas Holopainen taken from the German magazine ORKUS.
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