Nightwish

Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band, formed in 1996. While the songs are mostly written by the band's keyboard player, Tuomas Holopainen, their success is also widely attributed to the vocals. These are performed by Tarja Turunen, who has studied classical singing in the Finnish Sibelius Academy, and in Germany. Currently, backup vocals are performed by bass player Marco Hietala.

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Finnish - Symphonic metal - 1996 - Tuomas Holopainen - Tarja Turunen - Sibelius Academy - Germany - Marco Hietala

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The musical style of Nightwish has been described as opera metal and symphonic metal, amongst others. Tuomas Holopainen once described their music as "melodic heavy metal with a female voice".

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Opera metal - Symphonic metal - Tuomas Holopainen

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