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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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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Finnish: Finnish may refer to:...

Symphonic metal: Symphonic metal is a term used to describe metal music that has "symphonic" elements; that is, elements that sound similar to a classical symphony. These elements are sometimes played by an actual orchestra, but more often by keyboards/synthesizers that sound like an orchestra....

1996: 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty....

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