Tarja Turunen is a Finnish soprano from Kitee, born in 1977, who co-founded Nightwish in 1996 and fronted the band through five studio albums before parting ways in 2005. Her solo career spans ten studio albums and moves freely between symphonic metal and classical music - from orchestral Christmas concerts to her 2026 release Frisson Noir, which she has called the heaviest record of her career.
Louder Sound published a career retrospective interview with Tarja Turunen marking 30 years in music, in which she discusses the Nightwish fallout, a stroke she survived, and the release of Frisson Noir.
Tarja's tenth solo studio album Frisson Noir was released on 12 June 2026 via earMUSIC, produced by Neal Avron and Tarja herself.
Tarja announced Frisson Noir with the lead single 'At Sea', describing the album as her return to metal and the heaviest record of her career.
Tarja Turunen and Marko Hietala launched the Living The Dream Together Tour 2026, performing individual solo sets alongside Nightwish classics across Spain, Italy and Central Europe.
Tarja's Frisson Live 2026 autumn tour runs across Germany, Austria and Switzerland through October 2026, with further Scandinavian dates announced for early 2027.
concert18:00Tarja Turunen brings her Frisson Live 2027 tour to Tullisali in Oulu - a concert evening with the Finnish soprano and former Nightwish frontwoman.
concert18:00Tarja Turunen, Finnish soprano and former Nightwish frontwoman, takes the stage at Tampereen Tullikamari in Tampere.