Tarja

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Critics Consensus

Based on 32 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Tarja is rated as a remarkable live performer, with worthwhile shows overall.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Tarja concerts? Tarja concerts usually last from 45 minutes to up to an hour and 45 minutes.

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On tour

Katowice Miasto Ogrodów, Katowice, Poland, (December 21); Gijón Arena, Gijón, Spain, (January 30); Santana 27, Bilbao, Spain, (January 31); La Riviera, Madrid, Spain, (February 2); Razzmatazz, Barcelona, Spain, (February 3); Live Club, Via Giuseppe Mazzini, Trezzo sull'Adda, Milan, Italy, (February 5); Music Hall, Innsbruck, Austria, (February 7); Arena Nürnberger Versicherungen, Nürnberg, Germany, (April 9);

Artist Info

Genre

metal

Origin

Bio

Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli (born August 17, 1977, in Kitee, Finland), better known as Tarja Turunen (while she was vocalist of Nightwish) or simply Tarja, is a Finnish singer. Tarja began to study music at age six, and moved to the city of Kuopio at 18 to study at the Sibelius Academy.

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Critic Concert Reviews

Reflections of Darkness (Germany)

September 18, 2024

Tarja & Marko Hietala - Hamburg, Germany 2024

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Backseat Mafia

February 7, 2023

As Rowland et al made their way onto the cramped stage they launched straight into ‘Contact’, from their latest opus ‘Condemned’, and from the off they brought us a decent display of their own brand of metalcore which was topped with a healthy dose of thrash running through its veins.

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Reflections of Darkness (Germany)

November 14, 2022

Tarja Turunen - RAW Tour Eastern Europe 2022

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Reflections of Darkness (Germany)

May 6, 2019

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Despite the growing popularity of the band, which gained recognition thanks to the album ‘Oceanborn’ released in 1998, she continued her studies and also performed as a soloist in operas and ballets such as Evankeliumi. She studied at the Academy of Music in Karlsruhe in Germany.

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Reflections of Darkness (Germany)

January 16, 2017

Lahti, Finland

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Reflections of Darkness (Germany)

August 2, 2016

Cologne, Germany

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Louder Sound

July 14, 2016

While it doesn’t offer a bill of bands to rival Bloodstock’s lineup, surely the thrill of seeing Nightwish’s ex-chanteuse would pull in the hordes? But by 8pm, when AMARANTHE come on, the Forum is a quarter full.

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Past critic reviews published in

Reflections of Darkness (Germany), Reflections of Darkness (Germany), The Upcoming (UK), Reflections of Darkness (Germany), Reflections of Darkness (Germany) and more