Tarja Turunen discography

Tarja Turunen discography

Turunen performing live in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on September 6, 2007.
Releases
↙Studio albums 4
↙Live albums 3
↙EPs 3
↙Singles 12
↙Music videos 9

The discography of Finnish symphonic metal singer Tarja Turunen consists of four studio albums, three extended plays, twelve singles and ten music videos.

Turunen is best known as the former lead vocalist of the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, which she founded with Tuomas Holopainen and Erno Vuorinen in 1996, being dismissed from the band on October 21, 2005.[1] As part of Nightwish Turunen released five albums between 1997 and 2005, as well as three live albums, one extended play and fourteen singles (for further information see Nightwish discography).[1] Turunen started her solo career in 2006 when she released a Christmas album called Henkäys ikuisuudesta and toured Finland and Russia.[2]

In 2007, Turunen released her second solo album, My Winter Storm,[3] and in 2010, she released her third album, What Lies Beneath,[4] Tarja had a cameo role on Finnish movie called Yhtä Kyytiä (2011) [5] before starting the What Lies Beneath World Tour, which lasted until April 8, 2012.[6] A Live DVD, recorded in Rosario during the What Lies Beneath World Tour, was released on August 24, 2012.[7] Turunen released her third rock album, Colours in the Dark, on August 30, 2013.

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
FIN
[8]		 GER
[9]		 AUT
[10]		 SWI
[11]		 CZE US Heat
[12]		 HUN
[13]		 SWE
[14]		 BEL (Fla)
[15]		 NLD
[16]
Henkäys ikuisuudesta
  • Released: November 8, 2006
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Format: CD
 2 — — — — — — — — —
  • FIN: 2x Platinum[17]
My Winter Storm 1 3 11 15 33
[18]		 46 18 41 78 —
What Lies Beneath
  • Released: September 1, 2010
  • Label: Spinefarm, Universal Music, The End, Vertigo
  • Format: CD, LP, Digital Download
 7 4 12 11 6
[21]		 24 30 45 46 45
Colours in the Dark
  • Released: August 30, 2013
  • Label: Earmusic
  • Format: CD, LP, Digital Download
 5 6 14 20 7 13 — 53 34 29
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
FIN
[8] 		GER
[9] 		AUT
[10] 		SWI
[11] 		BEL (Fla)
[15]
Act I : Live in Rosario
  • Released: August 24, 2012
  • Label: Universal Music, Earmusic
  • Format: CD, LP, Digital Download
 12 5 36 48 99
Beauty and the Beat
  • Released: May 30, 2014
  • Label: Earmusic
  • Format: CD, Digital Download
 — 67 — — —
Luna Park Ride
  • Released: May 29, 2015
  • Label: Universal Music, Earmusic
  • Format: CD, LP, Digital Download
 — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.

Video albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
FIN
[22] 		AUT
[23] 		SWI
[24] 		SWE
[25] 		BEL
[26]
Act I : Live in Rosario
  • Released: August 24, 2012
  • Label: Universal Music, Earmusic
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray
1 3 3 8 2
Beauty and the Beat
  • Released: May 30, 2014
  • Label: Earmusic
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray
2 4 5 — 7
Luna Park Ride
  • Released: May 29, 2015
  • Label: Universal Music, Earmusic
  • Format: CD, LP, Digital Download
 — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.

EPs

Title EP details Peak chart positions Certifications
FIN
[8]		 SPA
[27]
Yhden enkelin unelma
  • Released: December 1, 2004
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Format: MCD
 1 8
The Seer
  • Released: December 1, 2008
  • Label: Spinefarm
  • Format: Digital download, LP, CD
 — —
Left in the Dark
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Earmusic
  • Format: Digital download, CD
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.

Singles

As lead artist

Single Year Peak chart positions Album
FIN
[8]		 GER
[9]		 AUT
[10]		 SWI
[11]
"Yhden enkelin unelma"
2004
 — — — — Henkäys Ikuisuudesta
"You Would Have Loved This"
2006
 5 — — —
"I Walk Alone"
2007
 6 16 37 49 My Winter Storm
"Die Alive"
2008
 — 76 — —
"Enough"
2009
 — — — —
"Falling Awake"
2010
 — — — — What Lies Beneath
"I Feel Immortal" — 55 — —
"Until My Last Breath" — — — —
"Underneath"
2011
 — — — —
"Into the Sun"
2012
 — — — — Act I
"Victim of Ritual"
2013
 — — — — Colours in the Dark
"500 Letters" — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.

As a featured artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUT
[28]		 GER
[29]		 NLD
[16]		 SWI
[30]		 US
[31]
"Leaving You for Me" (with Martin Kesici)
2005
 44 44 - 46 - So What...?!
"Paradise (What About Us?)" (with Within Temptation)
2013
 − 81 80 64 196 Hydra

Music videos

As lead artist

Year Song Director
2007 "I Walk Alone" Jörn Heitmann[32]
2008 "Die Alive" Uwe Flade[33]
2010 "Falling Awake" N/A
"I Feel Immortal" Jörn Heitmann[34]
"Until My Last Breath"
"Until My Last Breath II" ?
2012 "Into the Sun" N/A
2013 "Never Enough" ?
"Victim of Ritual" Florian Kaltenbach [35][36]
"500 Letters"

Other

Year Song Director Note
2005 "Leaving You for Me" Collaboration with Martin Kesici
2013 "Paradise (What About Us?)" Maarten Welzen & Tim Smit Collaboration with Within Temptation
2015 "An Empty Dream" Mariano Cattaneo Song for the Argentinian film "Corazon Muerto" (Dead Heart)

Collaborations

Year Participation Album
2001 "Until Dawn (Angels of Light)" (Beto Vázquez Infinity feat. Tarja Turunen) Beto Vazquez Infinity[37]
"Wizard" (Beto Vázquez Infinity feat. Tarja Turunen and Sabine Edelsbacher)
"Sadness in the Night" (Beto Vázquez Infinity feat. Tarja Turunen)
"The Laws of the Future" (Beto Vázquez Infinity feat. Tarja Turunen and Sabine Edelsbacher)
"Promises Under the Rain" (Beto Vázquez Infinity feat. Tarja Turunen, Candice Night, Sabine Edelsbacher)
2005 "Tired of Being Alone" (Schiller feat. Tarja Turunen) Tag und Nacht[38]
"Leaving You for Me" (Martin Kesici feat. Tarja Turunen) So What... ?!
2007 "In the Picture" (Nuclear Blast Allstars feat. Tarja Turunen) Nuclear Blast All-Stars: Into the Light[39]
2009 "Walking with the Angels" (Doro feat. Tarja Turunen) Fear No Evil[40]
"Arkihuolesi Kaikki Heitä" Maailman kauneimmat joululaulut, a Christmas album released in Finland.[41]
"Heinillä Härkien"
"Maa on niin Kaunis"
2010 "The Good Die Young" (Scorpions feat. Tarja Turunen) Sting in the Tail[42]
2013 "Never Too Far" (Mike Oldfield feat. Tarja Turunen) Tubular Beats
"Paradise (What About Us?)" (Within Temptation feat. Tarja Turunen) Hydra

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nightwish sack female vocalist after lengthy world tour". Helsingin Sanomat. 2005-10-24. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  2. ↑ "Henkäys Ikuisuudesta - Tarja". Allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  3. ↑ "My Winter Storm - Tarja". Allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  4. ↑ "What Lies Beneath - Tarja". Allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  5. ↑ "Tarja Turunen Posts New Blog: Terve!". Metal From Finland. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  6. ↑ "WLB Final Tour 2012". TarjaTurunen.com. NEMS Enterprises S.R.L. 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  7. ↑ http://www.tarja-act1.com/
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Tarja Turunen". Finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Charts - Tarja/LongPlays". Musicline.de (in German). PhonoNet. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Tarja Turunen". Austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Tarja Turunen". Swisscharts.com (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
  12. ↑ "Tarja". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  13. ↑ "Mahasz: Archive" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  14. ↑ "Tarja Turunen". Swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Tarja Turunen". Ultratop.be (in French). ULTRATOP & Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Extended Search: Tarja". Dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien & hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 "Statistics: Tarja Turunen" (in Finnish). IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Czech Official Charts- Week 2, 2008" (in Czech). Economia & IFPI Czech Republic. 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  19. ↑ "Gold and Platinum: International 2007" (in Russian). NFPF. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  20. ↑ "Gold and Platinum Date Bank" (in German). GmbH & BVMI. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  21. ↑ "Czech Official Chat- Week 36, 2010" (in Czech). Economia & IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  22. ↑ http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/dvd/2012/35
    http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/artistit/tarja+turunen/beauty+%26+the+beat
  23. ↑ http://austriancharts.at/weekchart.asp?cat=d&year=2012&date=20120907
    http://austriancharts.at/weekchart.asp?cat=d&year=2014&date=20140613
  24. ↑ http://hitparade.ch/charts/musik-dvd/16-09-2012
    http://hitparade.ch/charts/musik-dvd/08-06-2014
  25. ↑ http://www.sverigetopplistan.se
  26. ↑ http://www.ultratop.be/fr/weekchart.asp?cat=d&year=2012&date=20120908
    http://www.ultratop.be/fr/weekchart.asp?cat=d&year=2014&date=20140621
  27. ↑ "Tarja Turunen - One Angel's Dream (song)". Spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  28. ↑ "Martin Kesici with Tarja Turunen: Leaving You for Me (song)". Austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  29. ↑ "Charts - Martin Kesici/LongPlays". Musicline.de (in German). PhonoNet. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  30. ↑ "Martin Kesici with Tarja Turunen: Leaving You for Me (song)". Hitparade.ch (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  31. ↑ "USA Top 200 > Within Temptation". Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  32. ↑ "Video shooting". MyWinterStorm.com. WordPress. 2007-08-26. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  33. ↑ "Lovely Christmas and a Happy New Year 2008". MyWinterStorm.com. WordPress. 2007-12-22. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  34. ↑ "Videos". Tarja-whatliesbeneath.com. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  35. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PHr2NHfCjo
  36. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=629154053772215&set=a.141433735877585.21464.118974631456829&type=1
  37. ↑ "Beto Vazquez Infinity- Albums". Betovazquezinfinity.com. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  38. ↑ "Tag und Nacht - Schiller". Allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  39. ↑ "Into the Light - Nuclear Blast Stars". Allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  40. ↑ "Fear No Evil - Doro". Allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  41. ↑ "”Maailman Kauneimmat Joululaulut” album and exclusive single!". TarjaTurunen.com. NEMS Enterprises S.R.L. 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  42. ↑ "Scorpions "The Good Die Young"". TarjaTurunen.com. NEMS Enterprises S.R.L. 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2010-06-01.

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