Tarja Turunen

Tarja Turunen is a Finnish composer, pianist, songwriter, vocalist, and opera singer. She was born on August 17, 1977, in Kitee, Finland. Turunen is known for her work in various music genres, including glam metal, power metal, symphonic metal, traditional heavy metal, operatic pop, and classical music.

Turunen holds Finnish nationality and is active in the music, musician, and music industry. She studied at Sibelius Academy and University of Music Karlsruhe.