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	Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band formed by Tuomas Holopainen, Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen and [[Tarja Turunen]] in 1996.		Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band formed by Tuomas Holopainen, Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen and [[Tarja Turunen]] in 1996.

	In a 2000s interview, former singer Tarja commented on Evanescence:		In a 2000s interview, former singer [[Tarja Turunen]] commented on [[Evanescence]]:

	{{Quote\|Some of the people who probably discovered Nightwish a couple of months ago, compare you a lot to Evanescence, which has pissed off a lot of your fans. They even compared the cover artwork of "Once" to that of an Evanescence single…		{{Quote\|Some of the people who probably discovered Nightwish a couple of months ago, compare you a lot to Evanescence, which has pissed off a lot of your fans. They even compared the cover artwork of "Once" to that of an Evanescence single…

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	~~[[Image:Nightwish 2021.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Nightwish]]~~

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	~~Band formed by Tuomas Holopainen, Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen and~~ [[~~Tarja Turunen~~]] ~~in 1996. The band has had six vocalists since their formation.~~		[[Image:Nightwish 2021.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Nightwish (pictured with current line-up)]]

			Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band formed by Tuomas Holopainen, Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen and [[Tarja Turunen]] in 1996.

	In a 2000s interview, former singer Tarja commented on Evanescence:		In a 2000s interview, former singer Tarja commented on Evanescence:

Undermosa: Nothing to do with Evanescence

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Nothing to do with Evanescence

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	Band formed by Tuomas Holopainen, Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen and [[Tarja Turunen]] in 1996. ~~This~~ band ~~is often mentioned, among a number of others, as sharing a similar sound with [[Evanescence]]. Their 2005 release was End of An Era, a DVD of~~ their final performance with Turunen, fired from the band in October 2005. In May 2007 they band named Anette Olzon as their new singer. They released their new album, Dark Passion Play, on October 2, 2007 in North America.		Band formed by Tuomas Holopainen, Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen and [[Tarja Turunen]] in 1996. The band has had six vocalists since their formation.

	~~This is what~~ Tarja ~~had to say about~~ Evanescence:
			In a 2000s interview, former singer Tarja commented on Evanescence:

	{{Quote\|Some of the people who probably discovered Nightwish a couple of months ago, compare you a lot to Evanescence, which has pissed off a lot of your fans. They even compared the cover artwork of "Once" to that of an Evanescence single…		{{Quote\|Some of the people who probably discovered Nightwish a couple of months ago, compare you a lot to Evanescence, which has pissed off a lot of your fans. They even compared the cover artwork of "Once" to that of an Evanescence single…
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	Yeah, sure, sure…we’ve been around six years more than they have! [laughs] That was very funny of them to say.}}		Yeah, sure, sure…we’ve been around six years more than they have! [laughs] That was very funny of them to say.}}

	~~[[Image:tarja.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Tarja Turunen - co-founder and former lead~~ singer ~~of Nightwish]]~~		Former singer Annete Olzon posted liking Evanescence's song [[Lithium]] on her blog.

	Annete Olzon ~~also published~~ [[Lithium]] on her blog.

	In a 2007 interview, Amy was told that people compare Nightwish and Evanescence, and this is what she said:<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gumWkr9MzP4</ref><blockquote>I don't know. I don't really listen to their music very much. I had like one song. I think that a lot of people compare bands that look the same, and there are definitely bands out there that are gothic and have female singers in them and rock sort of music but also classical. I seem to think that we're very different than any band I've ever heard. I've heard some bands that people compare to us a lot of times and [I] really thought there weren't that many similiarities. So, I don't know, I think it's all about the way you listen to it and what you take from the music. </blockquote>

	~~==Band Members==~~

	~~===Current===~~
	*Tuomas Holopainen - keyboard (1996-present), vocals (1996-1998)
	*Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - guitars (1996-present), bass (1996-1997)
	*Troy Donockley - uilean pipes, tin whistle, vocals (2013-present)
	*Floor Jansen - vocals (2013-present)
	*Kai Hahto – drums (2019–present; session / touring member: 2014–2019)
	*Jukka Koskinen – bass (2021–present)

	~~===Former===~~
	*Sami Vänskä - bass (1998-2001)
	*Tarja Turunen - vocals (1996-2005)
	*Anette Olzen - vocals (2007-2012)
	*Jukka Nevalainen – drums (1997–2019; hiatus 2014–2019)
	*Marco Hietala - bass, vocals (2001-2021)

	=~~=Discography==~~		In a 2007 interview, Amy Lee said about comparisons between bands:<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gumWkr9MzP4</ref><blockquote>I don't know. I don't really listen to their music very much. I had like one song. I think that a lot of people compare bands that look the same, and there are definitely bands out there that are gothic and have female singers in them and rock sort of music but also classical. I seem to think that we're very different than any band I've ever heard. I've heard some bands that people compare to us a lot of times and [I] really thought there weren't that many similiarities. So, I don't know, I think it's all about the way you listen to it and what you take from the music. </blockquote>
	*''~~Angels Fall First~~'' ~~(1997)~~
	*''~~Oceanborn'' (1998)~~
	*''Wishmaster'' (2000)
	*''Century Child'' (2002)
	*''Once'' (2004)
	*''Dark Passion Play'' (2007)
	*''~~Imaginaerum'' (2011)~~
	*''Endless Forms Most Beautiful'' (2015)
	*''Human. ~~:II: Nature.'' (2020)~~

	~~==External Links==~~		Tarja opened for Evanescence in Slovakia on September 7, 2019. She commented on meeting [[Amy Lee]]:
	*[http://www.~~nightwish~~.com ~~Official Nightwish website]~~		{{quote\|Beautiful. It was really nice to meet with Amy - finally! You know it was the first time, the only time I've really met this beautiful soul. And yeah, we had a very short chat only because we were both very busy that day. I met her with her family there, we chit-chatted and talked about life. And I saw her during my show there rocking, I was also there during their show. Yeah, very nice to meet, absolutely, and I would love to meet her once again. Very soon, I really hope to see her. I wish her all the best. She's a sweetheart.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BVXMTEEO4k</ref>}}

	== References ==		== References ==
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	[[Category:Related artists]]		[[Category:Related artists]]

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	===Current===		===Current===
	*Tuomas Holopainen - ~~Keyboard~~ (1996-present), ~~Vocals~~ (1996-1998)		*Tuomas Holopainen - keyboard (1996-present), vocals (1996-1998)
	*Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - ~~Guitars~~ (1996-present), ~~Bass~~ (1996-1997)		*Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - guitars (1996-present), bass (1996-1997)
	*Troy Donockley - ~~Uilean~~ pipes, ~~Tin~~ whistle, ~~Vocals~~ (2013-present)		*Troy Donockley - uilean pipes, tin whistle, vocals (2013-present)
	*Floor Jansen - ~~Vocals~~ (2013-present)		*Floor Jansen - vocals (2013-present)
	*Kai Hahto – drums (2019–present; session / touring member: 2014–2019)		*Kai Hahto – drums (2019–present; session / touring member: 2014–2019)
	*Jukka Koskinen – bass (2021–present)		*Jukka Koskinen – bass (2021–present)

	===Former===		===Former===
	*~~Tarja Turunen~~ - ~~Vocals~~ (~~1996~~-~~2005~~)		*Sami Vänskä - bass (1998-2001)
	*~~Sami Vänskä~~ - ~~Bass~~ (~~1998~~-~~2001~~)		*Tarja Turunen - vocals (1996-2005)
	*Anette Olzen - ~~Vocals~~ (2007-2012)		*Anette Olzen - vocals (2007-2012)
	*Jukka Nevalainen – drums (1997–2019; hiatus 2014–2019)		*Jukka Nevalainen – drums (1997–2019; hiatus 2014–2019)
	*Marco Hietala - ~~Bass~~, ~~Vocals~~ (2001-2021)		*Marco Hietala - bass, vocals (2001-2021)

	==Discography==		==Discography==

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Current

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	*Floor Jansen - Vocals (2013-present)		*Floor Jansen - Vocals (2013-present)
	*Kai Hahto – drums (2019–present; session / touring member: 2014–2019)		*Kai Hahto – drums (2019–present; session / touring member: 2014–2019)
	Jukka Koskinen – bass (2021–present)		*Jukka Koskinen – bass (2021–present)

	===Former===		===Former===

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	[[Image:~~nightwishfloor~~.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Nightwish ~~circa 2013 - present~~]]		[[Image:Nightwish 2021.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Nightwish]]

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	*Floor Jansen - Vocals (2013-present)		*Floor Jansen - Vocals (2013-present)
	*Kai Hahto – drums (2019–present; session / touring member: 2014–2019)		*Kai Hahto – drums (2019–present; session / touring member: 2014–2019)
			Jukka Koskinen – bass (2021–present)

	===Former===		===Former===

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	Band formed by Tuomas Holopainen, Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen and [[Tarja Turunen]] in 1996. This band is often mentioned, among a number of others, as sharing a similar sound with Evanescence. Their 2005 release was End of An Era, a DVD of their final performance with Turunen, fired from the band in October 2005. In May 2007 they band named Anette Olzon as their new singer. They released their new album, Dark Passion Play, on October 2, 2007 in North America.		Band formed by Tuomas Holopainen, Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen and [[Tarja Turunen]] in 1996. This band is often mentioned, among a number of others, as sharing a similar sound with [[Evanescence]]. Their 2005 release was End of An Era, a DVD of their final performance with Turunen, fired from the band in October 2005. In May 2007 they band named Anette Olzon as their new singer. They released their new album, Dark Passion Play, on October 2, 2007 in North America.

	This is what Tarja had to say about Evanescence:		This is what Tarja had to say about Evanescence:
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	[[Image:tarja.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Tarja Turunen - co-founder and former lead singer of Nightwish]]		[[Image:tarja.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Tarja Turunen - co-founder and former lead singer of Nightwish]]

	Annete Olzon also published Lithium on her blog.		Annete Olzon also published [[Lithium]] on her blog.

			In a 2007 interview, Amy was told that people compare Nightwish and Evanescence, and this is what she said:<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gumWkr9MzP4</ref><blockquote>I don't know. I don't really listen to their music very much. I had like one song. I think that a lot of people compare bands that look the same, and there are definitely bands out there that are gothic and have female singers in them and rock sort of music but also classical. I seem to think that we're very different than any band I've ever heard. I've heard some bands that people compare to us a lot of times and [I] really thought there weren't that many similiarities. So, I don't know, I think it's all about the way you listen to it and what you take from the music. </blockquote>

	==Band Members==		==Band Members==
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	*[http://www.nightwish.com Official Nightwish website]		*[http://www.nightwish.com Official Nightwish website]

			== References ==
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	[[Category:Related artists]]		[[Category:Related artists]]

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	*Tuomas Holopainen - Keyboard (1996-present), Vocals (1996-1998)		*Tuomas Holopainen - Keyboard (1996-present), Vocals (1996-1998)
	*Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - Guitars (1996-present), Bass (1996-1997)		*Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - Guitars (1996-present), Bass (1996-1997)
	*Marco Hietala - Bass, Vocals (2001-present)
	*Troy Donockley - Uilean pipes, Tin whistle, Vocals (2013-present)		*Troy Donockley - Uilean pipes, Tin whistle, Vocals (2013-present)
	*Floor Jansen - Vocals (2013-present)		*Floor Jansen - Vocals (2013-present)
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	*Anette Olzen - Vocals (2007-2012)		*Anette Olzen - Vocals (2007-2012)
	*Jukka Nevalainen – drums (1997–2019; hiatus 2014–2019)		*Jukka Nevalainen – drums (1997–2019; hiatus 2014–2019)
			*Marco Hietala - Bass, Vocals (2001-2021)

	==Discography==		==Discography==

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Band Members

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	*Tuomas Holopainen - Keyboard (1996-present), Vocals (1996-1998)		*Tuomas Holopainen - Keyboard (1996-present), Vocals (1996-1998)
	*Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - Guitars (1996-present), Bass (1996-1997)		*Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - Guitars (1996-present), Bass (1996-1997)
	*Jukka Nevalainen - Drums, Percussion (1997-present)
	*Marco Hietala - Bass, Vocals (2001-present)		*Marco Hietala - Bass, Vocals (2001-present)
	*Troy Donockley - Uilean pipes, Tin whistle, Vocals (2013-present)		*Troy Donockley - Uilean pipes, Tin whistle, Vocals (2013-present)
	*Floor Jansen - Vocals (2013-present)		*Floor Jansen - Vocals (2013-present)
			*Kai Hahto – drums (2019–present; session / touring member: 2014–2019)

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	*Sami Vänskä - Bass (1998-2001)		*Sami Vänskä - Bass (1998-2001)
	*Anette Olzen - Vocals (2007-2012)		*Anette Olzen - Vocals (2007-2012)
			*Jukka Nevalainen – drums (1997–2019; hiatus 2014–2019)

	==Discography==		==Discography==

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	*''Imaginaerum'' (2011)		*''Imaginaerum'' (2011)
	*''Endless Forms Most Beautiful'' (2015)		*''Endless Forms Most Beautiful'' (2015)
			*''Human. :II: Nature.'' (2020)

	==External Links==		==External Links==