Tarja Turunen crying at press conference after NW break-up

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TRANSLATED VERSION ON MY PROFILE
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A 10 minute extract of a 90-minute video of former Nightwish front-woman Tarja Turunen's press conference - held in Helsinki, Finland on November 11 2006 - to discuss her split from the group and her future plans.
50 minutes into the conversation she finally falls apart, saying she regretted the announcement came in the format of a letter instead of a face-to-face conversation.
summary of the things Turunen said during the press conference:
Tarja doesn't think that business is "necessary evil." Instead she thinks that getting money is a good thing. She reminds that the band shares all the money equally and no band member has funded his part to charity. She also says that if she had preferred money over music she would have accepted to [make guest appearances with] all those heavy bands who have asked her to do so.
Tarja says about the things she said in an airplane (that she could leave Nightwish at any time, giving them only one day's warning in advance) that she was angry and didn't really mean that she would do so. She said that any band member could leave the band at any time. But she gave the band two and half year's warning in advance (meaning she had already told them to leave the band after the next album and tour).
Tarja says that the reason she never came to rehearsals before recording was that the band had worked that way since the beginning and no one had asked her to come practice. Instead she had practised the songs at home with the demo tape. About flying, she says she preferred flying because she couldn't sleep well in the bus.
Tarja says she never underestimated fans. About the Oslo gig, she says, she was informed about the concert after it was already sold out and she had already made other plans. She said she has to rest enough or she loses her voice. She points out that the gig was not cancelled and Norwegian fans are as important to her as any other fans.
Tarja doesn't understand why the band blames Marcelo. She says that all band members had an own technician helping with the instruments. Her "technician" was Marcelo who, for example, often arranged her private room where she could change her clothes during the concert.
Tarja is still very sad about the way she was fired. She starts to cry when she is talking about that.
In the future Tarja is going to start her solo career and she is going to keep some elements of heavy metal in her music. She also said she will be interested about the next Nightwish album and she may even go to watch some of their gigs.

[@michaeldelaney376]

Dont cry Tarja, be very proud! You have made so many people happy and Im sure any true fans watching this just want to reach out to you and give some positive support. Keep wowing us with your truly beautiful voice. God bless you.

[@hotbambi2010]

I actually love this woman so much I can actually feel her heart breaking my heart breaks Tarja is my idol she is every thing to me and it upsets me so much to see her in so much pain

[@claudiodracena6938]

Marcelo is like a witch, Argentinian witch.....his screw up Tarja marvelous voice with Hermanos Rock....

[@ranchjop3321]

I love you, Tarja. Nightwish without Tarja is ANYTHING. Tarja is best singer.

[@lacci1984]

I miss Tarja from Nightwish but fortunatelly she made her solo career nad we can listen to her voice again! She is the best female musician I've ever heard. Her voice touched my heart as many others'!

[@horsycos88]

I started listening to nightwish because I fell in love with her voice. So i'll say it too....THERE'S NO NIGHTWISH WITHOUT TARJA!

[@metabog]

I hope Nightwish forever regrets firing her. It was such an amazing group, so emotional and so true and honest.

[@KristineDianaTsiknaki]

I can't see Tarja cry. It breaks my heart

[@HauntedDarkness]

WE MISS YOU TARJA!!! She made me cry too T.T

[@Natxo09]

YOU GAVE HEAVY MUSIC A NEW FEELING NO ONE HAS EVER GAVE US BEFORE. I WILL ALWAYS RESPECT AND INFINITELY ADMIRE YOU FOR THAT! EVEN NOW, A FEW YEARS LATER, I STILL MISS YOUR VOICE IN NIGHTWISH. THANK YOU TARJA!!!!

[@MargotSpitGore]

Tarja.. no one can replace you. You are the real voice of Nightwish. Without you Nightwish are simply a Nightmare..

[@penkakicheva-peeva8319]

I came back here in 2024! Thank you, Tarja, for teaching me how to be a strong and powerful woman!❤

[@jahika5183]

My Tarja cry... You never give up, I love you !!!

[@whiteangelwampire]

Tarja's the BEST!!! with and without the Nightwish!!!! We love you, Tarja!

[@JohnyVman]

Tarja will be remebered FOREVER!!!! Her sweet voice will always be heard in our hearts and remember us that an angel exists!!!

[@Sylwish]

It is so unfair. It makes me so sad to watch that video... We all miss you, Tarja. You were THE voice of Nightwish, and you've always been. Thanks for everything.

[@moised96]

10 months ago.. and now i watch this.. everybody cries!!!! why can't she... but... i must say... i cried too... although i couldn't understand anything.. i speak spanish and i'm learning english... i really love her...

[@sahara0587]

It's amazing the way she handled at the beginning to don't cry but obviously the feeling won and she simply can not bear that pain. We love you Tarja, no matter how many shit threw you in that letter, you are an amazing singer but overall too humble person :)

[@iown4ever]

Tarja I also feel pain to see you cry, You are my favourite singer and its my dream to see you in a concert

[@petar1987]

Watching her crying made me wanna hug her :( most beautiful girl alive ...

[@sinaputkiacc]

The Nightwish is like a puzzle. It needs all its parts to be complete. Otherwise its gona suck. Without Tarja the magic of NW is almoust gone, and without NW Tarja isn't shine so bright. Together they are something.. incredible. -Fan of the "old" Nightwish.

[@Gunsnipe3795]

I started listening to nightwish just before I got out of high school. I never realized that the band let Tarja go until recently. Nightwish had a unique style that I was looking for that not even evanescence had. Tarja's voice is what made the band and after she was let go, over half of the fanbase left with her. Nightwish will never be the same. I still listen to the old albums but not the new one's. Tarja, you deserved better.

[@MrBattalion]

wonderful words from a wonderful person nice language

[@SigynRegn]

Tarja don't cry anymore... You will always have your fans! We all love you.

[@Wallanderius]

I just read their book. Everyone commenting here should read the book first. It gives everyone a chance to comment on things and tell from their point of you how they felt things were. It's Tuomas' music. I will see them live whoever steps in now. Greetings from Finland.

[@astrolifter]

Its sad but at the same time the most beautiful cry i've ever seen, if that makes any sense...

[@animelover102104]

tarja all the way!!! may u be happy and make the other band members regret losing u!! ur the greatest, ur talented, beautiful and all around just totally awesome!! long live tarja!!

[@varneyrebecca1]

Tarja....I wish you the BEST...you are a singer, song writer, musician and performer; now you know the pains of going on....KEEP UP....I am a Totally NEW fan from Facebook and I adore you.

[@SladkaPritomnost]

Tarja wish you well, dont bother about things around... I know it's a hard to talk but it's good that you did this. Better for you heart, you're a brave girl! Take a rest, have nice kids you would be a perfect mama! br, fan from heart of europe

[@Pixiebabe]

tarja is having a blast with her solo career. I notice she is smiling all the time

[@nikossamantas4797]

Tarja i LOVE YOU 💞

[@fabrice986]

and even if i dont understood a word.....her voice to my ears is like the the most beautiful sound i ever listened....TARJA u gonna been the only one lady can singed in this band!!! LOVE YOU ;)

[@TheBigLeBRUCEky]

How devastating to see that. Miss old NW so much but i'm sure she makes her way. With this angelic voice. Love and Kisses from Germany sweerheart!!!

[@vampiresnight1]

At last a logic man to tell this "there is no Nightwish Without My Tarja"

[@DubiaFluctuant]

Tarja was the heart of nightwis, nightwis will no longer survive without it, i hear the new songs of nightwish and is not the same feeling i use to have with tarja, too sad really really too sad.

[@hotbambi2010]

god i love this woman this video makes me break down every time i actually feel her pain my heart actually aches when i see her like this everything about her is beautiful xxx

[@mk6880]

thanks 4 the translation !

[@defrizalifycan]

tarja, you never alone,, keep smile,,, no one can replace you in the gothic... you are a mother for lovers of gothic... from : your admirer in indonesia..

[@bezalutii]

Nightwish без Tarja как земля без солнца

[@VioletShadows10072014]

oh God... when i saw her crying... i just felt like crying too i wanted to go over there and hug her, because i felt she needed a hug... i always tend to hug people when they cry... did anyone else feel like that???

[@oldmiras]

Tarja you are the best! Best wishes from Poland, Warsaw. Your fan! Keep smiling:)

[@figonapetter]

Thx a lot for the translation.

[@kingdomheartsruler22]

Tarja.... YOU ROCK!!!!! I wont stop thinking your the best!

[@JustSomeDutchGuy-]

Nightwish is nothing without Tarja, she was Nightwish. She has the voice of an angel

[@Wanderlussst]

we love you. i love you. my life has no sense without you. (h) :* dont cry, all your fans are with you-forever!

[@niklas5088]

Cant see this without allmost cry! Hurts alot!

[@LastSunrise1981]

Honestly I believe how they handled her departure was kind of messed up. I'm starting to believe that maybe she wasn't turning into a bitch. You can see and tell that it still hurts her.

[@sos2880]

My god, she's sooo beautiful. I miss hr so much :(

[@NenadMilicevic]

As I watched this video, I cried along with her....

[@felipongato333]

te amo tarja porque las cosas tienen que ser asi tu voz te llevara mas dentro de nuestros corazones dios te bendiga bella mujer mexico te ama tu eres mejor que ellos no supieron lo que perdieron

[@TheLiitokala]

I can not see her cry!!! I want to be there and yell: I love you, Tarja, and always will, no one and nothing can not change!

[@Sipeh69]

Atleast we everyone have good memories of Tarja and old NW..

[@petar1987]

she's so beautiful...

[@silvis1707]

SHE IS SO REAL! I CRY LIKE A CRAZY, THANKS I NEED THIS!

[@KisatoChan]

I just discovered this incerdible band and I do love Tarja's voice so much =) it's too bad they broke up :'( it was such an incredible band,now with Anette it stills be an incredible one,but Anette doesn't have the same power in her than Tarja ='( I love you Tarja!!!

[@marcosecurity]

Tarja forever..... Come back please.....

[@losdelagran]

Don´t you cry tonight, there´s a heaven above you baby... Tarja sos una geniaaaaa!!!

[@Foxistar]

Hope you're now over it, Tarja. You're awesome. Love you.

[@paolarivera97]

when she stoped talking for a few seconds and started to cry...wow i felt sooo sorry for her :( im gonna miss her, i almost cried when i saw her cry :´(

[@Frapediaris]

holy shit... :-( i never realized how much I miss her...

[@herman1106]

awww :( dont cry honey, we will always love u and listen to ur songs sweetie :(

[@happy_camper]

over 10 years in the making... NW took a lot of effort and passion. these were things Tarja had more than enough of... i feel that the power to move its audience has diminished in NW because of Tarja leaving... the music was so much more intuitive and deep with her in the band.... so much more emotional.. songs that made you cry... and now i think, people will realize that it was Tarja's voice that gave such emotion, such feeling... love you Tarja

[@Modrogh]

This is sad to watch :< We will miss you Tarja

[@helytortenet-Bugyi]

Tarja is true person!!! Szeretünk Tarja, sokat adtál nekünk, egy korszak vagy sokak számára! :-*

[@deividboythesexy]

Today Nightwish is still good, more could be the best rock band that already existed, had it with Tarja, more like nothing is perfect, Tarja today continues its success and will continue forever, because she is a star and a star never loses its luster ...

[@crownz05]

Nightwish has never been the same again after she left! I miss the old Nightwish with Tarja :(

[@hotbambi2010]

well said babe she is the most talanted beautiful insparational vocaliast around and god what singer nowadays isnt a bid of a diva it comes with the job they are under so much pressure LONG LIVE TARJA I WILL FOREVER BE YOUR LOYAL FAN SCREW ANNETTE

[@Marcusrafaelfet]

This really touch my hearth

[@Yuffiefanboy]

Her eyes are so beautiful, its a shame they were filled with such grieving sorrow. Nightiwsh will never be any where near as good without her.

[@joe7761]

There is only one Finnish Queen!we miss u!!Fans on Nightwish and all u together

[@HERMOSABLACKROSE]

iT HURTS TO SEE AN ANGEL CRYIN' T_T ... BUT THOSE TIMES HAS ALREADY GONE, NOW TARJA STILL SHININ' ^^

[@kayna_xy]

we love you Tarja, always with you!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Davy.J.Y]

her last 2 nightwish albums were just amazing..the best..

[@XIIjo]

Tarja est et sera toujours pour moi la meilleure chanteuse lyrique !!! courage Tarja on est avec toi !!! et on attend impatiament ton nouvelle album (le suivant apres my winter storm !!!)

[@elsaesteves]

OMG, it hurts my soul seing you cry,Tária girl, listen: "No one deserves your tears, and the ones who do, won't ever make you cry". Gabriel García Márquez. Have confidence in yourself girl, you are ONE of the KIND. Wishing you all the very very best for your career.Ei-Li-AnNE.

[@PixXeL666]

tarja forever in our hearts

[@agnieszka9206]

Tarja!!! We love you!!! forever!!!!

[@morgueXgirl]

oh god she is so cute :X:X she made me cry too

[@somaticHuman]

Not, crying, darling Tarja, I ask you! You were above their music. Now, for you there are no borders of Nightwish, Now you are free, and your new album "Winter Storm" shows your superiority! I am glad that now I can listen to your voice, more, without that music which hid your talent. The veil slept, and on horizon there was again a sun, hotter, purer, than before, now nothing hides his beams. The sun is you, Tarja. We love you. The Russian Nightwish's fans now with you!

[@rooney263]

She is an angel in the earth I Love her

[@raulinurminen7299]

Watching this makes me cry :'(

[@diger35]

Плачь, Tarja, плач..с каждой слёзкой, твоей, с каждой каплей, упавшей....прощаюсь с историей, под названием Nightwish....Плачь Tarja....

[@mozilla72mozilla]

Dont cry Tarja ......you are the best ! ! !

[@VasilisPapoulias]

Tarja,we miss you so much... :(

[@prifterpan]

aw thanks a lot!

[@LovePaulaSeling]

You're not alone, dear! Nightwish is alone! We're all with you! [I think im crying, too! x_x]

[@VampyrePrincess666]

Truly Madly Deeply

[@CLUMZY487]

YOU ARE THE BEST .. I LOVE YOU TARJA ,,,!!!

[@AxelZaore]

WE LOVE YOU TARJA!!!

[@KTMSX125cc]

Oh, my God... Seeing THIS woman cry... What a pity... Darpin, I agree, Nightwish will never be the same...

[@hotbambi2010]

this totally breaks my heart

[@emptybliss2]

every time i watch this i cry :(

[@TarjaTurunen1Fan]

So sad it is to see our Tarja cry but she is better off now that she can do what she wants as heard/seen with her new cd My Winter Storm...Tarja Rules!!!

[@Lightbringerful]

u made me cry too...we love you :)

[@EvoVocalChick]

This totally breaks my heart. :(

[@lordigreekfan19]

i love you tarja!!! walk alone you're the best!!!

[@lannerbach]

I met her personaly, she kissed my cheeks, shes awesome, very kindly, I will never forget!

[@DaRkSymphoniCa]

this is so sad... poor tarja, she's really good

[@12bart3]

tarja was one of the reasons i fell in love with the band butt now mmm im like 30 70 tarja been the 70

[@Zemochk]

Tarja forever You are best

[@sotfinger]

This video hurt me so bad... I love Tarja So fucking much...