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In 2006, the band hired vocalist Music/AnetteOlzon, which caused a [[BrokenBase rather large division in the fanbase]], as Anette was Tarja's polar opposite (Anette is a lyric mezzosoprano with more of a "pop/rock" style, while Tarja is a lyrical spinto soprano who often sings in a highly operatic manner). Their first album with Anette as the main vocalist, ''Dark Passion Play'', was released in 2007 to mixed reviews - while critics enjoyed it, fans were less enthused, disliking the abrupt vocal changes. Their follow-up album ''Imaginaerum'' (formerly ''Imaginarium'' - they changed the name to avoid confusing it with various other things with that name) is a concept album paired with a ''[[Film/{{Imaginaerum}} full-length feature film]]'' that was released in November 2012 in Finland with a more widespread DVD release in 24 April 2013.

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In 2006, 2006 following an open competition[[note]]which included singers such as [[https://youtu.be/aUj9v3LrccU Veronique Lapierre]] (Anemonia/Cirque de Soleil) - who was in fact the band's second choice after Anette - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi9BtooY3Ko Elize Ryd]] (Amaranthe), [[https://youtu.be/Tqdv4_A0gpk Mija Anderson]], [[https://www.loudersound.com/features/mostly-autumn-we-could-be-an-arena-band Olivia Sparnenn]] (Mostly Autumn), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-AaY00F6UI Emily Alice Ovenden]] (Pythia), [[https://www.femmemetalwebzine.net/uncategorized/interview-manuela-kraller-xandria/ Manuela Kraller]] (Xandria), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqbaO7VeTGE&t=85s Emma Backman]] (In Divinia), and [[https://youtu.be/_EQNvCi4jRI Saija Aartela]] (Aikakone)[[/note]] the band hired vocalist Music/AnetteOlzon, which caused a [[BrokenBase rather large division in the fanbase]], as Anette was Tarja's polar opposite (Anette is a lyric mezzosoprano with more of a "pop/rock" style, while Tarja is a lyrical spinto soprano who often sings in a highly operatic manner). Their first album with Anette as the main vocalist, ''Dark Passion Play'', was released in 2007 to mixed reviews - while critics enjoyed it, fans were less enthused, disliking the abrupt vocal changes. Their follow-up album ''Imaginaerum'' (formerly ''Imaginarium'' - they changed the name to avoid confusing it with various other things with that name) is a concept album paired with a ''[[Film/{{Imaginaerum}} full-length feature film]]'' that was released in November 2012 in Finland with a more widespread DVD release in 24 April 2013.
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On October 1, 2012, it was announced that Anette had been dismissed from the group with the reason given being that "it has become increasingly obvious that the direction and the needs of the band were in conflict, and this has led to a division from which we cannot recover." Anette released her own statement saying that she had been fired due to becoming pregnant with her third child, and expressed her displeasure at how the band had chosen to use replacement singers for her on nights she was ill, adding that she had asked that the band postpone their upcoming tour until after the birth of her child, only to be fired instead (the other band members swiftly denied this statement, saying that Anette herself had offered to help find a replacement singer for the tour).

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On October 1, 2012, it was announced that Anette had been dismissed from the group with the reason given being that "it has become increasingly obvious that the direction and the needs of the band were in conflict, and this has led to a division from which we cannot recover." Anette released her own statement saying that she had been fired due to becoming pregnant with her third child, and expressed her displeasure at how the band had chosen to use replacement singers for her on nights she was ill, adding that she had asked that the band postpone their upcoming tour until after the birth of her child, child only to be fired instead (the other band members swiftly denied this statement, saying that Anette herself had offered to help find a replacement singer for the tour).
tour). She also expressed her displeasure that on evenings she was ill, the band had chosen to go ahead with shows while using replacement singers instead of cancelling or letting the fans know beforehand.

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Nightwish is a [[SymphonicMetal Symphonic]] PowerMetal band from UsefulNotes/{{Finland}} formed in 1996. It was formed by Tuomas Holopainen while he was sitting besides a campfire. They originally started as an acoustic-only band with keyboards, but noticed that vocalist Music/TarjaTurunen's operatic voice was too powerful for an acoustic band, so Holopainen decided to add heavy metal elements such as electric guitars and drums. They soon released their debut album ''Angels Fall First'', which had mixed reviews.

While initially disappointed, they soon became noticed with their song ''Sacrament of Wilderness'' and achieved worldwide fame with their next two albums, ''Oceanborn'' and ''Wishmaster''. After the success, they released the [[DarkerAndEdgier darker]] ''Century Child''. After their fifth (and breakthrough) album ''Once'', they held a live show called ''End of an Era''. Shortly after the performance, vocalist Tarja Turunen was fired for allegedly viewing the band as a way to gain publicity and make money. They even expressed this opinion in an open letter on their web site, though this is only one side of the coin. They later hired vocalist Music/AnetteOlzon, which caused a [[BrokenBase rather large division in the fanbase]]. Their first album with Anette as the main vocalist, ''Dark Passion Play'', was released in 2007.

The album ''Imaginaerum'', formerly ''Imaginarium'' (they changed the name to avoid confusing it with various other things with that name,) is a concept album, paired with a ''[[Film/{{Imaginaerum}} full-length feature film]]'' based on the plotline, was released in November 2012 in Finland with a more widespread DVD release in 24 April 2013.

On October 1, 2012, it was announced that Anette had left the group, with the reason given being that "it has become increasingly obvious that the direction and the needs of the band were in conflict, and this has led to a division from which we cannot recover." Floor Jansen (Music/AfterForever, Music/{{ReVamp}}) took Anette's place in the Imaginaerum World Tour and, although the band claimed that the vocalist issue would be settled sometime in 2014, was announced as Olzon's permanent replacement on October 9th, 2013. At the same time, multi instrumentalist Troy Donockley, who had guested on previous albums, was also made a permanent member. The band later released a documentary with the ''Showtime, Storytime'' live album amusingly titled ''Please Learn the Setlist in 48 Hours'', purportedly the amount of time Floor had to learn the tour list.

On August 6, 2014, Jukka [[http://tinyurl.com/pwu36e8 released a statement]] saying that he would be taking a leave of absence from Nightwish due to his struggles with insomnia. He revealed that Kai Hahto of Music/{{Wintersun}} would be taking his place for the recording of their next album, 2015's ''Endless Forms Most Beautiful'', and upcoming tour. This change became permanent in 2019 with Jukka confirming that he'd continue to assist behind the scenes. The band as a whole took 2017 off (during which time Floor [[https://www.instagram.com/p/BRvU5RiBizh/?img_index=1 gave birth to a daughter, Freja]]), then came back in 2018 with a MilestoneCelebration compilation album, ''Decades'', and a tour emphasizing songs from the earlier years. Also during the break, Floor Jansen recorded a long-delayed HardRock album, ''Music/{{Northward}}'', with Jørn Viggo Lofstad of Pagans Mind, while Tuomas Holopainen, Troy Donockley, and Johanna Kurkela produced their own project, Auri.

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Nightwish is a [[SymphonicMetal Symphonic]] PowerMetal band from UsefulNotes/{{Finland}} formed in 1996. It was formed by Tuomas Holopainen while he was sitting besides a campfire. They originally started as an acoustic-only band with keyboards, but noticed that vocalist Music/TarjaTurunen's operatic voice was too powerful for an acoustic band, so Holopainen decided to add heavy metal elements such as electric guitars and drums. They soon released their debut album ''Angels Fall First'', which had received mixed reviews.

While initially disappointed, they soon became noticed with their song ''Sacrament of Wilderness'' and achieved worldwide fame with their next two albums, ''Oceanborn'' and ''Wishmaster''. After the success, these successes, they released the [[DarkerAndEdgier darker]] album ''Century Child''. After Child'', and after the release of their fifth (and breakthrough) album ''Once'', ''Once'' in 2004, they held a live show called ''End of an Era''. Shortly after the performance, this performance ended, vocalist Tarja Turunen was fired for allegedly viewing the band as a way to gain publicity and make money. They even expressed money, with the band announcing this opinion in to fans through an open letter on their web site, though this is only one side of website. This incident has remained controversial ever since, both among fans and band members alike.

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the coin. They later band hired vocalist Music/AnetteOlzon, which caused a [[BrokenBase rather large division in the fanbase]]. fanbase]], as Anette was Tarja's polar opposite (Anette is a lyric mezzosoprano with more of a "pop/rock" style, while Tarja is a lyrical spinto soprano who often sings in a highly operatic manner). Their first album with Anette as the main vocalist, ''Dark Passion Play'', was released in 2007.

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2007 to mixed reviews - while critics enjoyed it, fans were less enthused, disliking the abrupt vocal changes. Their follow-up album ''Imaginaerum'', formerly ''Imaginaerum'' (formerly ''Imaginarium'' (they - they changed the name to avoid confusing it with various other things with that name,) name) is a concept album, album paired with a ''[[Film/{{Imaginaerum}} full-length feature film]]'' based on the plotline, that was released in November 2012 in Finland with a more widespread DVD release in 24 April 2013.

On October 1, 2012, it was announced that Anette had left been dismissed from the group, group with the reason given being that "it has become increasingly obvious that the direction and the needs of the band were in conflict, and this has led to a division from which we cannot recover." Anette released her own statement saying that she had been fired due to becoming pregnant with her third child, and expressed her displeasure at how the band had chosen to use replacement singers for her on nights she was ill, adding that she had asked that the band postpone their upcoming tour until after the birth of her child, only to be fired instead (the other band members swiftly denied this statement, saying that Anette herself had offered to help find a replacement singer for the tour).

Floor Jansen (Music/AfterForever, Music/{{ReVamp}}) took Anette's place in the Imaginaerum World Tour and, although the band claimed that the vocalist issue would be settled sometime in 2014, was announced as Olzon's permanent replacement on October 9th, 2013. At the same time, multi instrumentalist Troy Donockley, who had guested on previous albums, was also made a permanent member. The band later released a documentary with the ''Showtime, Storytime'' live album amusingly titled ''Please Learn the Setlist in 48 Hours'', purportedly the amount of time Floor had to learn the tour list.

On August 6, 2014, Jukka [[http://tinyurl.com/pwu36e8 released a statement]] saying that he would be taking a leave of absence from Nightwish due to his struggles with insomnia. He revealed insomnia, and that Kai Hahto of Music/{{Wintersun}} would be taking his place for both the recording of their next album, 2015's ''Endless Forms Most Beautiful'', and upcoming tour. This change became permanent in 2019 with although Jukka confirming confirmed that he'd continue to assist behind the scenes. The band as a whole took 2017 off (during which time Floor [[https://www.instagram.com/p/BRvU5RiBizh/?img_index=1 gave birth to a daughter, Freja]]), then came back in 2018 with a MilestoneCelebration compilation album, ''Decades'', and a tour emphasizing songs from the earlier years. Also during the break, Floor Jansen recorded a long-delayed HardRock album, ''Music/{{Northward}}'', with Jørn Viggo Lofstad of Pagans Mind, while Tuomas Holopainen, Troy Donockley, and Johanna Kurkela produced their own project, Auri.



The successor to ''Endless Forms Most Beautiful'', called ''Human. :II: Nature''. (stylised as HVMAN. :||: NATVRE.) was released in April 2020. The album's musical and lyrical thematics deal with the birth of mankind and civilization.

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The successor to ''Endless Forms Most Beautiful'', called ''Human. :II: Nature''. (stylised as HVMAN. :||: NATVRE.) was released in April 2020. The album's musical 2020, and lyrical thematics deal with was themed around the birth of mankind and civilization.
civilization. It received mixed to negative reviews from both critics and fans, and is in fact the band's lowest rated album on community review sites like the Encyclopedia Metallum and Rate Your Music, averaging scores of around 60%.



In June of 2021, Tuomas and Floor [[https://blabbermouth.net/news/floor-jansen-says-marco-hietalas-exit-from-nightwish-was-a-very-sudden-surprise gave an interview]] where they said had been very surprised by Marko's departure - although they understood and sympathized with his reasoning - and Tuomas revealed he and Emppu had actually debated disbanding the group as a result, eventually deciding to continue on, although Tuomas said that [[https://blabbermouth.net/news/tuomas-holopainen-says-nightwish-would-split-up-if-floor-jansen-left-the-band if Floor were to ever leave, the band would definitely split up]].

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In June of 2021, Tuomas and Floor [[https://blabbermouth.net/news/floor-jansen-says-marco-hietalas-exit-from-nightwish-was-a-very-sudden-surprise gave an interview]] where they said had been very surprised by Marko's departure - although they understood and sympathized with his reasoning - and Tuomas revealed he and Emppu had actually debated disbanding the group as a result, at the time although they eventually deciding decided to continue on, although Tuomas said that [[https://blabbermouth.net/news/tuomas-holopainen-says-nightwish-would-split-up-if-floor-jansen-left-the-band if Floor were to ever leave, the band would definitely split up]].



In October of 2022, Floor [[https://www.nme.com/news/music/nightwish-vocalist-floor-jansen-reveals-cancer-diagnosis-3337131 revealed]] she had been diagnosed with breast cancer, but that her prognosis was good, and she would be having surgery to remove the tumor. The surgery went well, and in November she [[https://www.loudersound.com/news/nightwishs-floor-jansen-reveals-she-is-now-cancer-free announced she was cancer-free]].

In March of 2023, Floor [[https://tuonelamagazine.com/review-floor-jansen-paragon/ released]] her solo album ''Paragon'', and announced [[https://bravewords.com/news/nightwish-singer-floor-jansen-expecting-second-child-with-sabaton-drummer-hannes-van-dahl she was expecting her second child]]. A month later the band announced via [[https://blabbermouth.net/news/nightwish-wont-tour-in-support-of-next-studio-album Instagram]] that following their shows in June of that year, they would be retiring from touring for an "indeterminate" amount of time, stressing that the decision had nothing to do with Floor's pregnancy or the band's individual projects.

Around the same time, it was announced that [[https://blabbermouth.net/news/former-nightwish-members-tarja-turunen-and-marko-hietala-announce-special-concert-in-switzerland Tarja and Marko]] would be performing in a special concert in Switzerland on July 8 of that year. Marko also revealed that part of his reasoning for departing the band was due to his struggles with depression, anxiety and insomnia, as well as having recently being diagnosed as having ADHD. He reiterated that he "had been thinking about" leaving the band "for a while", as the then-undiagnosed ADHD had been causing his anxiety to worsen, which resulted in problems sleeping. This lead to his deciding that his departure was the healthiest idea for everyone involved, adding that he has not been in contact with any member of the band since leaving.

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In October of 2022, Floor [[https://www.nme.com/news/music/nightwish-vocalist-floor-jansen-reveals-cancer-diagnosis-3337131 revealed]] she had been diagnosed with breast cancer, but that her prognosis was good, good and she would be having surgery to remove the tumor. The surgery went well, and in November she [[https://www.loudersound.com/news/nightwishs-floor-jansen-reveals-she-is-now-cancer-free announced she was cancer-free]].

In March of 2023, Floor [[https://tuonelamagazine.com/review-floor-jansen-paragon/ released]] her solo album ''Paragon'', and announced [[https://bravewords.com/news/nightwish-singer-floor-jansen-expecting-second-child-with-sabaton-drummer-hannes-van-dahl she was expecting her second child]]. A month later the band announced via [[https://blabbermouth.net/news/nightwish-wont-tour-in-support-of-next-studio-album Instagram]] that following their shows in June of that year, they would be retiring from touring for an "indeterminate" amount of time, stressing that the decision had nothing to do with Floor's pregnancy or the band's individual projects.

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Around the same time, time it was announced that [[https://blabbermouth.net/news/former-nightwish-members-tarja-turunen-and-marko-hietala-announce-special-concert-in-switzerland Tarja and Marko]] would be performing in a special concert in Switzerland on July 8 of that year. Marko also revealed that part of his reasoning for departing the band was due to his struggles with depression, anxiety and insomnia, as well as having recently being diagnosed as having ADHD. He reiterated that he "had been thinking about" leaving the band "for a while", as the then-undiagnosed ADHD had been causing his anxiety to worsen, which resulted in problems sleeping. This lead to his deciding that his departure was the healthiest idea for everyone involved, adding that he has not been in contact with any member of the band since leaving.

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* SelfDeprecation:
** "Élan" has the line "Write a lyric to the song only you can understand." The band is somewhat notorious for IndecipherableLyrics due to its poetic songwriting style and the thick Finnish accent of original lead vocalist Music/TarjaTurunen.
** The video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LczGSoibRe8 "Noise"]] features among other things a beautiful blonde stripping off and taking erotic selfies of herself. Said FanserviceExtra is Jessica Edström, an actual professional Instagram model playing a satire of her own career.

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SelfDeprecation: "Élan" has the line "Write a lyric to the song only you can understand." The band is somewhat notorious for IndecipherableLyrics due to its poetic songwriting style and the thick Finnish accent of original lead vocalist Music/TarjaTurunen.
** The video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LczGSoibRe8 "Noise"]] features among other things a beautiful blonde stripping off and taking erotic selfies of herself. Said FanserviceExtra is Jessica Edström, an actual professional Instagram model playing a satire of her own career.
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* SelfParody: The lingerie model in the "Noise" video is a professional model on Instagram playing a parody of herself.

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* SelfParody: SelfDeprecation: The lingerie model in the "Noise" video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LczGSoibRe8 "Noise"]] features among other things a beautiful blonde stripping off and taking erotic selfies of herself. Said FanserviceExtra is a Jessica Edström, an actual professional model on Instagram model playing a parody satire of herself.her own career.

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* SelfDeprecation: "Élan" has the line, "[[IndecipherableLyrics Write a lyric to the song only you can understand.]]"

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* SelfDeprecation: SelfDeprecation:
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"Élan" has the line, "[[IndecipherableLyrics Write line "Write a lyric to the song only you can understand.]]"" The band is somewhat notorious for IndecipherableLyrics due to its poetic songwriting style and the thick Finnish accent of original lead vocalist Music/TarjaTurunen.
** The video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LczGSoibRe8 "Noise"]] features among other things a beautiful blonde stripping off and taking erotic selfies of herself. Said FanserviceExtra is Jessica Edström, an actual professional Instagram model playing a satire of her own career.
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* EmbarrassingAlibi: The protagonist of "Over The Hills And Far Away" is convicted of armed robbery because his pistol was found at the crime scene and he had no alibi, because he didn't want to admit he'd been sleeping with his best friend's wife at the time.
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* TheStoryteller: Song ''Storytime'' is essentially a nod to the act of storytelling.
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'''Nightquest:''' Enter the realm, don't stay awake / The dreams remain, they only brake

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'''Nightquest:''' Enter the realm, don't stay awake / The dreams remain, they only brakebreak
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* untitled upcoming album (2024)
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* WordSaladLyrics: While many of the lyrics subvert this by making sense if you think of them as a description, some lines just don't make sense with or without context, such as the ending of ''Nightwish (Demo)'':
-->Before thou can blame my soul\\
With an age of peace
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* Neologism: The way the word "ignorance" is pronounced in "The Riddler", with emphasis on the second syllable instead of the first, seems to be a reference to Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz's line: "I study not to know more, but to ignore less". Hence, "ignórance -- the act of ignoring".

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* Neologism: {{Neologism}}: The way the word "ignorance" is pronounced in "The Riddler", with emphasis on the second syllable instead of the first, seems to be a reference to Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz's line: "I study not to know more, but to ignore less". Hence, "ignórance -- the act of ignoring".
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* Neologism: The way the word "ignorance" is pronounced in "The Riddler", with emphasis on the second syllable instead of the first, seems to be a reference to Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz's line: "I study not to know more, but to ignore less". Hence, "ignórance -- the act of ignoring".

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