Finnish symphonic metal music band Nightwish (www.nightwish.com) has sold it’s newest effort, titled “Dark Passion Play”, for over 30 000 copies in Sweden. Thus Nightwish has been certified gold. Album is a hit also in Finland, for it has sold after it’s release more than 90 000 pieces — this amount means that it has reached triple-platinum. Band’s new female vocalist is Anette Olzon, who is from Sweden. Olzon replaced Tarja Turunen in 2005, when she was fired from the band by “open letter”.
Band was formed in Finland in the year of 1996. It’s hometown is Kitee, which is a small town in eartern part of the country.
Ex-vocalist Tarja Turunen was fired from the group on the 21st of October 2005, when Tuomas Holopainen handed over to her an open letter right after the concert. Letter was later published also in the Internet and it has been translated to several languages. ★