Nightwish discography
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This is the discography of the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, which consists of ten studio albums, one extended play, six live albums, four compilations, eighteen music videos and twenty singles.
The band was formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen, and its current line-up has six members, although Turunen has been replaced by Anette Olzon and later by Floor Jansen, and the original bassist, Sami Vänskä, has been replaced by Marko Hietala, who himself left the band in 2021 to be replaced by Jukka Koskinen, while Kai Hahto has been the band's drummer since 2015.
Although Nightwish has been popular in Finland since 1997 when they released their debut album, Angels Fall First, they did not achieve worldwide fame until the release of the albums Oceanborn, Wishmaster and Century Child, which were released in 1998, 2000 and 2002, respectively, and their 2004 album, Once, sold more than one million copies by the end of 2005, becoming their breakthrough album with hit singles "Nemo" and "Wish I Had an Angel. On 21 October 2005 they played their last concert with Turunen on vocals and in May 2007 Anette Olzon was revealed as her replacement, releasing two albums with the band, including hit singles "Amaranth" and "Storytime", until her dismissal in 2012. Floor Jansen then became the band's lead singer and holds the position to this day, having released three albums with the group. Nightwish's most recent studio album, Yesterwynde, came out on September 20, 2024.
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