Nightwish

Summary

Nightwish is a musical group^[1]. Nightwish ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,345 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nightwish received the Echo Pop^[3].
• Nightwish received the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Finnish Act^[4].
• Nightwish received the Finnish Music Hall of Fame^[5].
• Nightwish received the Emma Award for Band of the Year^[6].
• Nightwish received the Muuvi Prize^[7].
• Nightwish's instance of is recorded as musical group^[8].
• Nightwish's genre is symphonic metal^[9].
• Nightwish's genre is power metal^[10].
• Nightwish's record label is recorded as Spinefarm Records^[11].
• Nightwish's record label is recorded as Nuclear Blast^[12].
• Nightwish's record label is recorded as Roadrunner Records^[13].
• Nightwish's record label is recorded as Century Media Records^[14].
• Nightwish's record label is recorded as Drakkar Entertainment^[15].
• Nightwish's discography is recorded as Nightwish discography^[16].
• Nightwish's Commons category is recorded as Nightwish^[17].
• Nightwish's country of origin is recorded as Finland^[18].
• Nightwish comprises Tuomas Holopainen^[19].
• Nightwish comprises Emppu Vuorinen^[20].
• Nightwish comprises Troy Donockley^[21].
• Nightwish comprises Floor Jansen^[22].
• Nightwish comprises Kai Hahto^[23].
• Nightwish comprises Jukka Koskinen^[24].
• July 1996 marks the founding of Nightwish^[25].
• Nightwish's location of formation is recorded as Kitee^[26].
• Nightwish's pseudonym is recorded as Nachtwasser^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: FI^[29]

• Began / founded: 1996-07^[30]

• Genre(s): metal, power metal, symphonic metal^[31]

• Community tags: finnish, metal, power metal, symphonic metal, symphonic power metal^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 00a9f935-ba93-4fc8-a33a-993abe9c936b^[33]

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Founding

July 1996 marks the founding of Nightwish^[25]. Nightwish's location of formation is recorded as Kitee^[26].

Identity

Nightwish's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Nightwish'}^[34].

Recognition

Awards received include Echo Pop^[3], a music award^[35], in Germany^[36], founded in 1992^[37]; MTV Europe Music Award for Best Finnish Act^[4], a music award^[38], founded in 2005^[39]; Finnish Music Hall of Fame^[5], a music hall of fame^[40], in Finland^[41], founded in 2018^[42]; Emma Award for Band of the Year^[6]; and Muuvi Prize^[7], a music award^[43], in Finland^[44], founded in 1991^[45].

Why It Matters

Nightwish ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,345 views/month).^[2] Nightwish has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] Nightwish is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

FAQs

What awards did Nightwish receive?

Honors received include Echo Pop^[3], MTV Europe Music Award for Best Finnish Act^[4], Finnish Music Hall of Fame^[5], and Emma Award for Band of the Year^[6].