Tarja Turunen

Finnish singer
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Tarja Turunen

Summary

Tarja Turunen is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Kitee[2]. She was born on August 17, 1977[3]. She worked as an opera singer[4], composer[5], pianist[6], songwriter[7], and singer[8]. She ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,602 views/month, #6,489 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Kitee[2], Tarja Turunen…
  • Tarja Turunen was born in Puhos[10].
  • Tarja Turunen was born on August 17, 1977[3].
  • Among Tarja Turunen's spouses was Marcelo Cabuli[11].
  • Tarja Turunen held citizenship in Finland[12].
  • Tarja Turunen worked as an opera singer[4].
  • Tarja Turunen worked as a composer[5].
  • Tarja Turunen's professions included pianist[6].
  • Tarja Turunen worked as a songwriter[7].
  • Tarja Turunen's professions included singer[8].
  • Tarja Turunen's education included a stint at Sibelius Academy[13].
  • Tarja Turunen's education included a stint at Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe[14].
  • Tarja Turunen was a member of Nightwish[15].
  • Tarja Turunen was a member of Raskasta Joulua[16].
  • Tarja Turunen was a member of Outlanders[17].
  • Tarja Turunen's religion is recorded as Lutheranism[18].
  • Tarja Turunen is recorded as female[19].
  • Tarja Turunen's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Tarja Turunen's genre is classical music[21].
  • Tarja Turunen's genre is symphonic metal[22].
  • Tarja Turunen's genre is traditional heavy metal[23].
  • Tarja Turunen's genre is operatic pop[24].
  • Tarja Turunen's genre is power metal[25].
  • Tarja Turunen's genre is glam metal[26].
  • Tarja Turunen's record label is recorded as Universal Music Group[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: FI[29]

  • Began / founded: 1977-08-17[30]

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

  • Community tags: heavy metal, metal, power metal, symphonic metal[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1fd8c24b-eaf3-4ee2-9931-b8130099d789[33]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Kitee[2], a town[34], in Finland[35], founded in 1631[36] and Puhos[10], an urban area in Finland[37], in Finland[38]. Tarja Turunen was born on August 17, 1977[3].

Education

Educated at Sibelius Academy[13], a public university[39], in Finland[40], founded in 1882[41], headquartered in Taka-Töölö[42] and Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe[14], a conservatory[43], in Germany[44], founded in 1971[45], headquartered in Karlsruhe[46].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include opera singer[4], composer[5], pianist[6], songwriter[7], and singer[8].

Personal Life

Among Tarja Turunen's spouses was Marcelo Cabuli[11]. Her religion is recorded as Lutheranism[18].

Why It Matters

Tarja Turunen ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,602 views/month, #6,489 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] She is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

Where was Tarja Turunen born?

Born in Kitee[2], Tarja Turunen…

Who was Tarja Turunen married to?

Tarja Turunen's spouses include Marcelo Cabuli[11].

What did Tarja Turunen do for work?

Tarja Turunen worked as opera singer[4], composer[5], pianist[6], songwriter[7], and singer[8].

Where did Tarja Turunen go to school?

Tarja Turunen was educated at Sibelius Academy[13] and Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 4w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person id → 993085
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  4. 5w ago · Putnik · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tiktok username → tarjaturunenofficial
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  5. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0262447-Tarja-1977
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  7. 19w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → opera singer, composer, pianist +2
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  8. 19w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → opera singer, composer, pianist +2
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  9. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Tarja, Soile, Susanna
    Image last checked license → —
    Instance of → human
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