Wywiad z Tarją - Eeva Magazine 3/2006

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hehe, mój automatyczny tłumacz fin-pol się już dawno poddał, ale dzięki dweia tłumaczenie pojawiło się na oficjalnym NW

Tarja Turunen: I found new strenght in me

Last autumn was nightmerish for Tarja Turunen. Years of stress and endless gigs climaxed being fired from the band “Nightwish”. Compassion of the people carried the singer third place in “Eeva of the year” competition. The change in life brought something good as well. Tarja now knows how to be merciful to herself.

Thousands of hands reach towards the stage. Sea of crowd yells in Hatrwall Arena, spotlights wipes faces. Everyone sings the songs singed by a “heavy siren” thin as a whip dressed in black.

Tarja Turunen, singer of the succesful exportband Nightwish is a target for adoring looks. Flying hair caress her intense face, her skin shines as an opposite for black clothing.

It is 21 October 2005 in Helsinki. It’s the last night for Tarja Turunen in the band who´s member she has been the last nine hardworking years. The next day brings public humiliation, the open letter. Headlines, statements, press conferences and endless speculation about the reasons behind the firing.

What makes the drama even more tasty are the elements that tantalize imagination: beautiful woman, foreign man, “rags to richess” band that has became almost a national pride. Rock, love and scandal.

Now, three months later scandal has calmed. Applauses have ended and the sea of crowd is quiet

What is left is a delicate woman sitting in sofa of hotel in Helsinki, fingers around a coffee mug. Warm smile is often seen lighting the sun tanned face. Tarja Turunen seems relaxed. healthy and rested.

We took a real vacation with Marcello at the end of the year. We were in Thailand in a small island. It was our first trip alone during our fife and a half years together. It was wonderful, warm and peaceful, we dived and enjoyed idleness.

Vacation charged batteries and helped to regain perspective. Untill I had an opportunity to have a proper rest I understood how tired I had been. Relaxation influenced the whole body: I felt that also my skin and hair looked really healthy says Tarja.

Life as a face of Nightwish is in the past but dark but beautiful goth style is still there. Wide black silk skirt shines softly, dress emphasizes her thin waist and line of her tanned arms.

The last few months have been a time for learning to how to be independent for Tarja Turunen, breaking away from a period of hectic nine years in her life. A time with great times compared with huge demands of success and so much stress that it manifested itself in physical symptoms. The price of being a member in an internationally successful band was heavy, especially for ambitious and disciplined woman who has since childhood demanded a lot from herself.