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"Sleeping Sun" is a power ballad and the fourth single by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was released as a maxi single with three other songs on 2 August 1999 to coincide with the total solar eclipse that would occur on 11 August .
This is the solo discography of Finnish singer Tarja Turunen, who rose to prominence as the lead vocalist of symphonic metal band Nightwish, which she founded in 1996 and was dismissed from in 2005 after releasing five studio albums, three live albums and one EP between 1997 and 2004 (for further information see Nightwish discography).
Oceanborn is the second studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was released in Finland by Spinefarm Records on 7 December 1998 [ 7 ] and in the spring of 1999 worldwide. [ 8 ] It was released by Drakkar Entertainment in the rest of Europe, and by Toy's Factory in Japan.
[3] [4] The band produced three more singles and two music videos for Once, as well as a re-recording of "Sleeping Sun" for the compilation album, Highest Hopes: The Best of Nightwish (2005), before Turunen's dismissal in October 2005. [3] In May 2007, Nightwish announced Anette Olzon as Turunen's replacement. [5]
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Nightwish's most recent studio album, Yesterwynde, came out on September 20, 2024. [3] As of 2024, Nightwish is Finland's most successful music act having sold around 10 million albums and singles worldwide, [4] including about 900,000 in Finland, [5] over 1 million in Germany [6] and over 500,000 in the U.S. [7]
All versions feature a new (2005) recording of the song "Sleeping Sun" and a live version of Pink Floyd's "High Hopes", from which this compilation takes its name. [4] The album was certified platinum in Finland – for sales exceeding 40,000 copies – the same day it was released, [6] and also was gold in Norway with more than 20,000 sold ...
Highest Hopes - The Best of Nightwish is the third compilation album by the symphonic power metal quintet Nightwish.Their first, Tales from the Elvenpath, was considered incomplete by many fans as it contains only tracks from Oceanborn, Over the Hills and Far Away, Wishmaster and Century Child, leaving out Angels Fall First and missing the later released Once.