Hi, I'm Tarja Turunen and you are watching KaaosTV.
Hello to all you KaaosTV viewers. We are today -
in my home town Vaasa at the ice stadium.
Our guest is Tarja Turunen on her first appearance in KaaosTV.
Hello, Tarja. Welcome to KaaosTV and to Vaasa.
Thank you. It's wonderful to be here. Nice to see you.
It's even not that cold here in Vaasa. Awesome! It's going to be great gig tonight.
You are now working with the "Heavy Christmas" production.
Could you first tell us how did you came along to it in this year?
Well I was invited and it made me very happy.
This production have a long tradition and they have tour many years -
and grow in many ways. It was wonderful to get invited.
Production manager contacted to my manager -
and I said right away "of course if we can match the schedules".
I managed to do four concerts, because of my own gigs.
To the first one I flew from Czech straight to sound check.
It was totally...
- So you were nervous? - Totally! But if I wouldn't be -
there would have been something wrong. I've had so much fun here.
Wonderful togetherness with all these guys and girls in here.
It's been fun to sing with Elize and also with Marco.
Well since you mentioned Marco...
Was it back in 2005 or something when you were last time playing together?
What kind of feelings from the reunion?
When I was talking with Marco about his book he mentioned -
that he look forward to meet you again after a long time.
He came to knock on my door -
and we hugged a long time. There we started.
We end this concert to our "Ave Maria" duetto -
and there is so much emotions loaded to it.
Also audience reactions to us from town to town -
- have been really wonderful and great moments. - So you are gratified to see -
Marco also in here -
and you perhaps have a chance to chat a bit more than usually.
Absolutely and this got nothing to do with the Nightwish.
We just perform beautiful music together. Sure, we have been in the same band, but...
- You are just ordinary people to each other. - Exactly and -
speak about life, how its going, nice to see and so on.
It's been really fun.
Christmas is a quite important subject to you. You've performed in churches -
and so on. How important the Christmas is? You've also -
- just released a Christmas album in November. - Thanks, yes I have and -
actually it was a second Christmas album. The first one -
"Breath from Heaven" was released only in Finland. Was it already ten years ago?
This second is more international, a different kind of Christmas album -
named "From Spirits And Ghosts". Christmas is an important time for me.
The idea for this second album came from -
the fact that the Christmas comes to us all either you liked it or not.
Many people are lonely during Yuletide and people -
who are depressed and above all suffer from loneliness.
No one is not supposed to be alone.
It would be wonderful if all would have always some friend -
or someone to share time together. Christmas is -
a tough time for many people. We've all lost -
important and beloved people around us.
So this album tells about it. I wrote a song "Together".
"We are meant to be together" -
what this all is about and why perhaps the gloomier theme -
on this album. But -
it doesn't mean the album itself is gloomy, it is really beautiful music.
But song themes in generally are a bit gloomier.
In Finland we are used to a peaceful Christmas, -
we hope there is a white Christmas -
and it is a family celebration. Of course it is a family celebration all around, -
but we cherish the silence and peace.
Elsewhere it's more noisy "Jingle Bells" and American style.
- We don't have those things so much. - Exactly.
Perhaps that type of Finnishness is highlighted on the album -
so there are very different kind of Christmas in different countries.
How hard is to remake these Christmas songs, -
because people have some sort of frame how the song should sound and those are -
classic songs? I could imagine it is challenging to make those sound -
own kind yet somehow honor the original version.
That's true. My idea, the production base to this album -
was clear that I want a symphony orchestra, a choir and my voice. Perhaps some -
soundscape, keyboard type of...
- Soundscape compositions. - Yeah.
Album had to have intensely film score -
sound and it have that. I cooperated with -
Jim Dooley who is a film score composer in Los Angeles.
I've worked with him over ten years. He have done all orchestra -
arrangements to my rock albums. He is a super talent.
But it is super challenging for instance like "Deck the Halls", -
a song which is completely in major scale -
and harmonious with children voices, then turn that to terrifying -
Danny Elfman style. But sending brains to holiday helped.
Even there are thousands of artists who've made covers from these -
I still believe while listening the album now -
- that I managed to get rid off all the... - Patterns and -
- all those songs include. - Exactly. Of course -
the melody is same. Though in "Deck the Halls" it's in minor scale.
It's same, but my voice is already more melancholic -
and darker so that right away categorize it differently.
It wasn't that hard even though I recorded it at the Caribbean -
- with ocean view, sun and all. - Yeah, really gloomy place - NOT!
Yeah, definitely not.
But when I placed the headset to my ears I was immediately in right atmosphere -
when the orchestra and music carried me away.
You've made a charity song from "Feliz Navidad" -
and there is a quite huge group of guest artists. Was it -
challenging to get them together with you or were they joining right away?
It wasn't challenging at all. I wanted those -
who are singing on it now. My friends from many years back.
Like Joe Lynn Turner who performs here tonight. We've known many, many years.
Musicians know musicians. "Ring Around the Rosie", that's how it goes.
Even there are Finnish artists -
and international artists it's still a small group.
In generally the most challenging is to fit everyone's schedules together.
- That must be the hardest part. - That truly was the hardest part.
We had to wait files although everyone answered "I will, I will, but I'm in a tour and..."
"I have six hours gap to do it -
in the nearest studio" and so on. It was challenging, but everyone made their best.
Everyone made their best to record -
their own small parts of the song here and there.
Truly spectacular that they joined the charity for island called Barbuda in the Caribbean.
Hurricane Irma... I've lived in Caribbean for few years now.
We have encounter three Category 5 stage hurricanes -
which went nearby and above.
- The devastation is really shocking. - Finns can hardly understand -
what it is. You can watch the videos, but it's not the same thing as to witness it on the premises.
We live in island called Antigua and its sister island called Barbuda is next to it.
There were about 1500 people living in Barbuda since it is a really small -
totally flat island.
Then Irma came and nobody lives there anymore. No one, nothing.
Totally catastrophically situation.
All the crying, grief and sorrow...
Then this album made me thought what kind of Christmas those people will have in this year.
- I imagine it couldn't be any worse. - True.
Then I decided to do this song and all the money...
I've encouraged people to purchase it.
Download and buy the song, because every cent goes there.
- No middlemen. - Do you know how much it have earned?
I don't know at all, I can't say anything yet, but I hope it is...
I hope I can help at least a one person so then it is a huge thing.
- Everyone can do something good. - That is true.
So the Christmas album is here, but with what kind of future plans -
you enter to the next year? What are you up to?
A lot and everything. I start to compose a new rock album from the start of the year.
I have my first break then for a long time. My body feels that it needs it.
I've been whole 2017 on rock tour and done also classical concerts.
Both sides, but on the run all the time and now I feel...
that I like to write music and I do it at the beginning of the year.
Rock concerts starts from China via Europe and Russia -
all the way to South-America in Spring. In Finland I'll be on summer festival.
So you'll see me also in Finland what is wonderful.
But next year will be more tranquil. A new live DVD -
which was filmed in Milano, Italy, will be released in next year.
- Little this and that. - So a rock album and gigs.
You mentioned your gig in Finland.
You've performed only few times on festivals in Finland. Is there some reason for it?
Perhaps I've been banned in Finland. That's my opinion.
- I mean it. - But there is not any schedule issues...
Not schedule issues. I haven't got a chance. That is the fact.
- Simple as that. - Exactly.
Thank God I have plenty gigs abroad.
I do have a career and had a life as an artist past ten years, but in Finland -
people are hardly aware what my situation in life is.
But it's okay. Every dog has its day.
Well you were judge -
in the Voice of Finland show which brought you forth and highlight again.
- All those kind of things help. - They say -
"no prophet is accepted in his own country". Isn't that an idiom?
Yeah, and don't they say that for rock bands in Finland -
you need to get famous abroad before Finns wake up and -
notice the band which is rather good.
When clubs are full abroad then also Finns bother to show up to gigs.
So perhaps us Finns take slow approach to new artists.
- At least I think that's often the problem. - You might be right.
But other news will get the headlines.
"Tarja sold gold in Germany and Russia." "Really?" No one knows about that.
- That's just how it goes. - Indeed.
Other things are more interesting. "Hey, she took a new tattoo!"
That is the nowadays lamentable media effect -
- when all nonsense is more... - But hey, I'm not...
I'm not absolutely complaining about this.
It is really wonderful to perform in Finland.
When I'm here I give it all. All the best fans are here, -
people support me and send -
plenty of mail. That part is still strong.
Those people and fans are still in here. I love it.
Thank you very much for your time and good luck -
for tonight last "Heavy Christmas" show.
Do you want to say something as a closure for you fans who watch this later?
- Stage is yours. You may take the microphone. - Absolutely I do.
I really want to... When will this be published?
- As soon as possible. Before Christmas. - Yes!
I want to wish you all a very peaceful Christmas and a better New Year.
We see at my gigs in next year and then we will -
rock. Take care. Love you!
Thank you.
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