Former NIGHTWISH singer TARJA TURUNEN has issued the following update:

"The show with RATA BLANCA in Buenos Aires was a great experience for me personally and artistically.

The band received me warmly and I felt really welcome. It was very nice to work with Walter and Rata and share my love for music with them for a while.

I was excited to be on stage with the band as a part of their important show.

Argentinean audience participated once again in singing and cheering us in a way that is hardly found anywhere else in the world. It was just amazing!

Thank you very much Luna Park and Walter, Adrian, Fernando, Hugo & “Negro” for the friendship.

I wish you a great tour and all the best for the future challenges! Los felicito!

Here are few shots before and after the concert.

In few days I will be heading to Budapest for the rehearsals of my summer shows.

I am happy to start the tour with my band again. Guitarist Kiko Loureiro (ANGRA) will rejoin us for the summer, so European audience will taste some Brazilian flavour soon.

Is very nice to be able to play some festivals through Europe in this summer season and also make my own shows in between.

As well, there will be some classical music appearances later this year and one more tour for “the storm” in Europe in September-October, which I call The Final Storm.

These shows will be the last ones with “My Winter Storm” album. Delights me to realize that I have been really able to spread my wings with my first album. We have performed in several countries; including many new places in my career. Is a dream come true.

To finish this year, I will be making a Christmas tour again with Kalevi, Marzi and Markku in Finland in December. We will mostly perform in churches.

As you can see, you won’t get rid of me that easily."

Watch footage of Turunen and Rata Blanca covering the DEEP PURPLE classic 'Child In Time' on Friday, June 5th, in Buenos Aires, Argentina at Luna Park below: