TARJA TURUNEN (ex-NIGHTWISH) has issued the following blog entry:

"Before returning back to Finland, I was in the studio in Buenos Aires recording the song 'Enough' and two other songs.

Singing 'Enough' was fun for me, because I had already sang the song many times on tour. Still the recording process is very different than singing live.

It was very hard to reach the same feeling in the studio that I had during the shows, because I didn’t have the screaming, lovely and supporting audience anymore in front of me

Anyway, I really like how the song kicks ass! My voice sounds again pretty different than before and even for me it is interesting to realize how I am more free with my singing every day.

One other song that I recorded is the gorgeous 'Wisdom Of Wind'.

There is a story about this particular song that I would like to share with you. Some time ago I was invited by composers Jeff Rona and Lisa Gerrard to sing their song for Peking’s 2008 Olympic Regatta, but due to tight schedules, I was not able to record it in time. I liked the song so much that I wanted still to use it for my own album. So I recorded it now. It is a wonderful, moody song with symphonic orchestra. I hope you’ll like it.

It is an honour for me to sing a song from Jeff and Lisa!

Also I recorded a duet for DORO's 25th anniversary album. It is a beautiful ballad. I hope she likes what I did! He he. Sometimes I get a bit too productive with my vocals… but it’s fun. I am looking forward to present the song with her in her concert in Düsseldorf later this year. I was very happy to receive an invitation to the show, which must be very important to Doro and to her great, long career in music."

Turunen recently confirmed her complete band line-up for her upcoming European tour, which also includes a date in Israel. Joining her are the following musicians:

-- Mike Terrana - drums (MASTERPLAN, ex-RAGE)
-- Maria Ilmoniemi - keyboards
-- Oliver Holzwarth - bass (BLIND GUARDIAN, ex-SIEGES EVEN)
-- Alex Scholpp - guitars (ex-FARMER BOYS)
-- Max Lilja - cello (HEVEIN, ex-APOCALYPTICA)

As previously reported, Turunen recently updated her tour schedule. New shows (**) have been confirmed for Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Israel, Russia and the Ukraine. Her schedule is now as follows:

October

18 - Oktoberhallen - Wieze, Belgium (Metal Female Voices Fest)
19 - Rockhal Club - Esch sur Alzette, Luxembourg **
21 - Hala Folimanka - Prague, Czech Republic
22 - Bonver Arena (Hala Tatran) - Ostrava, Czech Republic
24 - Incheba Expo Arena - Bratislava, Slovakia
25 - Cassosport Hall - Kosice, Slovakia
27 - SKC - Belgrade, Serbia
28 - Universiada Sports Hall - Sofia, Bulgaria **
31 - Exhibition Grounds Hall - Tel Aviv, Israel **

November

3 - CKM Nau - Kiev, Ukraine **
4 - Sport Palace - Minsk, Belarus **
6 - B1 Club - Moscow, Russia **
8 - MTL Arena - Samara, Russia **