TARJA TURUNEN: More Berlin Concert Footage Available

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen kicked of her first solo tour Sunday night (November 25) at the Columbia Club in Berlin, Germany. Fan-filmed video footage of the song "Sing for Me" can be viewed below (courtesy of "sunek99").

In other news, Tarja has checked in with the following message: "The setlist of the concert is very challenging for the band and they are really giving their best. They seem to enjoy the music very much, what it is the most important thing. Little by little we are all getting into the songs and into the show itself. . . Only eight concerts are left and we will truly miss this feeling of being happy together. The atmosphere within the group is just amazingly good. I have never felt like this before. Already we are looking forward for the tour next year and I am sure it will be GREAT. I started to make some plans and to think about the songs that we will perform in the future. I have read and heard that some of you are missing 'The Reign', 'Die Alive' and 'Minor Heaven'… For sure in the future they will be a part of our concerts. Is very comforting to see that all the songs from the album found people that love them. Also some old favourites that we are not doing now will be heard as well. But now, we cannot play for three hours."

Tarja Turunen's new single, "I Walk Alone", entered the German chart at position No. 16.

Turunen will perform "I Walk Alone" on November 30 at the farewell fight of the German female boxing champion (and Doro Pesch's close friend) Regina Halmich. The event will take place at the DM Arena in Karlsruhe, Germany.

According to the Finnish newspaper Iltalehti, Tarja Turunen's new solo album, "My Winter Storm", was certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 15,000 copies on the day of the CD's release (November 14).

"My Winter Storm" will be released in North America on February 26, 2008. The CD was produced by Daniel Presley (FAITH NO MORE, JEWEL, THE BREEDERS), who has been joined in the studio by a truly stellar line-up of musicians: Doug Wimbish on bass (LIVING COLOUR, ANNIE LENNOX, JOE SATRIANI, JEFF BECK, MADONNA, ROLLING STONES), Alex Scholpp on electric guitars (FARMER BOYS) and Earl Harvin on drums (SEAL, PET SHOP BOYS, AIR), a player personally selected by Tarja after she saw him stealing the show at a SEAL concert. Keyboards and programming, meanwhile, are being provided by Torsten Stenzel, whose previous credits include NELLY FURTADO, MOBY, TINA TURNER, VANESSA MAE and more.