TARJA TURUNEN: Nominated as "The Best Finnish Artist" at the Emma Awards!

Tarja Turunen was nominated at the Emma awards (Finnish equivalent to Grammy) this year again as "the best finnish artist of the year 2007".

The other nominees for the same category are: Apulanta, Anna Abreu, Samuli Edelmann, Paula Koivuniemi, PMMP, Nightwish, Sturm Und Drang, Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu and Ari Koivunen.

Tarja filmed a video for her next solo single, "Die Alive", on December 9, 2007 in Berlin, Germany. Check photos from the video shoot at this location.

"My Winter Storm" 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.