NIGHTWISH - Replacement Singers - Who Did It Better? Tarja Turunen - Anette Olzon

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NIGHTWISH - Replacement Singers - Who Did It Better? Tarja Turunen - Anette Olzon - Floor Jansen

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In this video we enjoy the fantastic lead vocals of Tarja Turunen, Anette Olzon, and Floor Jansen. We want you to answer the question: WHO DID IT BETTER? Come on, let us hear from YOU! (Respectfully, of course!)
NIGHTWISH - Replacement Singers - Who Did It Better? Tarja Turunen - Annette Olzon - Floor Jansen
Nightwish is probably the biggest symphonic metal band that's ever existed, which made stepping into the role of lead singer a pretty tall order.
We’re going to compare how Tarja Turunen, Anette Olzon, and Floor Jansen all measured but I want to hear from you! Who do you think did it better and why? Please share with me in the comments!
Tarja has a very operatic approach with pure, bel canto vowels which she integrates with belting and she’s able to go up into her upper register and throw down pretty hard.
We’ll compare her style next to Anette’s who brought more of a pop, ABBA-type sound to the band and we’ll finish by looking at the way that Floor was able to combine the two styles together.
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@yargotkd 2 жыл бұрын

Tarja was one of my favorite singers and I thought no one could top her in Nightwish, Anette showed me I was right, then Floor proved me wrong.

@illfate757 2 жыл бұрын

Best comment I actually stopped listening to them with Anette and forgot about them came back for Floor and lost my mind. The chills she gives when she sings O.O

@vickieeh1 2 жыл бұрын

Lol I started reading and thought you were gonna say Annette proved me wrong 🤣 I like her in other bands, she just didn't fit for Nightwish

@TheNightstalker80 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Floor proves everyone wrong on anything about singing. To clarify, Floor might not be the best singer on planet but she's one of very few who don't just have a great voice or a good understanding of music. Floor goes one step further and combines her voice and her technical skills with her knowledge of music theory and her acting skills to play with emotions like no other singer I know ever could. So when she is on stage it's not just her voice, each move, each blink of an eye she does and every gesture is well thought through and helps to tell the storys and that is what Nightwishs music is mostly about, they are telling stories and because of that, Floor is the best choice for Nightwish, none of the other Singers were able to do that at this level.

@War624 2 жыл бұрын

You should give Anette's more recent solo work a listen. Her new album is pretty good. Her voice has matured a bit since her Nightwish era, in a way I really enjoy.

@Braze77 2 жыл бұрын

+1! Exactly that!

@Thorgrim247 2 жыл бұрын

Tarja was very unique at the time. Annette was put in a bad spot trying to sing the classic Tarja songs. Not possible. I do think like you that the 2 records with Annette may be my overall favorites from Nightwish. Studio was great, but live Floor takes almost all of them to a whole new level. Respect to Tarja and Annette. Floor Jansen 100%!!!!!!!!!

@strabel803 11 ай бұрын

👍Do,i get what you are saying,it's funny in a way how people react to the studio albums. A lot of people like the two studio albums with Annette,but seem to like Floor more singing most of these songs.😆 Stylistickly and tone wise i like Floor the best,but i have great respect for all 3 singers. Also ,with these "discussions",sometimes people bring up the MOST sold records,wich are Annette's albums, if i'm right,but i have searched the internet for DVD or B-Ray 's selling numbers,but couldn't find any. I gues that "showtime storytime" must be a best seller to and "end of an era" with Tarja also would have pretty good sales numbers. Just saying,not knowing the whole picture gives a little distorted view.😉🤘

@gorkskoal9315 9 ай бұрын

OMG yes. lol nothing says: great work environment like a bunch of moody, cheesed off people, oh nad hey: here's stuff that someone else did, make it your own, while sounding and being kind of like them, and while we're at it: DON'T MESS UP!!!...no pressure. (Anette: l am so calling my agent, I wonder if cookies would help.)

@gorkskoal9315 9 ай бұрын

@@strabel803 I only heard once and nemo with Anette.. I think I had a CD and possibly a random tape that a dude a tower? or something shoved in my hand waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back when.

@jaymzmetalone 2 жыл бұрын

Floor Jansen...hands down...the best

@dcmastermindfirst9418 2 жыл бұрын

No. Tarja is still far better.

@alphanetlex 2 жыл бұрын

I am Floor all the way, though I got hooked on Nightwish with Tarja. Floor gives me chills.

@ascensionenergetics85 2 жыл бұрын

Tarja checks some boxes. Annette checks some boxes. Floor checks all the boxes. 🙌💯

@aliarinel 2 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏

@ToTheWolves 2 жыл бұрын

Floor checks boxes. Floor destroys said boxes. Floor makes the new boxes...that no one else can check

@andresweiland3714 2 жыл бұрын

Tarja for me, even I recognize is just a matter of taste and sensibility. She gaves me the chills like anyone, but Floor is a beast very versatil, and profesional. Annette is great singer too. But Im in love with the old Nightwish, their songs, and the chemestry with music composition and Tarja's voice. I also like very much Tarja's solo career she has great songs very emotional and epics and she has also a classical career. You can find videos of Tarja singing ave marias, Puccini, Bach, etc and is amazing. Metal, Rock, Pop, Electronic, Classical, she can sing anything. If we measure with points: Tarja 100, Floor 99, Annette 90. In my opinion of ourse.

@almanijboer8934 2 жыл бұрын

I really got in to Nightwish because of Floor. I did try and discover everything with Tarja although I do like her voice and that she is a hell of a singer I just couldn't get used to her pronounciacion. Some people don't mind that and I tried really hard to see past that. But that does not take away that she is why Nightwish became such a huge band and that she is one hell of a singer. So it sad to see how some people attack each other because of the "who is better thing". To each their own, and in one way were lucky that we can pick from 3 singers who are all 3 of them really good.

@infinitydreamzz 3 ай бұрын

" *the chemistry with music composition and Tarja's voice* " ... Yeap, those old songs were written for Tarja specifically and thus match her vocals perfectly which is why I find other singers loose a few points when performing those old Tarja songs. Just like you I also like the old Nightwish and their songs more, because they are younger, darker, more metallic, more powerful.. as they grew older and mature so did their sound become more relaxed, mature and melodic, still an excellent band but their old stuff are unsurpassed. Current Floor has range, old Tarja had youthful energy, darkness, power, presence and supreme operatic voice; so it's both a shame that he chose one of her most quiet and melodic songs (Phantom of the opera) to "make the comparison fair" and that Floor's chosen live performance is of "Ghost love score" that is erroneously considered by some people to be the definitive version, when the original studio version is simply better. It's the old Nightwish for me, and I think my preference has a lot to do with them being both young and wildly talented so I would most likely have chosen the old Nightwish even if no one had left the band and the band members were the exact same people. As another example of this my favourite Maiden are the 80s Maiden

@jondean56 2 жыл бұрын

Floor,is the best

@hereforbeer13 2 жыл бұрын

Tarja was awesome! But Floor, overall...hands down.

@dcmastermindfirst9418 2 жыл бұрын

No. Tarja destroys floor.

@myspacewolf Жыл бұрын

@@dcmastermindfirst9418 Tarja has to much vibrato to do ANY of the grit that Floor can sing - hence Marco sang those parts for Tarja - nice combo, BUT enter Floor... Marco & Floor both belting out the same melody but harmonizing it with the full grit is magic!

@galaxyeyesduelist5842 2 жыл бұрын

I love all 3 singers, they are awesome. My favorite is floor. Floor is the best female singer I've ever heard.

@michaelscott9967 2 жыл бұрын

Tarja's vocals are absolutely gorgeous. Tarja is still my favorite Nightwish vocalist. But Ken helped me appreciate the range of skills that Floor brings to the table.

@grRock26 2 жыл бұрын

I knew Floor in her previous bands, but I was still suspicious. After the concert I attended, jesus, she is amazing. Tarja is still my favorite, but Floor is impressive.

@rientsdijkstra4266 2 жыл бұрын

Problem with Tarja is that she has beautifull sound, but only one beautifull sound... That limits her dramatic capabilities, and that is where Floor with her enormous palet and command of textures and tones and ranges truely shines

@youareawesome3699 2 жыл бұрын

@@rientsdijkstra4266 exactly, Floors emotion transfer to the audience, also through using all the ranges and styles, is what makes her outstanding and what I miss from Tarja. Tarja has the better Soprano Voice in my opinion, but just that, the better overall package is Floor. (I wonder what it would sound like if Tarja actually sang one of the more "Pop-ish" songs like Storytime... could be interesting)

@lynnlutz5737 2 жыл бұрын

I agree.. Floor is the best of two different styles by combining the best attributes of each previous two singers (classical vs pop rock) with her own style.. Her style is more empathetic to the emotion of each song.

@bouzoulll 2 жыл бұрын

Floor... Floor... oh boy oh boy, chills every time

@tomasbilos 2 жыл бұрын

All of them did it greatly. But Floor OMG!

@Hexley_Vexley 2 жыл бұрын

Floor all day every day for me, but I respect what the other 2 did for the band. The band wouldn't be there for Floor to be in if it weren't for Tarja and Anette.

@rubencarranza5161 2 жыл бұрын

I love the energy Floor brings to nightwish she’s fantastic.

@kentamplin 2 жыл бұрын

So good!

@nornog 2 жыл бұрын

Has someone who found Nightwish through Anette, Floor is the superior singer. I find her voice to be more pleasing to the ear, and I think thought not a vocal coach she has a much greater range than both of the others.

@ecomp6836 2 жыл бұрын

Boy, this is like asking which of my kids I like best. I can't pick but I lean toward Floor because I love the sweet, bell like quality of her tone. Nightwish is a remarkable band; sound, songwriting, look, musicianship. They have it all. Total heavyweights.

@kentamplin 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!!

@fixxa6455 2 жыл бұрын

None of these singers tried to copy the voice of their predessesors. It depends which tone of voice or better say style you'd like most. Beside that, I see a difference in performance. Tarja and Anette were great in official videos and albums. While floor you have to listen live to understand what she could do. I prefer floor because I like her voice tone and stage prescense. Listening to concert videos all day

@woutlock 2 жыл бұрын

Floor is dutch and absolute my favorite singer . She makes me cry of happiness

@patricicurrais687 2 жыл бұрын

The Queen TARJA !!!!

@OathKeeper95 2 жыл бұрын

Tarja for me!! Those dark operatic vocals are my thing. But I love that Floor is the current singer of Nightwish ❤️

@victorvandenbelt2179 2 жыл бұрын

I agree. With Floor I feel so much emotion. She brings tears to my eyes .

@dcmastermindfirst9418 2 жыл бұрын

Lol. Tarjas rendition of Phantom of the opera blows Floor off the stage.

@abnmr2830 10 ай бұрын

@@dcmastermindfirst9418 Indeed. Yet Phantom of the Opera is just one song. The point is Floor OVERALL is the better singer Nightwish ever had.

@stefanoc663 2 жыл бұрын

Cannot agree more Ken. I know you gotta be nice but Floor Jansen hands down lol. What I find impressive is that I prefer nightwish’s live recordings with floor better than the studio recordings (even the ones she is on). I think that’s a sign of a great singer and artist.

@CemKalyoncu 2 жыл бұрын

There are a few songs where the studio version is killer. Sleeping sun is one of them. Neither Tarja nor Floor can do that song live as good as the original recording. If you think otherwise listen to the original recording again.

@L.T.L.T.L.T. 2 жыл бұрын

Agree, I've seen Floor live with After Forever, ReVamp, NW and her Dutch solo-tour..... and Floor live is better than studio recording.

@AdrianBumbarov 2 жыл бұрын

Nightwish always will be live band...Studio recordings are great with all 3 singers but live is different side.

@JuanCarabajal 2 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah! Dark Chest of Wonders, Wacken '13 is just amazing. I listen to it more than the studio version.

@MrClassicmetal 2 жыл бұрын

@@L.T.L.T.L.T. She's awesome with Star One!

@51monalisa 2 жыл бұрын

floor because she can sing so many different styles .

@ChristianSander1969 2 жыл бұрын

Floor Jansen is the complete package, she has the stage presence, the empathy, the crowd control and not least an amazing voice.. Floor is the right fit for Nightwish !

@629Greg 2 жыл бұрын

Floor is one of the most amazing female vocalists on the planet

@dcmastermindfirst9418 2 жыл бұрын

Lol. Floor is absolutely generic in every way. Tarja destroyed her and so does Tatiana from Jinjer.

@jeffsaffron5647 Жыл бұрын

@@dcmastermindfirst9418 Sometimes generic is all you need.

@Arend010 Жыл бұрын

@@dcmastermindfirst9418 Tarja Opera, Anette pop, Floor Nightwish.

@FilPol-yu1es Жыл бұрын

@@dcmastermindfirst9418 ...Tarja is a generic Opera singer. That's all she's got; unoriginal, limited will her throaty, unsteady vibrato. FLOOR has more Technique & Style in her Singing "Arsenal" than Tarja ever had. And Jinger? She's entirely different and nothing to do with Floor's gorgeous Voice.

@lumpi234 Жыл бұрын

@@Arend010 Exactly.

@Evil_Peter 2 жыл бұрын

Floor is my favorite. She can basically do anything (opera to death growl), she has great pronunciation and emotional connection to the lyrics, great stage presence and the band has never looked as happy and comfortable on stage as with her. My second favorite Nightwish singer would actually have to be Marko, although I give all credit to the previous two female leads that both put their stamp on the great history of the band.

@maxrancati70 2 жыл бұрын

Ken I agree with you, Floor is incredible! really metal, really symphonic, with also pop deviations, perfect pitch, lot of power but sweetness at the same time, she is an awesome singer!

@gordon8685 Жыл бұрын

Floor 100%!!! Amazing presence on stage with a killer voice!!!

@Its-Kat_ 2 жыл бұрын

Floor is the best

@adaher 2 жыл бұрын

I don't think there's any band she couldn't fit into. She could sing for Heart, Journey, anyone.

@Aveilon 2 жыл бұрын

Floor gives me goose bumps every time i listen and by far for me is the best singer that is my opinion, her vocal range is amazing and get's the emotions going a very talented singer.

@CarlosTheRealtor1 2 жыл бұрын

Floor is phenominal

@dcmastermindfirst9418 2 жыл бұрын

Tarja is simply better

@madaeon1 2 жыл бұрын

Finally someone that really has an opinion and is not afraid of telling us! And Im really digging your analysis. Just an excellent video. Thanks!

@kentamplin 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@Stubbies2003 2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. Tarja set the standard and Floor said hold my beer. Anette is a good singer. Just not for Nightwish IMO. I smiled as soon as I saw the Floor example was the Wacken show as IMO that is the one where she absolutely killed it. The best I've seen of her live recordings doing GLS. So same sorry to the Tarja die hards out there but I think Nightwish was great with Tarja as lead but is now perfected with Floor as lead.

@dcmastermindfirst9418 2 жыл бұрын

Tarja still beats Floor easily. Floor will always just be the replacement.

@finfogel.382 2 жыл бұрын

Floor for me from songs like Shallow to Romanticide to Shoemaker to Frozen to Phantom of the Opera the lady can do it all.

@MarieS.-oe9xe 10 ай бұрын

I love Tarja but Floor is a goddess! She gives me goosebumps whenever I hear her incredible voice! And her stage presence is absolutely gorgeous.

@anderseriksson3603 2 жыл бұрын

Without Tarja Nightwish would never have been noticed. That opera element she brought is just amazing. But I really do agree with you that the best studio album was with Anette, and now with Floor, Nightwish is just amazing. Floor would never have joined the band from the beginning. So the journey that the band has taken is just perfect.

@josephwirtz8352 2 жыл бұрын

Ghost Love Score sung by Floor = Goosebumps EVERY TIME!

@tomitoikka367 2 жыл бұрын

They're all great. As a Finnish guy I think I should say Tarja but they're all great like all Helloween, Iron Maiden, Van Halen, Judas Priest and Anthrax vocalists.

@bryantireland8599 2 жыл бұрын

I just began listening to Nightwish this year 2021. I came across the band while watching "The Charismatic Voice" reviews on KZfaq. So, I don't have the years and years of history with the band as many others have. However, I quickly began a deep dive into their music, live performances, and other online reviews. I purchased two of their DVD's (one with Tarja and one with Floor) and bought a ticket to their concert next year in LA, 2022. The music and melodies of Nightwish are amazing!! I have to say that I've been impressed by all three vocalists in the band. And I agree with Ken that the recorded albums of Annette are phenomenal vocally and musically. With that said, if I were to choose a favorite vocalist it would be Floor. She's got it ALL!! I'm so glad I came across this band online. Better late than never!!

@kamillamn Жыл бұрын

Tarja is fantastic, that make me shiver. Not easy to sing in this quality in open places. Floor also gives me goosebumps and has an incredible performance. 2 differente fantastic divas.

@forioh4525 2 жыл бұрын

On one hand, I believe each singer is exactly what the band needed at the time. The music that came out in each 'era' would not be the same if it were anybody else. On the other hand, I really believe Floor, with her versatility, is the key that unlocks the true potential of Tuomas's songwriting abilities. I don't think we've yet seen their magnum opus and with Marco leaving the band there will always be the 'what if's', but nevertheless I'm excited for the future of this band and the stories they will tell!

@Sanquinity 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like "The greatest show on earth" is pretty much their magnum opus. :P Though maybe that's just my personal view on it. As for Marco leaving the band, I wonder if they can find even a decent replacement for him. There's something about his facial expressions and unique rough and powerful voice that's just hard to find. But I will hold out hope for a good replacement and pray that they don't end up like Battle Beast, whom didn't have the same feel in their songs anymore when Anton left.

@FreeOfFantasy 2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you there. I can't really imagine Imaginaerum with Tarja. The sad part was that Anette couldn't really do any of the old songs. I have seen videos of her doing Nemo and it was just sad. in those songs and live she was definitely the week link. Floor can do the older songs, she can do the Imaginaerum and Dark Passion Play songs and brings her own spin to them. I don't really like Human :|: Nature and Marco leaving is quite a hit, I think the contrast with his voice enabled some really great duets and songs sung by him like The Islander are also great.

@212mochaman 2 жыл бұрын

I shudder to think how incredible the song that tops "the greatest show on earth" will be. But i don't think its possible

@dieZera 2 жыл бұрын

I saw Nightwish at Wacken with Tarja an later with Anette when she just joined. I couldn't believe they casted the whole world and this was the best one they found. The concert was really hard to stand. Especially cos she kept showing off, where I was thinking why does she do that, does she really believe to be a good live singer?

@rientsdijkstra4266 2 жыл бұрын

The real art of Floor Jansen is not in the operatic notes or the belts, the growls, or anything like, the REAL art is in the way she combines these things to tell a compelling story, that engages you and takes you for a ride... building step by step and Leading to those grand finales that she is so good at...

@ingsve 2 жыл бұрын

Tarja laid the foundation of the soprano led symphonic metal and then Anette filled in with the pop elements but the brilliance of adding Floor is that not only can she handle the back catalogue of both Tarja and Anette, on top of that Floor is also a full-fledged metal singer which means she is a more perfect fit for Nightwish than almost anyone else could have been.

@IBAMN1 2 жыл бұрын

she cant, not at tarjas level...

@salt27dogg 2 жыл бұрын

Cmon Ken!!! It’s not even close!!! FLOOR IS ON ANOTHER LEVEL!!! You’re absolutely right

@wtglb 2 жыл бұрын

Anette is a nurse and still records, I believe she has a new tune out, it might even be today! She isn't a bad vocalist, she was just the wrong choice to replace Tarja, and all that's on Tomas Holopainen. I think she was unfairly treated by many of the fans, the shoes were too big to fill.

@ChinchillaQueen 2 жыл бұрын

I like some of the songs in the Anette era group in her voice more than I do in Floor's voice just because they are more...pop style in nature, like Amaranth. Same goes for some of the Tarja era songs but. Yes. I do think Anette was treated unfairly. I do think she was a better choice as far as crowd interaction goes though. It just seemed more forced with Tarja

@mauriciogago4465 2 жыл бұрын

The thing is, I really don't see Annette as having replaced Tarja, Tuomas probably wanted to take Nightwish in a different direction and was limited by Tarja's style, so when he got the chance he changed the style of the band completely. But I really feel Floor is the best of both worlds and has a better stage presence and chemistry, plus an ability to distort her voice to give her a harder rock feeling, which the other couldn't, or at least didn't.

@kimberlyh.1090 2 жыл бұрын

You know, I don't even think she was a poor replacement for Tarja. I think that if Tuomas had just had Anette sing *her* songs for Live performances, it would've been fine. But he wanted to perform Tarja's songs still, and that wasn't fair to Anette. Bye Bye Beautiful also wasn't fair to Anette, or to make a music video of her singing it in; they might as well have put a neon sign over her head for fans to take their anger out on. And if they'd released The Escapist (instead of Amaranth) as their first hit single with Anette, she would've been welcomed by fans much more graciously. A much more solid song. Multiple mistakes on Tuomas's (and the rest of Nightwish) fault.

@geriatkinson8667 2 жыл бұрын

And if your sick, Annette is the singer to look after you, beat that!!

@davidbarrass5210 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately whoever the band brought in to replace Tarja would have faced the wrath of the fans. A couple of good albums but I feel NW were only cruising for a few yrs with Anette until they decided to replace her with Floor. Fortunately Floor is so good at what she does in being able to do justice to the Tarja era songs as well as Anette's and the the albums with her as well that most fans took to her instantly.

@carlstawicki1915 2 жыл бұрын

The bottom line is Floor gives me chills while Tarja and Anette never did. She can do the operatic thing along with straight-up rock. As a bonus, she looks like Xena on stage.

@JakePendleton 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly exactly exactly

@maaaya.r 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@MasterChiefBazzle 2 жыл бұрын

100%

@ArkRockDrm 2 жыл бұрын

They call it Floorgasm :D

@ts31966 2 жыл бұрын

You nailed that!

@katesjanice 2 жыл бұрын

My preference is also Floor. She has a beautiful voice that works perfectly with the band. I don't think that pure bel canto works as well with the band.

@MrVyrtuoso 2 жыл бұрын

Floor is my fave and objectively speaking is the best. She has great falsettos, great belts, her intonation is great, and great stage presence. Loved her in After Forever too.

@luismartinsalvador6384 2 жыл бұрын

Floor is a metal goddess. She's the best.

@dcmastermindfirst9418 2 жыл бұрын

Lol. No. Tarja and Tatiana from Jinjer slay Floor

@JudieBoBoodie 2 жыл бұрын

I like Floor Jansen the best here because I like her compression voice as well as her operatic and I also appreciate her tonality and dynamics. She's very interesting even tho she doesn't move much.

@metallicaguy4679 2 жыл бұрын

if you watch some of nightwish other stuff she moves ALLOT.

@grahamkey8496 2 жыл бұрын

Lol have you seen her windmilling? Check out Storytime Live at Wacken!

@mariodriessen9740 2 жыл бұрын

Or her dancing on ‘I want my tears back’ in Buenos Aires. It would be silly to move around like crazy in a song like ‘Ghost love score’.

@cheeneedejesus3537 2 жыл бұрын

Tarja is highly influential and i do agree that she brought a different dimension to the overall Nightwish sound.

@FluffyLaDooDoo 2 жыл бұрын

I am a HUGE fan of Tarja always and forever. I can’t never get tired of Tarja! She’s the definition of a powerful symphonic metal front woman. As for Anette she has a beautiful soft voice and I enjoy her. Floor she has an amazing voice she’ great I’m not a big fan of Floors classical nowadays in Nightwish it sounds forced but if you listen to After Forever and ReVamp she sounds great there. Tarja will always be my favorite and I will follow her career. Love all

@Karasuno86 2 жыл бұрын

Floor all the way, her stage presence and versatility is mind-blowing

@Croziz 2 жыл бұрын

I have to agree that Floor does a great job of bringing Nightwish's long career together in the best possible way. And she also has proven herself with her albums that she just doesn't fill the role of the previous singers, but manages to step up to the plate and show her own talent and wonderful voice capabilities.

@billgerhart596 2 жыл бұрын

while all are good, floor is FANTASTIC!

@MrClassicmetal 2 жыл бұрын

Floor Jansen is a beast! I saw her live along with Russell Allen as part of Arjen Lucassen's Star One project. Her sister Irene, another great vocalist, was also part of the act. All 3 of them owned the stage!

@kentamplin 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@MrClassicmetal 2 жыл бұрын

@@kentamplin You have a great thing going on with this channel man! Honest, non-biased, and fun!🤘🏼😎🤘🏼

@adaher 2 жыл бұрын

I really have to hand it to the guy in charge of Nightwish, forget his name, but for someone to have hired three singers, all of whom have been different but amazing and well received by fans, is quite an accomplishment. I don't think any other band can match that record.

@adaher 2 жыл бұрын

Now having watched the video, great analysis, Floor is unreal in how she can do any vocal style(even death vocals). Now Annette, I really loved how she converted the operatic songs into her style so well live. You're right that she wasn't the live performer the other two were, but she handled it quite well. But Floor, she blows both Tarja and Annette away.

@jwesleydavis8310 2 жыл бұрын

Ken I’ve never heard one note played by this band I have heard however that the songstresses are above average That being said I will tune in and listen just as sight unseen is a phrase we use I will add voice unheard and say Gabriela g is the right fit Kayla reeves also a prime candidate I tend too gravitate toward the ken tamplin method and motto how to sing BETTER than anyone else Stay frosty Jw davis

@tomitoikka367 2 жыл бұрын

His name is Tuomas Holopainen. That's his band. Almost all Finnish metal bands are creations of their mastermind: Nightwish, Children Of Bodom, Sonata Arctica, Stratovarius, Lordi etc. etc.

@osk9013 2 жыл бұрын

@@tomitoikka367 ... Amorphis, Wintersun, Apocalyptica...

@stefanpersson3865 2 жыл бұрын

@@adaher Do you know why Tarja is only opera trained but Floor has it all opera, Classic sopran singing power full but worsed is Anette comon pop singer not made for metal.

@jeromeg5338 2 жыл бұрын

Floor can do it all!!!!! Floor all the way! They are all phenomenal singers!!! But I just love Floor the most!

@rinhluimetallinkinpark9924 2 жыл бұрын

All are great but Tarja is my favourite

@glitterxgore6943 2 жыл бұрын

Floor really is the most diverse. They really struck gold with her. She can sing so many different styles and she has a killer range. She really brings it all to life.

@myspacewolf Жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree! Many bands have a female lead singer that can hit those HIGH notes mixed with the lower notes, some can growl to hell & back, some can hold that note forever, some can belt and some can whisper... then there's Floor!

@metalka_ 2 жыл бұрын

I prefer Tarja! ❤️

@billattercliffe8655 2 жыл бұрын

The Tarja fans will jump on me, but at this point her relationship with the band was on the rocks. In the past she used the "I'm sick." claim to exert pressure on the band, so take that 'sick' claim with a grain of salt. It was one way for her to get what she wanted. That said, she is not a robust person and she made justifiable complaints that the band didn't respect the need for her to rest her voice. There's so much BS spun about this period in the band, that it is hard to separate fact from fiction. All three singers sang "Nemo", "Ghost Love Score" and a number of other songs, so I don't know why you didn't use the same song for all three. That would've been more meaningful. Tarja has four years of classical training at the Karlsruhe University so no surprise that she nails the classical side of things. Anette was miss cast IMHO for a metal band that is known for their live performances. Her studio stuff was great. Floor covers everything, from opera to death metal growls and everything in between. We can make a case for her being the most versatile and empathic singer out there today. Do yourself a favour and listen to "Yours is an Empty Hope" Wembley 2015 version kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rN98prhotpmXY58.html&start_radio=1 to witness death metal Floor. She runs through so many vocal extremes in that one song, I doubt there are very many vocalists out there who can cover that range. Both Anette and Tarja have stated that they sing for their own benefit. Anette was quite blunt about the fact that she sings to please herself. Tarja was quite blunt in saying that she sings to be the centre of attention. Floor sings for the fans. For me, that is the biggest difference between these singers. One thing you may not know, the band wanted Floor after Tarja was fired/quit (it was both), but Floor was not available as she was still with After Forever. Anette was not their first choice and unfortunately at times, it showed. It must have been a debilitating thing to have in the back of her mind that the band settled for her because the woman they wanted was not available. As a final thought, the smiles on the faces of the band when Floor sings, speaks volumes as to who they prefer. To quote Tuomas, "Floor is home." He has also said that if Floor leaves the band, Nightwish is finished as no one could replace her. That answers your question more than any other aspect.

@NickBR57 2 жыл бұрын

Now, here you nail what I feel about the singers as people, as opposed to how each presented the songs. I always feel that Tarja is saying :Look at me! Here I am. Aren't I great?". Floor always seems to be saying "Here is great music by my friend Tuomas.: It is exemplified for me in a performance on the End of Innocence DVD, where she starts a song with "My next song is...". MY? Really? Hence hercstatementbto Tuomas that she could leave anytime. Implication: Nightwish would be finished without her. Well no, they went on to greater strength. Good luck to her in what she does now, some good work, but NW are bigger and she is lesser as a result.

@nicod1361 2 жыл бұрын

and there it is !

@billattercliffe8655 2 жыл бұрын

@@NickBR57 As a perfect example of that, how many times have we seen Floor at the end of a song, direct the attention of the audience to the other band members. At the end of GLS at Wacken, after hitting that magnificent note, she turns and directs the attention of 82,000 fans toward Jukka. Then there is her sitting quietly on the drum kit riser while Marko sings "Kiss While Your Lips are Still Red" at Wembley. Then she starts singing backing vocals for Marko while remaining seated, only rising up near the end of the song, in effect giving the stage to Marko. How many lead singers will singing backing vocals for another band member? She is the ultimate team player.

@jastro-ger 2 жыл бұрын

Floor is the only singer who gave me instant goosebumps all over my body. Every time I hear Nightwish. Perfect pitch, perfect range - nothing else to wish for. Tarja did this operatic stuff and made Nightwish unique. For my opinion it was a little too much vibrato in it. So I prefer Floor a lot. Anette... liked her snotty voice a lot, but never got warm with the missing range. Also too many mistakes hitting the notes. Sometimes my ear was not comfortable with her. So Floor is my all-time favorite and Tarja is second. Anette is third, maybe just because it seems not to be her voice genre.

@kimberlyh.1090 2 жыл бұрын

Tarja is, and will always be, *THE* Nightwish vocalist to me. But Floor is her worthy successor. Already a highly talented vocalist in her own right 20 years prior, Floor just needed the perfect musical partner for the World to finally "discover" her. Anette was not nearly as bad a vocalist as people made her out to be, and I quite enjoyed her bright, youthful voice. She was the victim of multiple mistakes (and cowardice) on Nightwish's part. I'm glad she's with The Dark Element now.

@51bikerboy 2 жыл бұрын

For me Annette and Nightwish never fitted together.

@marcknaisch9704 2 жыл бұрын

I think we all love the memories. Tarja should sing the old stuff, Anette the songs from her time. But Floor is a Killer Queen she can do it all. But I like all three.

@peevee605 2 жыл бұрын

Floor Jansen all day long. The best English pronunciation and a Swiss Army Knife voice that handles anything Tuomas and the legacy songs can throw at her. Plus her presence gave the band peace from all the drama of the past.

@Neonlike0 2 жыл бұрын

I agree - Floor is the best singer of the 3 - respect to all of them though.

@tedburton8490 2 жыл бұрын

I've been living under a rock and only discovered Nightwish last year so my vote is definitely for Floor!

@Chris.Brisson 2 жыл бұрын

I texted a link to this video to my daughter. She rarely comments, but if she does, look out !!! Lol. She's been a big Nightwish fan for years.

@douglaslopes2305 Жыл бұрын

I knew of Nightwish for quite some time but was never truly into them when Tarja was with them, even though I always admitted she had such a clean-cut wonderful voice! Then along came Anette. When I saw the video Bye Bye Beautiful I wasn't sure how much I liked them or not! Fast forward to just a couple years ago, when I saw a Nightwish live at Wacken video with Floor Jansen and it was love at first site (hearing). She can literally do it all - she can belt, sing soft/delicate, loud/powerful, growl/scream and hold those difficult notes forever with LITTLE difficulty! But it was her stage presence which made me realize just how special she is to the metal world!

@HelloTiggs1 Жыл бұрын

Floor ROCKS!!!!!

@Paul-ti4sl 2 жыл бұрын

I favor Floor, she is Dutch like me, but that's not the reason, although we see her do so much more than just Nightwish. She always shines. She also is a vocal coach and shows her own footage as well as giving examples and doing covers. She is a tall lady too which adds to her stage presence. Although I have seen Tarja and Floor sing together they match. But overall Floor is the best.

@ronl8495 Жыл бұрын

My vote goes to Floor, hands down! Absolutely AMAZING!

@frankmerris8821 2 жыл бұрын

the goddess floor hands down

@Garbox80 2 жыл бұрын

It's Floor for me even though I've been "with them" since -97 or -98. I liked, and still do actually, the Tarja era. A lot. And when Anette was introduced I was happy because she was totally different (later it became obvious that she wasn't able to handle the live stuff, but nevertheless...). I since kind of faded out of listening to music other than the radio when driving. I knew that Anette was kicked out, but I actually heard Floor the first time probably when Elan single came out, but still didn't actually listen anything. I was impressed by her performance on the heavy christmas tour though. But it wasn't until three(ish) years ago when I found the "new" Nightwish and I must say that I've been blown away by her. And the band for that matter, somehow their musical progression goes on a same schedule than mine (might be that I'm in the same age group as most of them). But Floor and her ability to sing anything (Ken kinda liked her version of Shallow I think 😉), the covers she uploads on het channel... And there is something in her tonality that really hits me like no other singer does. Can't explain it, anf maybe it's good so.

@laudatosiadastra1218 2 жыл бұрын

Floor has brought tears to my eyes everyday since I first heard her about 9 months ago. Very often 3 surges of fullbody goosebumps during most performances. I´m still in disbelief what that woman has done to me. It makes me think she is the greatest ever, well atleast for me :)

@Sanquinity 2 жыл бұрын

Tarja and their old songs gave me more chills and made me want to jump out of my chair and headbang all the time. Floor brings more tears to my eyes with how emotional she can sing, and she's incredibly versatile making pretty much every song work for her. She also has very wide appeal even outside of the metal fandom. Both are equal to me. But I can understand liking Floor more, as Tarja's wasn't to everyone's tastes. And I might be biased since back then, while I had listened to metal before as it was played on the radio alongside the usual songs, Nightwish was the band that truly made me a metalhead. Also, since you started listening about 9 months ago, let me guess, because of "De Beste Zangers"? :P Fun fact, Floor is from my hometown (never met her though), and when I heard she was on that show it was the first and only time I ever watched it. Simply because she was on it. :P Though I've been a Nightwish fan for like 16~18 years now. (God damn I feel old now. xD)

@johanbouwer5737 2 жыл бұрын

Don't be bugging, Floor by a mile...not even close.

@ronyantz7349 2 жыл бұрын

Floor is the complete singer ! Tarja , Anette are good at certain styles. Floor is good at many styles and different languages !

@vlinder6329 2 жыл бұрын

👑♬QUEEN FLOOR ♬⚘ FLOOR JANSEN sings any style or genre. ❤️ Ze is a soprano, with a range of more than three octaves (D3 to F6). Her singing style varies from opera to screaming and grunting. mostly zingt ze in English, in addition she has also sung songs in Dutch, German, Spanish, Finnish, Latin, Italian and Swedish. And the last note🎵🎼🎶 .....Sooooooo LONG AMAZING 👌🥰💕💫

@vaclavfilho1131 2 жыл бұрын

Floor for sure! Great voice, charisma and interpretation. She is a monster on live performances. 😎

@Meine.Postma 2 жыл бұрын

I love Floor.

@darkreijo 2 жыл бұрын

Floor. I loved Tarjas voice when i was a nightwish fan. I didn't listen to nightwish for 10 years until i showed my 5 year old what bands i liked and the first Nightwish video was from 2013 live at wacken open air. I was blown away! I am a big fan of Marko Hietala. He truly completes Floor with his amazing voice. Too bad he quit.

@kentamplin 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@darkreijo 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the wonderful videos =) You always seem to cheer me up. Helped me through many dark hours.

@kentamplin 2 жыл бұрын

@@darkreijo Thank you, Reijo. I appreciate that! God bless you.

@51bikerboy 2 жыл бұрын

I watched the video again and what I noticed is that the band members were most relaxed and showed the most smiles when they where on stage with Floor. With Floor they seem to completely go for it to make every show the best ever.

@Kathysuxx 2 жыл бұрын

Dark Passion Play is still one of my favorite albums. I adore Tarja, and I really enjoy Anette. However, hearing Floor sing older Nightwish song legitimately is one of my favorite things to happen.

@Angarato86 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love that dark warm voice of Tarja. but Floor can sing everything, she's probably 1 of the best singers alive that i know about, that last bit on poem and the pendulum brought me to tears and so did the beginning bit of the greatest show on earth.

@LojakZeRo 2 жыл бұрын

My opinion this is kinda like the Queen debate. They all brought something to the table. But like Freddie, Tarja is "the sound" of Nightwish. A symphonic metal band with an actual opera singer (yes Ken she is very much trained, her whole early life was Opera, she's basically a national treasure) is almost unheard of. Annette brought that pop sound which has stayed with the band (influence) and then we get to Floor. Floor is the all-rounder. She does the opera elements enough justice and she absolutely dominates the pop and rock elements in ways I hadn't realized this band was capable of until Floor. So while my heart always goes to Tarja first and I prefer the bands sound with her at the helm, I must say Floor is prolly the best overall sound for the band as they are today, she's fantastic and possibly the greatest female rock singer out there right now. Great video and series Ken!

@davidstephen6753 2 жыл бұрын

That's a nice balanced opinion, which I pretty much agree with. Oddly, I probably appreciate Tarja more now than I did originally. I always loved some Nightwish songs in the past (the whole Wishmaster album is a good example) but some of them I really didn't like, Ghost Love Score being one.... I know that's controversial but I'm not convinced by Tarja singing that song as it just kinda peters out at the end. But, I still prefer Tarja singing things like 'End of all Hope' and 'Slaying the Dreamer'. The bottom line is that Nightwish benefitted from both Floor and Tarja. Then of course, there is Anette, who, to my mind is on two of the best albums in 'Imaginaerum' and 'Dark Passion Play'. Not great live (of course), but actually I love her in 'Slow, love, Slow' and 'Scaretale' and I don't think that either Floor or Tarja could replicate her playfulness. I just love aspects of all three!

@doglover7377 2 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry nitghtwish to me has had to much lead singers but to me the only one for me is TARJA although I did like the lady in the black dress but I love this band is one of my favorites bands from another country I think if I pay for a ticket to watch them live it has to be the original line up for me I allso think for me TARJA has a presence on stage for me and she gives me my moneys worth on the ticket I bot to watch them live she allso has songs she sings with this band I love to she gives me the best of hevey music to classical music to I would have love to see her in Andrew lloyd webber phantom of the opera stage show what she would have brot to that stage show I would love to buy a ticket for that can you amagin if she was in that I would go and watch her if I had to pick from all four lady's TARJA is my favourite they should have kept her I bot the dvd of her last concert with her the fans were crying they wanted her to stay so did I so when a band works stick with it don't change it

@Dulkh4n 2 жыл бұрын

I agree mostly on everything, still I think the reason why Anette didnt sound so good on live its because she had to forced her voice to sing Tarja songs and she wasnt there, she didnt get help to adapt the songs and probably dont have the ability to do so. On the other hand she had a sound that is different that the other two. For me the three personify the facets of a woman Tarja is the ethereal kind of angelic side Anette is the woman, seductive somehow vulnerable, yet with a lot of personality and Floor is the warrior, a force of nature, powerful yet gentle.

@chaos657 2 жыл бұрын

@@davidstephen6753 Best thing about Floor and Tarja. They are friends IRL.

@bojo88 Жыл бұрын

@@doglover7377 It wasn't until the last concert was over that Tarja received the open letter in her dressing room telling her that she was no longer in the band, so whatever they were crying for, it couldn't have been about that as neither Tarja or the fans knew about it at the point the recording was made. The press conference that was held afterwards, on the other hand, was very emotional and Tarja was certainly crying then. There were a lot of things that happened behind the scenes that led up to that moment though and, while it was not a popular outcome, it wasn't an easy decision for them to write the letter and it certainly took it's toll on the rest of the band, particularly Tuomas (and all of this has been very well documented in various places). Had they not wrote the letter when they did, I believe that Tarja had already expressed that her departure from the band was in the pipeline anyway. I absolutely respect anyone's right to have their own favourite amongst the three female vocalists (not four) and have already expressed my own opinion on this. Given that Tarja and Tuomas formed the band together, she was always going to be a hard act to follow but times change and I think that the evolution of the band, whether through necessity, choice or circumstance has cumulated very well and each singer has had a valuable contribution during their different eras. Nightwish, as a whole, benefitted enormously from the skilful compositions throughout of Tuomas and the professional, musical talents of each of the band members and everything combined has made them what they are today.

@rodrigogomez-wc4of 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. "The" Two Empresses in the Realm of the Metal. Your Highness, Lady Tarja Turunen AND Your Highness, Lady Floor Jansen

@pannemanbroeker6822 2 жыл бұрын

Anette is o.k , Tarja is great , Floor is amazing .

@dcmastermindfirst9418 2 жыл бұрын

You mean Tarja is still the best. Can't beat the original. Floor is just the replacement.

@kostastzerahou7561 2 жыл бұрын

@@dcmastermindfirst9418 she's an upgrade

@mateusxavier8805 2 жыл бұрын

Well, Floor has not only replaced Tarja and Anette with perfection, bringing their element together and putting her personality together, but now she's also singing parts that Marko used to sing, and she's also doing that with perfection. In the song Planet Hell for example, who doesn't know that Marko sang parts of the song and saw recent videos of Floor singing the entire song alone, would never imagine, it seems that she always sang all the parts. She's the most complete vocalist I've ever seen, I think she can sing anything she's given, and very well.

@MarianaGotti 2 жыл бұрын

I agree.

@iggs67 2 жыл бұрын

She can sing a ristorante menu and it will sound awesome.

@k.b.6844 2 жыл бұрын

Whaaaat? You mean Marko hasn't been singing on Planet Hell like he used to? I mean his voice on that song was amazing, why is only Floor singing it? It was supposed to be both male and female vocals and it rocked!!

@jamietigges2154 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a version of that online? I couldn't find it .

@simonelanger6563 2 жыл бұрын

@@k.b.6844 Marko left the band and Floor took over his parts in Planet Hell. In other songs Troy was given more significance.

@strefaanioa8278 2 жыл бұрын

Tarja, of course!

@cooldesechable 2 жыл бұрын

Tarja and Floor got the goosebomps factor, like you say, for me, really both made me cry.

@leinadhertz1989 8 күн бұрын

For me, Floor is by far the best choice for Nightwish. The reason for this is that Floor sings with incredible versatility. There are very, very few singers in the world who are as extremely versatile as this woman. But that doesn't mean that I automatically think Tarja or Anette are bad singers. Absolutely not, its just the fact that they doesn't manage to fill the range like Floor. Floor Jansen is unique and a phenomenon. It can hardly be described in words, you just feel it. One of a kind!

@sevenjets 2 жыл бұрын

Tarja, Anette and Floor are all extremely talented and fantastic singers. Floor is absolute perfection though, she does it all and she makes it seem so easy and fun!

@mortemus9562 2 жыл бұрын

I like how even tho it wasnt your intention, we also see how impressive Marco is :D always love when he kicks in

@martinalbatronstudios909 2 жыл бұрын

You're right, Marco was the other impressive member of Nightwish. let us wish him all the best and let´s hope that he comes back in one or the other way to music soon! (There are some duets Marco did with Floor - they are worth to bee listen / see).

@ProtosouI 2 жыл бұрын

Floor. Hands down.

@eddiecreutzburg7375 2 жыл бұрын

Floor sings how she wants to sing. She never copies the other singers. Floor is Floor and not part Tarja, part Annette. Tarja sucks at diction and Annette has no power. Hail Floor, Goddess of Metal and Empathy Hail Nightwish

@FilPol-yu1es Жыл бұрын

FLOOR is the most creative and Versatile. Also I prefer her brighter tone as well as her chest/head registers. Her Belt is truly Powerful...Tarja is.. Opera. And her voice is very mature and throaty sounding (her vowel-enunciation). She can sound..Cold. Also, I don't like her wavering Vibrato... FLOOR is a Rare singer.. she's capable of Great things!

@janeb1484 2 жыл бұрын

ooo Ken - loved - Tarja was the one but Floor is pretty amazing too!

@MS-di1rw 2 жыл бұрын

That is a good point that Floor was able to cover for both Tarja and Annette, which I guess was essential going forward. She is definitely the most versatile. I am more drawn to Tarja because she does look like she was was plucked from the 1700s, giving me dark queen realness. I just like that darker tone.

@angelajames154 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love Floor. She gives me major chills and brings me to tears whenever I hear her singing.

@adventuresinmusic2487 Жыл бұрын

Tarja will always be Queen of the Metal Queens. She is the voice that brought symphonic metal to the world. Anette was too pop for the band. But I did like her voice on many recordings. Floor, The Valkyrie, fits the Nightwish band very well, probably the best, with her versatility. With a decade of Floor I've gotten over the initial amazement of her skills and find myself going back and listening to Tarja with Nightwish and her solo career after, especially the more classical style stuff.