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Tarja has actually admitted she wasn't 100% satisfied with her sound and technique until "Once" came out in 2004. I'd recommend the live version from End of An Era to grasp her full capabilities on this one.

Tarja was only 21-22 years old when she was singing this song. When I'm listening her singing in this song I'm not thinking how she's not professional... I'm only about how young she is and how much emotion there is in her performance!

You should keep in mind that this was released all the way back in 1998 when Tarja was just 21

Tarja was in the beginning of her classical singing lessons, just in her early 20s here.. she has obviously improved a lot since then! But as others have mentioned, she didn't want to have a full operatic sound for the Nightwish music, so she had to figure out how to find that balance. The colour of her voice is so stunning here, though :)

I'm delighted Maggie has gone with this version. Tarja is amazing. 👏👏

This one touches my heart everytime, i am Nightwish fan from 2000. Tarja Turunen was pioneer in heavy metal opera ❤ The band now have perfect production and special effects in studio and onstage equipment. Not to compare 25years in building proffesionalism as musicians. ❤

The truth is that there are many "Tarja versions" for this same song. This is the first official video. Then there is the other official video where she sings in a different way (there is a fight on a battlefield), there is another version in the show end of an era. There is another version on her album: metal church. and many others. but between this official video (more lyrical) and the other official video (more contemporary) the difference is noticeable in the way Tarja herself sings.

Some time ago Tarja in an interview said that she didn't want to sound very operatic when she started with Nightwish.

At one of the recent Nightwish shows, while Floor was doing this song, toward the end at the line “sleeping weeping" Floor broke and couldn't stop crying on stage and bearly finished the song, but she did and it was beautiful.

'Sleeping sun' relesed 1999 (1998), one of my favorite track by Tarja🇸🇪🇫🇮

Tarja was very young when she recorded this and in the beginning of her vocal studies, so that’s probably something that should be noted. But I absolutely understand your opinion. You really should hear more recent version of this with Tarja, maybe live version from the metal church in 2016 or the very different version from 2021 with Steven Seagulls? 😊 that's over twenty years after this music video was released so yes, her voice has changed a lot and gotten even better. But already the 2005 version of this song is very different vocally. Tarja didn’t like her vocals on this original track so she rerecorded them for the 2005 version. Thank you for this reaction!

The song wich made me Nightwish fan back in 1999. Also one of the few song wich did last heavy rotation in Finnish radio channels, 1999 it was played like once in every 2 hour, without wearing out. And first song ever to give me chills.

One of those songs that you wish would never end - it doesn't matter if Tarja sings it or Floor.

The 2005 version is awesome too!! ✌🏼

Greetings from Helsinki, Finland. Thx for a very good reaction video. I've been seen Nightwish live about 15 times and my first Nightwish gig was 2001. So i see also Tarja at live. 🙂

Maggie Reneé, Emy Lee, and Tarja Turmerun are amazing voices. I'm a big fan of them.

Please look at her Version live from wacken church!

Tarja does have a classical background but she is not an Opera singer, so there is no point in expecting her to sound like one, especially not when singing metal. Even though Tarja is using a classical approach she wasn't really trying to sound 'operatic' or classical, she was actually trying to take a step aside from the classical technique and sound a little more contemporary, she was always experimenting and adapting her technique, by the time she was still trying to find her voice and to have a more 'frontal placement' cause, as she used to say in interviews, she didn't want to sound like she had a potato in her mouth. She never formaly had contemporary singing lessons tho, and she only felt satisfied with her 'contemporary' technique in 2004, when she recorded the album 'Once'. Today her technique when singing metal is even more adapted, it still has that classical sound, but with her own experimental adjustments. Still, she kept developing her classical technique over the years, she studied german lied singing, to be more specific, and graduated in 2004 at the German music university Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe. She still have a vocal coach today. She have sang a few classical concerts over the years where she actually uses 100% of her classical training and sounds completely different to what she sounds like when singing metal. Noche Escandinava from 2018 and Beauty and the Beat concert have some of my favorite performances like 'Song To The Moon', 'Sav Sav Susa Sibelius' or 'Den Forsta Kyseen Sibelius', but of course I don't expect her to be at the same level of actual opera singers that sing these songs for a life, cause Tarja only does that casually, that is not the career she choose.

The you heared before cover was probably by Floor and yes Tuomas composed this but was a bit restricted because it was a request to write something for the solar eclipse back in the day if I remember correctly what I have read about it and what other fans said about it.

This was released all the way back in 1999. As Tarja herself put it, at the time she sounded like she had a "potato in her mouth". Either the 'End of an Era' live version or Tarja's cover together with Steve'n Seagulls make better representations. Particularly the last one is exquisite.

Great. This is Nightwish classic. Also one Floors favorite songs. It was released as a maxi single with three other songs on 2 August 1999 to coincide with the total solar eclipse that would occur on 11 August. Funny thig is that Tuomas basically was not very enthusiastic to write is song. Record company order/ask Tuomas write song to this sun eclipse thing- Tuomas was like "i never do this again:). Floor version is sung little different. "at Antwerp on 20 November 2022. During the performance of the famous ballad “Sleeping Sun”, Floor begins to cry and courageously shows her weaknesses, in such a difficult moment of her life. It was the first live show after Floor’s cancer surgery." There is also Nightwish touring crew Crewish cover version It is very "rammstein".

Seen Nightwish several times live with Tarja in the early 2000's before she was booted. Such a great song!

Sleeping Sun is a power ballad and one of four singles by the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, it was one of two maxi singles released on August 2, 1999, coinciding with the eclipse of August 11, 1999. The original version was starred and sung by Tarja Turunen, and belongs to the Oceanborn album of 1998. Songwriter(s) Tuomas Holopainen Producer(s) Nightwish

When they shot this video Tarja was bitten by mosquitos so badly that she had to go to medical care. One can see them whirling around. Just amazing metal ballad - a legend I could say. Tuomas did the writing yes - when pretty young as they all were back then.

Like some people here wrote, the 2005 version is a lot different (vocally) and I personally like it more than the "old" version.

Very interesting song and performance showing another side of Tarja. Great guitar too. Always good stuff on Maggie's channel. One thing I really like about Maggie's reactions is that you get so much more than the "yeah, I liked it" that some other reactioners give you. With Maggie, in addition to personal and nuanced reactions, you also get context, comparison, and knowledgeable analysis. Love this place!

Stunning song. And love the comparison to "Alegria", a song I was introduced to on this channel- and has become a personal favorite. Always great to hear the different Nightwish eras. Tarja sounds great, in my opinion. Still waiting for this one to be on "the list".

2:58 in case you didn't know, Alegria was designed and composed to be done in about 20 different styles with a simple repeating melody (which you pointed out is extremely beautiful and catchy) as it was for a Cirque du Soleil touring show that lasted something around 3 years... in 1994! It is really well hidden in the music throughout the show, until the finale when the song from that video is played with a live singer. North America got the original singer from the song with the first tour, so it was awesome :D

Live version from End of an Era is a much better version, in my opinion.

Hello dear reactor, this too is Tuomas' creation. He is our metal Mozart 🤘And your reactions are lovely as always. That guitar riff...hits, Emppu ❤ I was at their live concert 17th June 2023 and I am telling you - if you ever have a chance seeing them live, go! I never ever forget my trip to that live show. I took several pictures and videos there but nothing compares that experience and feeling what I had seeing them live and beautiful songs. Believe me, you need to see them live.

One of the first Nightwish songs I heard, along with ’Nemo’, ‘Wish I Had An Angel’, and ‘The Siren’. The song was inspired by a solar eclipse.

This song really belongs to Tarja. Even here, at the start of her classical singing career, she sounds beautiful. I've also had the great fortune to hear her sing this live a couple of times more recently and both times she sounded nothing short of divine.

I can't believe you reacted to this song.

she sounds fantastic to me as a non pro but music is enchanting.I can just imagine you doing this-the internet will melt! hope had a great holiday and staying warm.

Making this video was absolute misery for Tarja. It looks very idyllic, but she (and the entire crew) was getting eaten alive by mosquitos the whole time. And she had her arms and chest bare as well.

My #1 all time Nightwish song.. Now and forever!

Well done. And Tuomas is the genius. Floors versions are waiting on you.

Would definitely live to hear your cover 🤘

Yes you should cos you got beautiful voice too.

Floor - Tampere 2015 version

This is the video that introduced me to Nightwish. After this I delved into the videos for I Wish I Had an Angel and others. I was a bit confused as to which singer was which though at the time - around 2009 I think, and for whatever reason didn't really explore their catalogue until a few years ago, during the Floor era. However for me this is the definitive version, as I love the atmospherics and everything about it. As for the vocals... not impressing you???? Beg your pardon?? Um... they're not meant to impress in the sense that she's attempting some vocal gymnastics and failing - she's singing in a manner that perfectly conveys the atmosphere that the composer intended. And the vocals she's attempting could not be more impressive to my ears. OK, lecture here... This is rock. It is not classical music meant to be torn apart by Grand Masters on High in ivory towers over the slightest misstep (she held that note one microsecond too long!!!"). This is rock, actually folk music. Thankfully we had punk in the 1970s to remind us of that. Unfortunately we seem to have forgotten that lesson here in the twenty-first century. Think of rock as a blank space in which the composer and performers are not bound by hard and fast rules and the aforementioned Grand Masters on High, as it was with the arts before the second half of the 19th century.

For Floors version check the live from Tampere. She's wearing her unicorn heels ;-)

Tarja did a cover of this song with another Finish band Steven Seagulls a completely different tempo its quite good

Tuomas is the mastermind. Metal Mozart!🤘🎸

For me, this tune is more powerfully sung and dramatized with the Crusades battle scene version. It becomes so much more emotional and meaningful. The band looked fantastic and acted as Crusaders.. Tarja was an otherworldly goddess figure.

Since years my phone is waking me up with this song every weekday. I just love the way it start.

Tarja sis legendary for a reason, which now is started to be rediscovered by reactors. She has so many gems, from this song to Crownless, Gethsemane. 🤌🏽

To be honest, without Tuomas and Tarja Manny young people (females) would never start singing listening opera or classic. There whare few bands as NW, epica, Lacuna coil, therion. Classic, operatic is a nisch . Love 😘 Beautiful Rene.

Beautiful song great guitar and as always tarja is amazing to me this feels very European medieval folk music 🤘🤘

Oh how fun! Someone picked up the fantastic Alegria vibes!

I want to hear Maggie Reneé sing Sleeping Sun

I actually like it a lot. it is when she was required to sing 'normally' she didn't quite rise to the challenge

Tarja, the symphonic metal goddess. The Best!

One of those songs I prefer Tarja over any other singer 🧡🧡🧡

My favorite Nightwish song!

There is (of course) a video on KZfaq of Floor performing this song. She does a fine job; but, with the choices she made to make the song her own (because why would she want to sing it exactly as Tarja sang it?), she changed some aspects of what made me fall in love with this song in the first place. Tarja's performance speaks to me of serenity, of the bringing of peace. Floor's version has a different vibe to it. Not better or worse, just different.

If I'm being honest the live version of this song is way, way better, in every way. Especially from End of an Era show.

Hands down my fav Nightwish song ever and specifically with Tarja singing it.

one of my life's songs

Damn girl, when are you going to Listen to Floor with Sleeping Sun? Little anecdote... when Floor had cancer and was operated, soon after that she performed with Nightwish again. She sang this I believe in Belgium and after finishing it she left the stage to cry

Beeest!!!!

I prefer this song with Floor! She just has a more natural voice, that transmits emotion better...

This version is unbeatable.

Tarja did this song in a church, it was stunning. No one can sing it. Better

This is an early song, before tarja had much training btw. the end of an era live version is better

check the Steven Seagull ft. Tarja... 😃😃 same song, some vocalist, Tarja but...

One of Holopainen's greatest works. One that will endure.

I prefer 2005 live version on this.

I love this song, especially because they're still baby Nightwish at this point!!

Go listening live versio from Tarja, that is out of this planet! Love it!

I never liked Tarjas album version of Sleeping Sun. But I love her singing it live on stage. It is totally different then imo.

amaising balads....and coment,remember first reaction on maggie,very god...iam desapoint for broken nightwish...mony its very important for many people

Tarja is symphonic rock, floor is metal rock

Want Floor's take on this. Live at Tampere. It's beautiful!

This song really put them on the map. And funnily enough Tuomas didn't want to do it at first. They were approached to do a song to mark the solar eclipse and it was supposed to be short for radio play and he thought it was a bit silly. But he went along with it. This might have been the first song I heard by them... or possibly Wishmaster (Fishmaster iykyk)

At this point Tarja was just finding her voice, so young.

Listen to the End of an Era live version 👍👍👍

Always team Tarja 🖤 next Steve 'N' Seagulls - Sleeping Sun with Tarja 🤯🖤💪🏻

I love Tarja's voice ❤

I've read somewhere (please correct me if I'm wrong) that this was a song that Tuomas didn't want to write/release in this form. The record company asked him to compose a song in the event of either a natural or an astronomical happening of some sort, but it had to be in a certain length (e.g. short and catchy). But, as you already know, Tuomas isn't a writer known for easy listening or short songs, let alone that he's letting someone else decide how to compose a song within fixed margins. Anyway, for once, he did what he was asked (I guess to keep the record company satisfied?) and still came up with a beauty of a song. Again, I might remember or explain this wrong 😅, so please correct me.

❤

Oceanborn is a complete work of art, no other non greatest hits album has this many A+ songs on it. This album also has a timeless quality and fits in pretty much no matter what you are feeling. Oceanborn is many peoples all time favorite album for a reason and it stays and remains as years go by.

When this song came out in Finland Nemo song too, those made NW international band. Before that no one other than Finnish knew them. Also Floor version is very different, and Tuomas wrote this song, so not cover.

Floor is Nightwish Nightwish before Floor is …….night Wish Floor were singing Will check back for the next time you feature Floor singing. :)

If i had to organize a new opera i would try to get toumas to write the music for me... it would become epic.

Thomas is making most of the songs i guess more then 90 %

For a video of Floor singing this song... please check out her 2016 performance with Nightwish. Great reaction Maggie! 👏🏻👏🏻

Pls do a cover of this song!

This is very early Nightwish tho, like 1998. So Tarja would have barely been old enough to do music academy training. The re-recording on Once from 2004 is a different song and much better

I love this song! It's one of my favorite Nightwish songs! I definitely would absolutely love Maggie to cover this! Plzzzz Maggie!💖🥺💖

You have a beautiful voice too though 😮

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Hello. I will be polite and just confirm a few points. What others said about her being young. That she left university to write and tour with the band and did not complete her training in German Lied not Opera until circa 2002. She got better and in the 27 years of her total career to date she never stopped. She still has a vocal coach. She has tackled arias and classical music with live orchestras and choirs see 2014's The Beauty and the Beat for example. She has 9 albums solo and a vast body of work. 3 christmas albums. 1st her solo debut written while still with NW in Finnish (06), then 2 Dark Christmas albums, From Spirits and Ghotsts: A score for a Dark Christmas (16) and her 3rd album this year, Dark Christmas (23) songs chosen by her daughter Naomi (11 sings/piano, loves drums) and her classmates. Tarja chose 12 off of that list. There was Rockin Heels live in Metal Church Wacken (2016) where she did accoustic covers of her favourite 90s metal. Her, her band's paino player and cello player ( they tour with her), and a lady as guest violinist . filmed live the night before the festival. Tickets by invite to under 200 people. And her electronic music album with world class guitarists. Produced with EDM famed Torsten Sterzel of Germany. Filmed on Antugia released over the summer. 10 years in the making. Written an auto biography. Been judge and winning coach The Senior Voice Finland. Live dvds, festivals, toured Europe, South America ( try Act 1 2012 to see how much Argentina loves her. 😊, and last year Best of Living the dream. Her 1st grearest hits album. 2 discs. 1st fan favourite choices. 2nd her favoutites. She even reunited with Marko to sing Phantom of the Opera, once in Switzerland. Once in Finland. They will tour together in the new year in South America. Dates already announced. They love eachother still like friends should. They had made up back in 2017 at a Finnish tv christmas concert. I politely invite you to explore her career. Far surpassed the limits imposed upon her by being part of an ensemble. Structural ones I am willing to leave it at that to avoid drama that has been settled. One fact you should know Floor and Tarja are still good friends after 20 years. In fact Tarja was Floor's idol when she was a teen and Sleeping Sun was her favourite NW song. That is straight from Floor herself. Nightwish, Floor and Tarja have had decades of growth. There sounds have matured. I think Tuomas finally has the folk sound he wanted when he started. Floor has put out her first solo work. Marko is solo. Tarja was simply 1st. And had she had her wish for an amicable split, I think she would have started in 2008. All to say there is much to see and hear before judging or labeling anyone, anything without more information. It will save emberassment or having to correct ourselves later. I speak in general life advice. I would say read the wikii on her to see deatails. You can follow e. a.r. music here for official content and her IG and FB to stay up to date. December is her annual eastern Europe Christmas concert tour. ❤

Tuomas wrote both the music and lyrics of "Sleeping Sun"

Recommend you to watch this same song with the three Nightwish singers

You should listen to Dan Vasc's cover of this song ❤

Floor's rendition is stunning.

Just love this song and video for how beautiful it is. I love Tarja here but there is a another version done where she is older where her voice is a little more refined plus the visual of the battle field makes it more emotional. Both are beautiful tho.

Yes, Alegria is a phantastic Track from Cirque de Soleil 👍🏼 and yes, Floor is phantastic on Sleeping Sun. 😉