Huomenta Suomi - Tarja Turunen koskettaa musiikilla.

Interviewer: Interview with Tarja Turunen, she flew from Argentina to Finland yesterday

Welcome and good morning 

Tarja: Good morning 

Interviewer: You were last European tour, Can you tell us something about it. 

Tarja: It was a hard tour. 20 concerts per month is a lot of singer.

But now I am sick, then [laugh]. As soon as a break came, then the flu hit. Although it is not swine flu.

Wonderful tour. 2-year promotion has now been made. 

Interviewer: How do you relax after that. 

Tarja: I'll put my brain on vacation. exercise, i go to movie and enjoy. I have to get a rest. My job is hard, because it is only the singing, but also a lot of travel. 

Interviewer: You've been a month in Argentina. What did you do there 

Tarja: I go singing lessons, I have my own private teacher. I enjoyed the Argentine culture, food and the weather is also warmer than in Finland [laugh],beautiful spring. Nice home stay and preparation for this forthcoming Christmas tour.

Interviewer: You also have the upcoming album in mind

Tarja: Yes, We working pre-production but we start recording it in february

Interviewer: Can you tell us a little about

Tarja: The album is called "What lies Beneath" and I wrote most of the songs myself and together with other composers.

It is very personal album; rock, metal, film and classical music.

Interviewer: Now you have come to Finland and you start to church concerts tour. What else you do at Christmas.

Tarja: I want got rid of this flu [laugh]. My Christmas belongs; Christmas scents, candles and I meet my family that i have been terrible miss. 

Interviewer: Do you have time to spend Christmas 

Tarja: No, we celebrate Christmas before 18.12, becouse then I have a concert in Moscow and Chile. So I'm at work for Christmas.

Interviewer: Let's talk a little your church concerts. What kind of people there is if you compare them to other conserts.

Tarja: It's been such a positive note than 2 years in a wide range of different people come my concerts.Each size and age.

Does not matter whether they rock or classical/Church concerts. Church concerts is also a young metal audience, who keep also different music. Music is the main thing and people need of music in the middle of all hurry i have noticed this.

It is a pleasure to sing when you see people touched.

Interviewer: Christmas tour is also organist Kalevi Kiviniemi and guitarist Marzi Nyman, good musicians.

Tarja: And Markku Kron [laugh]

Interviewer: Which musicians would like to work if you were to choose

Tarja: The sky is the limit oh, yeah [laugh]

Good musicians are so many, but I have a little girl's dream I would like to perform and do the world tour with someone magnificent tenor. Big dreams [laugh].

Interviewer: Dreams have to be

Tarja: Yes

Interviewer: We talk earlier, that the Catholic countries the church can not perform

Tarja: True, for example in my country, Argentina is not known church concerts, yes, music is played in churches but the soloists can not perform them. I would be a dream that one day I might also perform in churches in Argentina.

Interviewer: Maybe you should sometimes knock the door of the church in Argentina and ask can you sing there.

Tarja: You said it [laugh]

Interviewer: What is common in the Finnish and Argentinian Christmas

Tarja: Santa Claus, but Argentina, Santa Claus is running shorts and chocolate melts [laugh].

Christmas food

Interviewer: Eat there, the ham

Tarja: No, turkey and a lot of sweet foods.

Family is really important and fireworks are a lot, even more than in the new year.

Interviewer: What is your favourite Christmas song

Tarja: Varpunen jouluaamuna

Interviewer: Thanks for the interview and a Merry Christmas

Tarja: Thanks