Tarja Turunen

Turunen in 2012, photo by Eduardo Ventura/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen

Place of Birth: Kitee, Finland

Date of Birth: 17 August, 1977

Ethnicity: Finnish, Karelian

Tarja Turunen is a Finnish heavy metal singer and songwriter. She was the first and original lead vocalist of symphonic metal band Nightwish. She is a soprano with a three and a half octave range. Other members of Nightwish include/have included Troy Donockley, Marko Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Floor Jansen, Jukka Nevalainen, Anette Olzon, Sami Vänskä, and Emppu Vuroinen. She is also known as Tarja.

Tarja is the daughter of Ritva Sisko Marjatta (Hakkarainen), who was in town administration, and Teuvo Turunen, a carpenter. She is married to Argentinian businessperson Marcelo Cabuli, with whom she has a daughter. She speaks fluent Finnish, English, Spanish, and German.

Tarja’s maternal grandfather was Tauno Armas Hakkarainen (the son of Kalle Matinpoika Hakkarainen and Selma Maria Esantytär Ilvonen). Tauno was born in Kitee. Kalle was the son of Matti Heikinpoika Hakkarainen and Kaisa-Liisa Malinen. Selma was the daughter of Esa/Esau Jaakonpoika Ilvonen and Ulla Juhontytär Väkeväinen.

Tarja’s maternal grandmother was Vieno Inkeri Nousiainen (the daughter of Heikki Nousiainen and Hilma Matilda Krohns). Vieno was born in Kesälahti, now part of Kitee.

Source: Genealogy of Tarja Turunen (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.myheritage.com

4 Responses

  1. Manila says:

    Add Karelian to her ethnicity.

  2. Manila says:

    I have found her genealogy: https://www.myheritage.com/person-1500211_320548991_320548991/private-capuli-os-turunen

    Marjatta’s full name is Ritva Sisko Marjatta (Hakkarainen). She worked in the town administration. Teuvo is a carpenter.

    Tarja’s maternal grandparents were Tauno Armas Hakkarainen (the son of Kalle Matinpoika Hakkarainen and Selma Maria Esantytär Ilvonen) and Vieno Inkeri Nousiainen (the daughter of ? Nousiainen and Hilma Matilda Krohns). Kalle was the son of Matti Heikinpoika Hakkarainen and Kaisa-Liisa Malinen. Selma was the daughter of Esa/Esau Jaakonpoika Ilvonen and Ulla Juhontytär Väkeväinen.

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