| Artist: | Tarja Turunen |
| Studio: | 10 |
| Live: | 8 |
| Compilation: | 1 |
| Video: | 6 |
| Ep: | 5 |
| Singles: | 50 |
| Music Videos: | 50 |
| Artist: | Tarja Turunen as part of Nightwish |
| Studio: | 5 |
| Live: | 2 |
| Compilation: | 6 |
| Video: | 3 |
| Ep: | 1 |
| Singles: | 15 |
| Music Videos: | 10 |
This is the solo discography of Finnish singer Tarja Turunen, who rose to prominence as the lead vocalist of symphonic metal band Nightwish, which she founded in 1996 and was dismissed from in 2005 after releasing five studio albums, three live albums and one EP between 1997 and 2004 (for further information see Nightwish discography).[1]
In 2004 Tarja had already released an independent single, "Yhden enkelin unelma,[2] and played a few headlining Christmas shows in Europe in late 2005,[1] thus officially launching her solo career in 2006 with a Christmas album called Henkäys ikuisuudesta,[3] followed in 2007 by her first rock album, My Winter Storm, accompanied by the "I Walk Alone" single, a minor hit in Europe.[4] Since then, she's been keeping a steady routine of albums production and touring, not only as a solo rock artist, with a total of five rock albums so far (the most recent being In the Raw in 2019[5]), but also venturing into diverse styles as classical music territory, which is her official music formation, also often putting out albums and playing live tours regarding Christmas celebrations.[6] (see Ave Maria – En Plein Air from 2015 and Score for a Dark Christmas from 2017 as examples).
On 2 December 2022, Tarja released her first compilation album, in many formats to celebrate her 15-year solo career.[7] She later announced the beginning of The Greatest Hits Tour in support of the compilation album, starting in the United States, with further dates already scheduled into early 2025.[8] On 23 June 2023, Tarja and EDM producer Torsten Stenzel released their self-titled debut studio project under the moniker of Outlanders,[9] mixing rock, electronic and several other music styles, with songs and official videos for each track made available on Spotify and YouTube throughout the year, a project that had been in the making since 2010.[10] Turunen released Dark Christmas in 2023 and the song "Left on Mars" with Marko Hietala in 2024.[11]
As of September 2024, Turunen has put out ten studio albums, eight live albums, five EPs and fifty lead and promotional singles.[6]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIN [12] | AUT [13] | BEL [14] | CZE [15] | FRA [16] | GER [17] | HUN [18] | SWI [19] | UK Rock [20] | US Heat [21] | ||||||||||||
| My Winter Storm |
| 1 | 11 | 78 | 33 | 88 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 46 | ||||||||||
| What Lies Beneath |
| 7 | 12 | 36 | 6 | — | 4 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Colours in the Dark |
| 5 | 14 | 34 | 9 | 54 | 6 | — | 20 | 10 | 13 |
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| The Shadow Self |
| 19 | 37 | 3 | 13 | 75 | 7 | — | 11 | 8 | 23 | ||||||||||
| In the Raw |
| 30 | 60 | 57 | 28 | 88 | 15 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIN [27] | AUT | CZE | GER | NLD [28] | SWI | UK Indie | US Heat | ||||
| Henkäys ikuisuudesta | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| From Spirits and Ghosts |
| 32 | 50 | 30 | 40 | 196 | 68 | 7 | 12 | ||
| Dark Christmas |
| 9 | 59 | — | 39 | — | — | 15 | — | ||
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| FIN [30] | AUT | BEL (FL) | BEL (WA) | CZE | GER | SWI | UK Rock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noche Escandinava II |
| Limited to 500 copies in Argentina.[31] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In Concert – Live at Sibelius Hall |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 36 | 99 | 82 | — | 5 | 48 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beauty and the Beat |
| — | — | — | 148 | — | 67 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luna Park Ride |
| — | — | 176 | 114 | 24 | 55 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Act II |
| 33 | — | 80 | 116 | 47 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Christmas Together: Live at Olomouc and Hradec Králové 2019 |
| Included as part of the 2020 reissue of the From Spirits and Ghosts album.[32] [33] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rocking Heels: Live at Metal Church |
| — | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FIN [34] | AUT [35] | BEL (FL) | BEL (WA) | NLD [36] | SWI [37] | UK Rock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In Concert – Live at Sibelius Hall |
| 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beauty and the Beat |
| 2 | 4 | — | 7 | 21 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luna Park Ride |
| 1 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Act II |
| 6 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rocking Heels: Live at Metal Church |
| Online streaming only.[38] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIN | AUT | BEL | CZE | FRA | GER | SWI | UK Rock | |||
| Yhden enkelin unelma |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Seer |
| Limited to 1000 copies in the United Kingdom.[40] | ||||||||
| Left in the Dark |
| Available only as part of the Colours in the Dark limited box set edition.[41] | ||||||||
| The Brightest Void |
| 25 | 55 | 80 | 11 | 99 | 41 | 35 | 9 | |
| Extra Raw |
| Available only as part of the In the Raw limited box set edition.[42] | ||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIN | AUT | CZE Rock [43] | GER | SWI | UK Rock [44] | ||||||||||||||||
| "Yhden enkelin unelma" | 2004 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | Henkäys Ikuisuudesta | |||||||||||||
| "You Would Have Loved This" | 2006 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Happy New Year" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "I Walk Alone" | 2007 | 6 | 37 | — | 16 | 49 | — | My Winter Storm | |||||||||||||
| "Die Alive" | 2008 | — | — | — | 76 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Enough" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Falling Awake" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | What Lies Beneath | |||||||||||||
| "I Feel Immortal" | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Until My Last Breath" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Underneath" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Walking in the Air" | — | — | — | — | — | — | In Concert | ||||||||||||||
| "Into the Sun" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Act I | |||||||||||||
| "Victim of Ritual" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | Colours in the Dark | |||||||||||||
| "500 Letters" | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Never Enough" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Luna Park Ride | |||||||||||||
| "No Bitter End" | 2016 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | The Shadow Self | |||||||||||||
| "Innocence" | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Demons in You" (featuring Alissa White-Gluz) | — | — | 12 | — | — | 46 | |||||||||||||||
| "An Empty Dream" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Brightest Void | |||||||||||||
| "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" | — | — | — | — | — | — | From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas) | ||||||||||||||
| "O Tannenbaum" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Feliz Navidad" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Love to Hate" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Act II | |||||||||||||
| "Undertaker" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Dead Promises" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | In the Raw | |||||||||||||
| "Railroads" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Tears in Rain" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "You and I" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Together" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas Together: Live at Olomouc and Hradec Králové 2019 | |||||||||||||
| "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Closer to the Sky" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Outlanders | |||||||||||||
| "The Cruellest Goodbye" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "World in My Eyes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "The Sleeping Indian" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Land of Sea and Sun" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Eye of the Storm" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Best of: Living the Dream | ||||||||||||||
| "We Own This Sky" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Outlanders | |||||||||||||
| "Echoes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "A Peaceful Place (Return to the Oasis)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Mystique Voyage" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "1971" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Never Too Far" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Numb" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rocking Heels: Live at Metal Church | ||||||||||||||
| "Alias" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "The Unforgiven" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Outlanders" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Outlanders | ||||||||||||||
| "Frosty the Snowman" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dark Christmas | ||||||||||||||
| "Jingle Bells" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Dark Star" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | What Lies Beneath (2024 re-issue) | |||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [45] | GER [46] | NLD [47] | SWI [48] | ||||
| "Leaving You for Me" (with Martin Kesici) | 2005 | 44 | 44 | — | 46 | So What...?! | |
| "Walking with the Angels" (with Doro Pesch) | 2009 | 51 | 11 | — | 56 | Fear No Evil | |
| "The Good Die Young" (with Scorpions) | 2010 | — | — | — | — | Sting in the Tail | |
| "Paradise (What About Us?)" (with Within Temptation) | 2013 | — | 81 | 80 | 64 | Hydra | |
| "Left on Mars" (with Marko Hietala) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | Non album single | |
| Year | Song[49] | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "I Walk Alone" | Jörn Heitmann[50] |
| 2008 | "Die Alive" | Uwe Flade[51] |
| 2010 | "Falling Awake" | Footage video[52] |
| "I Feel Immortal" | Jörn Heitmann | |
| "Until My Last Breath" | ||
| "Until My Last Breath II" | ||
| 2011 | "Walking in the Air" | Live video[53] [54] |
| 2012 | "Into the Sun" | |
| 2013 | "Never Enough" | Lyric video[55] |
| "Victim of Ritual" | Florian Kaltenbach[56] [57] | |
| "500 Letters" | ||
| 2015 | "Ave Maria" | Live video[58] |
| 2016 | "No Bitter End" | Mariano Cattaneotrailer[59] [60] |
| "Innocence" | ||
| 2017 | "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" | Carlos Caceres Lavergne[61] |
| "O Tannenbaum" | ||
| "Feliz Navidad" | ||
| 2018 | "Love to Hate" | Live video[62] [63] |
| "Undertaker" | ||
| 2019 | "Dead Promises" | Lyric video[64] |
| "Railroads" | Fan Footage video[65] | |
| "Tears in Rain" | Florian Kaltenbach[66] | |
| 2020 | "Together" | Live video [67] |
| "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | ||
| 2022 | "Eye of the Storm" | Lyric video[68] |
| "Closer to the Sky" | Torsten Stenzel[69] | |
| "The Cruellest Goodbye" | ||
| "World in My Eyes" | ||
| "The Sleeping Indian" | ||
| "Land of Sea and Sun" | ||
| 2023 | "Numb" | Live video[70] |
| "Alias" | ||
| "The Unforgiving" | ||
| "A peaceful place (Return to the Oasis)" | Torsten Stenzel | |
| "Mystique Voyage" | ||
| "1971" | ||
| "Never too far" | ||
| "Outlanders" | ||
| "Frosty the Snowman" | Polish Filming Company Staff[71] | |
| "Jingle Bells" | ||
| "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" | ||
| "White Christmas" | ||
| "The First Noel" | ||
| "Last Christmas" | ||
| "Dark Christmas" | ||
| "Wonderful Christmastime" | ||
| "O Holy Night" | ||
| "All I Want For Christmas Is You" | ||
| "Jingle Bell Rock" | ||
| "Angels We Have Heard On High" |
| Year | Song | Director | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Leaving You for Me" | Collaboration with Martin Kesici | |
| 2013 | "Paradise (What About Us?)" | Maarten Welzen & Tim Smit | Collaboration with Within Temptation |
| "Stand Away" (Angra feat. Tarja Turunen) | Angra : Angels Cry 20th Anniversary Tour | ||
| 2015 | "An Empty Dream" | Mariano Cattaneo | Theme song for the Argentinian movie "Corazon Muerto" (Dead Heart) |
| 2016 | "Zu zweit allein" (Schandmaul feat. Tarja Turunen) | Leuchtfeuer | |
| 2021 | "I Will Be Gone" (Primal Fear feat. Tarja Turunen) | I Will Be Gone EP | |
| 2024 | "Left On Mars" (with Marko Hietala) | Ville Lipiäinen | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" |
| "Angels" (Tour Promotion Song) | style="text-align:center" | ||
| Year | Participation | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | "Fine Knacks For Ladies" (Savonlinnan Taidelukion - Savonlinna Secondary School of Arts and Music - feat. Tarja Turunen) | Romeo Ja Julia[72] | |
| "Lady Night" (Savonlinnan Taidelukion - Savonlinna Secondary School of Arts and Music - feat. Tarja Turunen) | |||
| "Viimeinen Mahdollisuus" (Savonlinnan Taidelukion - Savonlinna Secondary School of Arts and Music - feat. Tarja Turunen) | |||
| "Epilogi" (Savonlinnan Taidelukion - Savonlinna Secondary School of Arts and Music - feat. Tarja Turunen) | |||
| 1999 | "Part 1 Lost And Found" (Waltari feat. Tarja Turunen) | Evankeliumi[73] | |
| "Part 3 Came From The Prison" (Waltari feat. Tarja Turunen) | |||
| "Part 4 Be Seeing You" (Waltari feat. Tarja Turunen) | |||
| "Part 5 Be Seeing You" (Waltari feat. Tarja Turunen) | |||
| "Part 6 Desert Sun" (Waltari feat. Tarja Turunen) | |||
| "Part 10 Victory" (Waltari feat. Tarja Turunen) | |||
| "Part 11 Found" (Waltari feat. Tarja Turunen) | |||
| 2001 | "Until Dawn (Angels of Light)" (Beto Vázquez Infinity feat. Tarja Turunen) | Beto Vazquez Infinity[74] | |
| "Wizard" (Beto Vázquez Infinity feat. Tarja Turunen and Sabine Edelsbacher) | |||
| "Sadness in the Night" (Beto Vázquez Infinity feat. Tarja Turunen) | |||
| "The Laws of the Future" (Beto Vázquez Infinity feat. Tarja Turunen and Sabine Edelsbacher) | |||
| "Promises Under the Rain" (Beto Vázquez Infinity feat. Tarja Turunen, Candice Night, Sabine Edelsbacher) | |||
| "Tuulikello" (Tikanmäen Yhtye feat. Tarja Turunen) | Perinteinen Pop-Levy[75] | ||
| 2005 | "Tired of Being Alone" (Schiller feat. Tarja Turunen) | Tag und Nacht[76] | |
| "Leaving You for Me" (Martin Kesici feat. Tarja Turunen) | So What... ? | [77] | |
| 2007 | "In the Picture" (Nuclear Blast Allstars feat. Tarja Turunen) | [78] | |
| "Maamme (Our Land)" (Tapiola Sinfonietta feat. Tarja Turunen) | 90th Anniversary of Finland's Independence[79] | ||
| 2009 | "Walking with the Angels" (Doro feat. Tarja Turunen) | Fear No Evil[80] | |
| "Child in Time" (Rata Blanca feat. Tarja Turunen) | Luna Park Stadium[81] | ||
| "Arkihuolesi kaikki heitä" | Maailman Jauneimmat Joululaulut (finnish Christmas álbum)[82] | ||
| "Heinillä härkien" | |||
| "Maa on niin kaunis" | |||
| 2010 | "The Good Die Young" (Scorpions feat. Tarja Turunen) | Sting in the Tail[83] | |
| 2013 | "Never Too Far" (Mike Oldfield feat. Tarja Turunen) | Tubular Beats[84] | |
| "Paradise (What About Us?)" (Within Temptation feat. Tarja Turunen) | Hydra[85] | ||
| "Stand Away" (Angra feat. Tarja Turunen) | Angra : Angels Cry 20th Anniversary Tour[86] | ||
| "Wuthering Heights" (Angra feat. Tarja Turunen) | |||
| 2015 | "Castillos de papel" (Lörihen feat. Tarja Turunen) | Aún sigo latiendo[87] | |
| "An Empty Dream" | Dead Heart movie soundtrack[88] | ||
| 2016 | "Zu zweit allein" (Schandmaul feat. Tarja Turunen) | Leuchtfeuer[89] | |
| 2017 | "Joulun Rauhaa" (Raskasta Joulua feat. Tarja Turunen) | Raskasta Joulua IV[90] | |
| "Ave Maria" (Marko Hietala feat. Tarja Turunen) | |||
| 2018 | "Let Come Christmas" (Antti Railio, Kimmo Blom feat. Tarja Turunen) | Raskasta Joulua[91] | |
| "Hermandades De Fierro" (Tarja Turunen as Susanna Asspera) | Asspera : Live In Villa La Verga[92] | ||
| 2021 | "I Will Be Gone" (Primal Fear feat. Tarja Turunen) | I Will Be Gone EP[93] | |
| "Sleeping Sun (country version)" (Steve 'n' Seagulls feat. Tarja Turunen) | Seagulls Nest[94] | ||
| "Until My Last Breath (country version)" (Steve 'n' Seagulls feat. Tarja Turunen) | |||
| 2022 | "Dark Chest of Wonders" (Crewish feat. Tarja Turunen & Tapio Wilska) | Twice[95] | |
| 2024 | "Left on Mars" (Marko Hietala feat. Tarja Turunen) | Stand alone song |