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-Have you ever been to a soccer stadium in Argentina?
-Oh, Often... -Often... Well, you have nothing to envy to
the soccer players -I see more people here at my concerts
-Which soccer stadium do you know? -San Lorenzo, of course!
-Sorry, applause to Tarja, international partner Club Atlético San Lorenzo
-What interested you thing San Lorenzo? I am a fan of Boca, so I can´t be complacent
-Comes to marriage ... (haha), of course. I like soccer
-You play that? Today women play soccer -No, no...
-Impossible with this shoe... -It´s complicated.
-Well, Tarja, welcome... -My mic works fine?
-Perfect, you sound crisp Now we´ll review your story, right?
-Right! -Where were you born?
-In Finland, in a very small town with 500 people. I have two brothers, singers too.
My parents are not musicians but they always supported me. When I was 6 years old
I started to play piano. -Very young...
-Very young... I have started studying music and I'm still studying, yes
-Fine! And... Your brothers are younger or older than you?
-One younger and one older -Your older brother worked in music? It was he who inspired you?
No, I started first and then they followed me -Why have you chosen to be a musician?
-I always liked the drama (haha). My parents did not only take me to see opera sometimes,
but also to see drama. We used to go to the theater, cinema of drama.
I liked the drama since I was young. -Have you lived in Helsinki? It´s far away!
-So far away! So far away! I lived in a remote town of Helsinki, in a village!
-Was it easy to find music teachers? -In Finland's musical culture is very important,
there are many musicians, many bands. Almost all children play instruments, music is serious there
-Music is part of school education? -Yes it is
-Ok, so your vocation wake up... And in that moment you knew you were going to be musician?
-Yes, that was all I wanted to do... -Your first steps in music were in school?
-When I was 15 years old, I moved to 80 miles from my home, not very far, but a new city... I rented an apartment... I didn´t eat! I
ate at school ´cause there was not enough money for that... everything was for music!!!
-Good, so, your achievements are more appreciated -Obviously!
-What was your first major project? How to pronounce your name?
-"TaRRia", you should pronounce "double r" -Ok, like "ferrocarril" (train)
-"PeRRO"... "perra" (dog) -My name is very complicated
-Your name has any meaning? -No, I think it´s from Russia
-If you had to choose a name in Spanish, which would you choose?
-I don´t know... (audience says) "Rocío", "Rosalí"
-Oh! What was that? (haha) I don´t know that!
-When you finished the school you started
working only for music? -Yes, I first studied music at middle school
since my 15 years old and then at the college, is called Sibelius, is the only one in Finland, since my 18
Then, I moved to Germany, and I studied opera singing
-You say it's common for young people play music, so, was it very difficult to get a
seat at the University? -Yes, it´s very difficult, but, thaks God, I could get a place
-You sang traditional songs from Finland?
-No, no, no, since I was 15 I started opera singing. Before I sang soul, Whitney Houston´s
songs, like that... e.g., she was my idol. But I started to lose my voice,
and I was scared, I got really scared. I said "Why lose my voice after singing two songs?"
If I want to have a good career, what would I do? So, I started studied opera singing,
and my voice changed significantly
-Awsome! Knows you as "The Voice of Finland", "Metal Mermaid", and "Goddess Metal"
-Oh God! (the people says "yeah!!!!" and a man shouted "Goddess", "I love you Tarja!")
-Hush, be careful, she is guarded! (a girl in audience says "Tarja!")
-I have many names or nicknames, is amazing, I do not know why they call me that
-We hear a girl in the audience... -Yeah!
-So, in Germany have sought your own musical project...
-There were many changes in my life, my 18 year old started singing in a band... -Ok... Called...
(audience says: "Buh")
-At this time is called Nigthwish
-Right, in Argentina we met being part of Nightwish
-I came to Argentina for the first time in 2000, right? In a place "Acatraz", oh, my God!
I was wearing ugly clothes, I had no hair! I had my hair cut before starting to sing in Nightwish.
Band members almost died when I saw, they said: "What happened to your hair?" "What have you done?"
-What have you done? -... My hair was curly, horrible!
-You regret? Why did you do it? -I don´t know, I was young and I liked it
-Always did what you wanted to do?
-Yes, always! I believe in that. When I perform something, it is always with my heart, if I like something, I give all of me...
-You do it... Now... Nightwish... They called you?
-The guys and I, lived in the same town, they knew me as "the girl who sings", so, they invited me to sing.
And recorded an acoustic demo, and they used acoustic guitar and keyboard... Away from Heavy Metal.
They thought my voice was soft, but, when I went to the studio and heard this ("lalala"),
they said "Are you crazy?" "What are you doing?".
So, we started writing music a little strange, mixing Heavy Metal and opera singing
-Completely different genres... and it worked
Yes, it worked. I like challenges, and as I said before, I always do with my heart. Nightwish's music always liked.
-Your brothers followed to protect you? By the way, they have a very beautiful sister, so, is understandable that they feel jealous
-My older brother is seven years older than me, and my younger brother, five less.
So, we are away chronologically, but they have always supported me, entire family. I owe everything to them
-At age 18, you moved to Germany... Alone?
-For example, my mom went with me to buy clothes for the Nightwish´s concerts... at Sex Shop (haha), whit my mom... So...
-You have a cool mom! -Yes, my mom was an incredible person, she is gone...
-It´s very important, ´cause today you're a mother, and Naomi may have the same luck. -I don´t know...
-You think hard being a mom?
-Being a mother is amazing, life changes but is amazing. I love it!
-Do success came quickly for Nightwish?
-Yes, very fast, never thought of giving concerts, that was a dream...
The second demo was our first album, so, we signed contract for three more albums and career was on the rise.
We had to travel to concerts very fast... I was studying in college, and I found it very difficult...
-But you did -But I did.
-You took another challenge... This project ended and you started the career in solo...
-Yes, I started in 2007... -Did you wanted? Was it the destination?
-No, I can´t anything else, just sing. Besides music, I can´t do anything!
-(The audience says "cook") -What?
-To cook -Yes, I love to cook.
(The audience says "housewife") -I love to clean my house too. My house is neat, faultless...
-You are obsessive to clean? -Yes, yes... I am...
-And your husband? Argentinian people are somewhat chaotic...
-He is meticulous... Ok, ok, he leaves his socks everywhere, and clothes, and I'm picking and (f*ck y*u) (hahaha)
-But you love him! He's your man! -I love him, but he is very meticulous...
-So that, both are completed to each other. Ok, What did you want for your solo career?
-You know, I have to take baby steps,
´cause I had never written songs, so, I had to learn and it was difficult.
Thank god there were people who helped me. The album "My winter storm" is very personal, dedicated to my fans, without them I could not singing more.
-From the beginning have you sang in English? -As opera singer, I know it in many languages.
-Currently give concerts of classical music?
-Yes, yes, today is a fair balance between classical music concerts and rock concerts.
-Do you take singing lessons? -Yes
-Today, on direct at CM in Argentina we are celebrating Teacher's Day and we know you are a Teacher. So, congrats!
-Thank you! Congrats and kisses for my teacher.
-What about your students?
-Oh, yes, In this moment I have no time to teach! They always ask me... Now I'm very busy promoting my new album and preparing
the next tour... I´m going to the gym and I´m singing fulltime
-Nowadays there are many reality shows and great opera talents are born.
This genre is not so exposed to the media. How do you feel about this? Do you like that?
-Yes, changes happen in the music business, many changes... Internet is a very important instrument.
The musicians had to learn new ways to do our work, with or without the help of Internet
-Currently, the music does not discriminate on the metal, rock, pop...
-Still occurs
-But different kinds of music are mixed, at least for the industry. Not for the people, they want something different
-I never liked to be pigeonholed into one style; it is necessary for people to understand better.
Mi music can not be classified, I do crazy things, and I love it!
-And you´ve done well -Yes
-Is your 3th album... What changes have you had comparing to the previous albums?
What were your gains and changes?
-I have more confidence in myself
-This album have encouraged you to compose and to break the scheme 3 minute songs
-Now the songs are 6 or 7 minutes.
Yes, I´m coming from a safe place to another less secure, and I love it.
As a composer I left side rules
and work with my emotion, I do not care what comes, I don´t care, so,
I´m shy still, I'm embarrassed to show my songs to...
...How?... -Other composers
-Yes, other composers -Yet don`t you consider yourself a composer?
-Not yet, I´m learning. -Learning
-Yes, that´s life
-Yes, you are in a new phase...
I think you have done well ´cause they will not stop screaming and clapping and follow you
-What did you feel when you were told you had to travel to Argentina? Did you know something about our country?
-The first time? -Yes, when they said "Let´s go to Argentina"
-In a tour, in 2000. No, I had to! (hahaha) -But you knew about Argentina?
-Yes! -You knew Maradona?
-Maradona, meat, tango, these three
-Alfajores? (kind of candy) -Noooo!
-And, What happened when you arrived in Argentina and you met this audience?
-My first visit was very brief because we hadn't have time to see the city, we played and we were off for another concert.
Generally, the tours are like that, artists do not have much time to see the places. I don't think been an artists is that amazing. It is very tiring
-But that little visit to Buenos Aires, you liked?
-Yes, I liked it so much -Ok
I saw the colours of life here, and this album has many colorful stories of life
-Ok, Tarja will sing. We should pause before, this is the tv
-You´re a lucky man, I have to work!
-But now rest both for a while. Before, Are you going to singing us something? -Yes!
-Welcome to Julián in guitar, and Peter in bass, come here!
Come here! Welcome guys! On your marks!
Do you know each other? -Yes!
-Good! I don´t know... choose the song -Ok
-You want to hear it? (the audience says) "yeah!"
-Obviously, and the people at home too, see and hear Tarja.
On your marks! Then we make a pause and continue the interview
(people says) "I love you Tarja"... "Goddess"...
-So...
Are we on direct? (hahaha) I have to wear glasses, you see, how old am I!
(people says) "Beautiful!", "Goddess!"
-So you see them better! Wait... go! We take this... Stop, stop! Come on!
Song: "Until my last breath"
(the audience says) "Goddess!" "I love you!"
"Olé, olé, olé, olé, Tarja, Tarja!"
-You will make me cry
"Olé, olé, olé, olé, Tarja, Tarja!"
-This bouquet of flowers says:
"With love to Any, Melina, Laura, Mariano, Silvana, Rubén, Matías, Gra, Marcos and Tony. We love you"
-Thanks!
Thank you very much!
-"Colours in the dark" is the new album, the 3th album, with Tarja as a songwriter daring
to walk this path.
What colors are reflected in this album?
-Strongs colours, colours of my life, very strongs.
I´m very happy, but there is always a little darkness inside me.
I don´t know where it comes from, but, I love the mysticism
-Do you feel mystical?
Yes, yes...
-You were always brunette?
-Always? No!
(people says) "violet hair tufts" -Yes
And blonde?
-Ohhh! Blonde? I´m blonde! This is my true colour...
-True colour
Horrible! Don´t like it! I´m blonde, not blonde blonde
-Almost
-As my baby
Right, as Naomi, beautiful.
She was in your belly for five months, touring -Yes
-Accompanying her mother at work -Yes
-Today she is here, but I will not tell where. Beautiful!
- Yes, I sang the last concert in Rosario and I was pregnant, there we recorded a DVD and I had no problems
-Was good the DVD?
(people says) "Great"
-Is that?
Oh! Yes!
-CM has it, it has spread.
I tell you, when you came to Argentina with Nightwish that was our first project in another language.
CM always defended spanish music, and was a big challenge for the channel broadcast english music.
And then support your solo career.
This concert was recorded in Rosario, where you live... Do you live in Rosario?
-No...
-I´m sorry. You´ve lived in Rosario?
-No, here (Buenos Aires)
-I was given bad information -No
-I read that you lived in Rosario
(audience says) "Where do you live?"
-They want to know where you live
-In the capital
-She lives in Capital Federal, we´ll not say neighborhood
Well, why you chose Rosario to record the DVD?
-Beacause I like the teather "El Círculo", awsome, cute opera house.
It´s a national teather. I was lucky to see the place in 2011, I had my first concert there and loved, it´s beautiful.
My manager, crew and I work hard to record the DVD there, ´cause I fell in love with this place
-You have many videos, with an aesthetic and a particular art.
You like making videos? -Yes
-Do you like work on it? -Yes
-Do you enjoy it?
-Yes, I like to much.
I have always contacted the directors because it is very important for me to feel good and comfortable while making videos.
Then, we make the stories... How?...
-Mini films?
-Yes, we write the scripts together.
Always the days are long, very long, two or three days.
Once went to Iceland, beautiful country!
-We´re seeing some previous videos.
-This is called "Die alive".
-What do you remember of this video?
-Oh! Yes! It was very cold! --Very cold?
-Very cold!
We had to make a bonfire ´cause I was freezing! Often things happen that people do not see in the videos.
-I think it happens very often, because many artists tell me that the videos were filmed during very cold days.
-Yes, we filmed during night, very long days.
And you have to be shining, glowing, but I felt very tired.
That was in Iceland, a beautiful place, black beaches, very nice beaches.
-Dark
-Yes. I love nature. I travel a lot to go diving, I love water and nature.
I always look for lonely places for make videos
-So you do not bother
-Yes, it relaxes me
-Can you go everywhere despite your fame?
-Oh, yes!
-And do not be bothered? -Yes
And not be found? -Yes
-Here too?
-No! (hahaha). But, here...
-Have you learned to live with it?
-I had to.
That's one of the reasons why I live in Argentina.
´Cause in my home country I did not feel very comfortable.
I had no privacy. I lived with the curtains closed all day, not much fun.... But it is well
-But here you can... -Yes, here I can do it.
-You leave the windows open -Yes
-You enjoy life here.
-Generally Buenos Aires gave me a lot of freedom.
I love the freedom I have today, as an artist and as a woman, as a mom
-Before we were telling you like to clean your house and cook.
Can you go to the supermarket?
-Yes, I don´t care if you know me or not, and I do not wear makeup
-That is not a problem, because you're so beautiful that you don´t need makeup.
Ok, "Victim of ritual" is the first single of the new album, right?
-Yes
-We´ve seen the backstage. Where was it filmed?
-In Berlin, Germany.
-Tell us
-It was filmed in a factory -In a factory, right?
-Yes, unoccupied. -Right, abandoned.
-Yes, a very dramatic video.
The song begins with rabel´s music. It´s a crazy song
-Crazy? Why?
-´Cause, first rabel and then band metal...
Not many people do these follies.
That is how I am, this song represents me very well.
-Which characteristics of you do think that caught Argentinians attention?
-I don´t know!
(audience says "everything"!)
-A few days ago I spoke with a fan, and he said: "I love her, I love her, I see her and cry, love songs"...
And he doesn´t speak english
-You should ask them -Sure!
(audience says): "angelical voice"
-He said "the angelical voice"
(audience says): "your eyes", "Tarja always makes us cry"
-Oh, that is bad!
-But you will do cry with emotion
-I hope!
-Do you think that music is magic?
Regardless of the language you are singing, hits your soul, you tick. Although you can then search lyrics on a translator
-The music fills your soul
The second teacher that I had told me: "Tarja, you have the voice
to fill the souls"
-Poignant
- But if you don´t have humil...
-How?... -Humility
-Humility, you can´t keep.
If one day I realize that I am not a "humbla" person...
-"Humbla"? -Humble
-Humble, no...
Oh, I´m sorry... (hahaha)
...I say enough.
-You don´t would continue being a singer
-No... It is the only way, put...
-Plant your feet on the ground (be realist) -Yes
-And how you do it?
-My family support me. They are far, but they are.
My mom taught me that we must fight for dreams,
and here I am
-Well, the tour is comming...
-The tour is comming soon, in a few weeks
-In Argentina? Out of here? Since this album was released worldwide
-Yes, first we visit the heart of Europe:
Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland, Austria... What more? France... I don´t know!
-Argentina? When?
- In September 2014
-So... we´ll have to wait 1 year? -Yes...
-Well, you are lucky to have come today
-I´d love to, but...
(audience claim)
-I´ll do at least two concerts in Buenos Aires, and then inside Argentina.
(audience says): "We´ll accompany you"
-Right, Buenos Aires and some provinces of Argentina. You know Rosario... -Yes
-What place would you like to know? Your fans will write e-mails from different places?
-In Argentina? -Yes
-In Argentina I would love to know the South of country, still I don´t know it
-There's cold -Not so much
- If you travel in summer it won't be so cold
-I never went to Ushuaia...
-The southernmost city in the world, very beautiful
-I would like to go to Antarctica to dive under the ice -Yes!
-I love that!
But I don´t know much...
I know Iguazú, "Barilari"... Barilari I know too! (hahaha)
-Adrián Barilari, sure! (*Tarja meant "Bariloche")
You have singing with many artists, right? Including Adrián Barilari (singer of band "Rata Blanca") -Sorry, I meant "Bariloche"
-Bariloche -Ok...
-Regards Adrián
-Kisses to Adrián
(audience says: "La Plata") -Hey! I know La Plata.
I know Mendoza, I know Córdoba. I would go to Tucumán, north... -Salta, Jujuy...
-Salta... I know Jujuy. But I would go to the south too.
-What are your future dreams? What other crazy dreams do you have?
-Many follies...
I hope to continue to be a singer. I´ll continue to the end.
That is my dream. If I can breathe, I can sing.
But always with my family. My daughter travels with us.
She is a beautiful person, and understand your parents, we are ok.
And I hope to do it in a healthy way.
-And your daughter choose her own path -Yes
-If she follows your way?
-I don´t know... -You´ll teach her?
-She? No way ("Ni en ***"), hahaha...
No, I love that she can choose her passion, not necessarily have to be the music
-She had a lot of music while she was in your womb
-Yes, obviously. Her parents work every day with music, so...
But I would love to see her have something to fight for.
A special connection
-Well, September 2014 is far, so, I would like you to give us some songs, ok?
-Sure!
-The band is ok?
-Tarja, we want to enjoy you. You look great with your glasses!
-Oh! -You look great with your glasses
-You are so bad!
-You are so bad! -It´s true! I say this so that you can relax and enjoy
-Thank you. How old am I!
-Noooo, you don´t old! You are cool!
-Thank you!
-Don´t speak... It was a pleasure to meet you in CM
-Thank you!
-Applause for Tarja! Listen to her songs
-Ok, again... Like Teacher...
The Teacher, ok!
"Until silence".
Song: "Until silence"
-Yet (...) Hahaha... Not say...
Thank you!
(a girl says): "I want to take a pic with you, Tarja!"
(audience says) "Into the sun", Tarja!
-Uhhh!!!
("Neverlight", "Lucid dreamer")
-Uhhh!!!
("Mystique voyage")
-Uhhh!!! You will kill me!
Uff, my choice is...
Wait, wait, wait... I speak as an argentinian.
Ok, come on! How was this? I don´t remember...
-If you don´t remember... We are...
-We are lost (colloquial mode: "estamos en el horno"). Ok, wait...
Song: "500 letters"
Song: "500 letters" -Come on!
Song: "500 letters"
-Thank you!
Thank you very much!
One more? One more?
(audience says): "Yeah!"
(audience says): "I love you, goddess"
(audience sing): "Turunen...
-I like that! -...Turunen, support to Turunen"
-Turunen, Turunen, support to Turunen"
-They're all mad here! Well...
-Come on!
Please sing with me now
If I can play... I don´t know... Wait...
Song: "I walk alone"
-Tarja, I thank you infinitely.
Everyone is watching on the Internet at www.cmtv.com.ar For those who want to re-watch the interview.
Want to send a greeting in Finnic or English for the rest of the world?
- (...)
-Awsome what happened in www.cmtv.com.ar, there you can find the interview.
I thank you infinitely. You were the jewel in our channel
Thanks for your songs
-Thank you all!
-We hope you enjoyed. They came especially to support you.
-I tell you a secret:
The September 27 presented "Paradise", Within Tempation feat. Tarja, a new song.
You´ve sung with great artists in the world.
Thank you for choosing Argentina to give birth to your daughter,
thanks for feeling as an argentinian.
-Thank you for giving me the opportunity
-You know we love you and they love you
-I know... Thank you very much.
-Well, for coming, and because the channel has to continue it´s programming... You´ll give us one more?
(audience says: "yeah!")
-We have no more
- You don't have any more songs? -No...
-Well, repeat a song
-Oh! -We repeat!
-Repeat the first song
-And you, thank you for being...
"Until my last breath"