Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli (IPA: ['tɑrjɑ...'turunen]) (born August 17, 1977, Finland) is a soprano and songwriter, best known as the former lead vocalist of Finnish symphonic/power metal quintet Nightwish. After a worldwide tour, she was dismissed from the band on October 22nd 2005. Tarja Turunen is now devoting her time to her solo career under the stage name of Tarja. She is married to Argentine businessman Marcelo Cabuli. Tarja has also appeared in various Finnish television programs, and was a guest judge on "Idols" on 27 March 2007.
