Nightwish have confirmed the replacement for former frontwoman Tarja Turunen - who was sacked from the group in October 2005 - is...
Swedish-born singer Anette Olzon.
"During my singing career I've sung nearly every kind of music that there is," says the 35-year-old. "I was raised in a musical family and I've been singing since childhood. I joined my first real band when I was 17, it was a cover band and all the other musicians were older than me. After playing cover songs, I joined a band called Alyson Avenue, first just as a studio singer, later as their leading lady. We've released 2 albums since 2000.
"At the age of 21, I played the leading role in a rock opera/musical called 'GrÑnsland' in Helsingborg. In addition to the already mentioned, I've been in several other bands over the years, I've sung in choirs, done studio work for various projects and I've even occasionally been a wedding singer."
Nightwish's new studio album will be released in September through Nuclear Blast.