arja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈtɑrjɑ ˈturunen]) (born 17 August 1977) is a Finnish singer-songwriter and composer, whose work includes two solo albums, with the third coming in 2010. She\\\'s best known as original member and the former lead vocalist of Finnish symphonic power metal band Nightwish, founded by her beside Tuomas Holopainen and Erno Vuorinen in 1996, with the first studio album, Angels Fall First, released in November 1, 1997. She was dismissed from the band on 22 October 2005 after nine years, in the end of the Once Upon a Tour. In 2006, Tarja released a Christmas album, Henkäys Ikuisuudesta, with a support classical tour between November 25 and December 26. In 2007, Tarja released My Winter Storm, an album with various styles, including alternative rock and symphonic metal, that sold over 500.000 copies worldwide and with Nightwish sold 5.5 million copies worldwide. The support tour, Storm World Tour, started in November 25, 2007, and ended at London in October 19, 2009, selling out. Tarja is Finland\\\'s most successful singer, with 3 gold awards and 1 platinum award, having been called \\\"the voice of Finland\\\" by Tarja Halonen, the Finnish president. Background information Birth name Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Also known as Tarja, Tarja Turunen Born 17 August 1977 (1977-08-17) (age 32) Origin Kitee, Finland Genres Symphonic rock, symphonic metal, classical, classical crossover Occupations Singer, musician Instruments Vocals soprano lirico-spinto, piano, drums, tranverse flute Years active 1996 – present Labels Universal, Spinefarm, Nuclear Blast, Roadrunner, NEMS Enterprises, Century Media, Drakkar Entertainment Associated acts Nightwish, Beto Vázquez Infinity, Adrián Barilari, Noche Escandinava \\\\\\\"I Walk Alone\\\\\\\" is the first single from the album My Winter Storm by Tarja. It has been released on October 26, 2007 through Universal Music. This song was written by Mattias Lindblom and Anders Wollbeck. It\\\\\\\'s inspired by a musical motif in \\\\\\\"Requiem\\\\\\\" by Mozart. It features a theater atmosphere accompanied by orchestra guitars and Turunen\\\\\\\'s powerful voice.