Nightwish members

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The following is the line-up of Finnish symphonic power metal quintet Nightwish.

Contents 1 Current members 2 Former members 3 Guest appearances

Years	Lineup	Releases
		Studio albums, demos and EPs	Live albums, DVDs and compilations	Singles	Videos
1996	Tuomas Holopainen - Keyboards Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - Guitar, bass Tarja Turunen - Vocals	"Demo" (1996)	-	-	-
1997	Tuomas Holopainen - Keyboards Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - Guitar, bass Tarja Turunen - Vocals Jukka Nevalainen - Drums	"Angels Fall First" (1997)	-	-	-
1998–2001	Tuomas Holopainen - Keyboards Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - Guitar Tarja Turunen - Vocals Jukka Nevalainen - Drums Sami Vänskä - Bass	"Oceanborn" (1998) "Wishmaster" (2000) "Over the Hills and Far Away" (2001)	"Wishmastour 2000" (2000) "From Wishes to Eternity" (2001)	"The Carpenter" (1998) "Sacrament of Wilderness" (1998) "Passion and the Opera" (1998) "Walking in the Air" (1999) "Sleeping Sun (Four Ballads of the Eclipse)" (1999) "The Kinslayer" (2000) "Deep Silent Complete" (2000)	"The Carpenter" (1998) "Sacrament of Wilderness" (1998) "Sleeping Sun" (1999) "Over the Hills and Far Away" (2001)
2001–2005	Tuomas Holopainen - Keyboards Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - Guitar Tarja Turunen - Vocals Jukka Nevalainen - Drums Marco Hietala - Bass, vocals	"Century Child" (2002) "Once" (2004)	"End of Innocence" (2003) "Tales from the Elvenpath" (2004) "Bestwishes" (2005) "Highest Hopes" (2005)	"Ever Dream" (2002) "Bless the Child" (2002) "Nemo" (2004) "Wish I Had an Angel" (2004) "Kuolema tekee taiteilijan" (2005) "The Siren" (2005) "Sleeping Sun" (2005)	"Bless the Child" (2002) "End of All Hope" "Nemo" (2004) "Nemo (With clips from The Cave)" (2004) "Wish I Had an Angel" (2004) "Wish I Had an Angel (With clips from Alone in the Dark)" (2004) "Sleeping Sun 2005" (2005)
2005–2007	Tuomas Holopainen - Keyboards Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - Guitar Jukka Nevalainen - Drums Marco Hietala - Bass, vocals	-	"End of an Era" (2006) This release still featured Tarja Turunen	-	-
2007 -	Tuomas Holopainen - Keyboards Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - Guitar Anette Olzon - Vocals Jukka Nevalainen - Drums Marco Hietala - Bass, vocals	"Dark Passion Play" (2007)	-	"Eva" (2007) "Amaranth" (2007) "Erämaan Viimeinen" (2007) "Bye Bye Beautiful" (2008) "The Islander" (2008)	"While Your Lips Are Still Red" (2007) "Amaranth" (2007) "Bye Bye Beautiful" (2008) "The Islander" (2008)

[edit] Current members

Name	Activity	Instrument	Notes
Tuomas Holopainen	1996 -	Keyboards, composition, vocals on Angels Fall First, backing vocals on Over the Hills and Far Away and Dark Passion Play	Founder of the band.
Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen	1996 -	Guitars, bass on Angels Fall First	---
Jukka Nevalainen	1997 -	Drums	---
Marco Hietala	2001 -	Bass, vocals	Replacement of Sami Vänskä.
Anette Olzon	2007 -	Vocals	Replacement of Tarja Turunen.

[edit] Former members

Name	Activity	Instrument	Notes
Tarja Turunen	1996–2005	Vocals	Kicked out in an open letter after the Once tourings.
Samppa Hirvonen	1997	Bass	Only live. Singer and bassist of Division 19.
Marjaana Pellinen	1997	Backing vocals and second keyboard	Only live.
Sami Vänskä	1998–2001	Bass	Replaced by Marco Hietala.
Tapio Wilska	1998	Deep Male Vocals	Sessonal member on Oceanborn.

[edit] Guest appearances

Years	Name	Albums / songs	Instrument	Other bands
2000 2001	Tapio Wilska	Oceanborn (1998) Over the Hills and Far Away (2001) From Wishes to Eternity (2001)	Vocals	Sethian Finntroll
2000	Sam Hardwick	"Dead Boy's Poem" (2000)	Vocals	---
2000 2001	Tony Kakko	Over the Hills and Far Away (2000) From Wishes to Eternity (2001)	Vocals	Sonata Arctica
2000	Ike Vil	"The Kinslayer" (2000)	Vocals	Babylon Whores
2004 2006	John Two-Hawks	Once (2004) End of an Era (2006)	Vocals Native American flute	John Two-Hawks
2004 2007	London Session Orchestra	Once (2004) Dark Passion Play (2007)	Orchestra	---
2007	Troy Donockley	Dark Passion Play (2007)	Uilleann pipes Tin whistle	---
2007	Nollaig Kasey	Dark Passion Play (2007)	Irish fiddle	---
2007	Senni Eskilinen	Dark Passion Play (2007)	Kantele	---
2007	Jonsu	"Erämaan viimeinen" (2007)	Vocals	Indica

v • d • e Nightwish Tuomas Holopainen | Marco Hietala | Emppu Vuorinen | Jukka Nevalainen | Anette Olzon Tarja Turunen | Sami Vänskä Studio albums & EPs Angels Fall First | Oceanborn | Wishmaster | Over the Hills and Far Away | Century Child | Once | Dark Passion Play Live albums From Wishes to Eternity | End of an Era Demos “Nightwish” | “Angels Fall First (demo)” Compilations Wishmastour 2000 | Tales from the Elvenpath | Bestwishes | Highest Hopes Videos and DVDs From Wishes to Eternity | End of Innocence | End of an Era Documentaries From Wishes to Eternity | End of Innocence | The Making of Nemo | The Making of "Wish I Had an Angel" | A Day Before Tomorrow  | Shooting Some Amaranths  | In Between the Eyes  | The Making of the Islander Singles “The Carpenter” | “Sacrament of Wilderness” | “Passion and the Opera” | “Walking in the Air” | “Sleeping Sun (Four Ballads of the Eclipse)” · “The Kinslayer” | “Deep Silent Complete” | “Ever Dream” | “Bless the Child” | “Nemo” | “Wish I Had an Angel” | “Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan” | “The Siren” | “Sleeping Sun” | “Eva” | “Amaranth” | “Erämaan Viimeinen” | “Bye Bye Beautiful” | "The Islander" Related acts Tarot | Tarja Turunen | Brother Firetribe | Sethian | For My Pain... | Northern Kings | Kotiteollisuus | Timo Rautiainen | Alyson Avenue | Altaria | Barilari | Sinergy Related articles Members | Discography