Nightwish's New Singer: Floor Jansen

[Dagger Dias]

It became official today, Floor Jansen is the new singer in the band Nightwish. They have been without a lead singer since the departure of Anette Olzon in October of last year. Floor had filled in for Anette during part of the Imaginaerum World Tour, and I must admit I had been hoping they would invite her to join permanently. She'll be a great fit for the band.


From their homepage:

Ms. Floor Jansen is a keeper.

Also, we will be a six-piece band from now on, as Mr. Troy Donockley (uilleann pipes, low whistles, vocals) will become a full-time member of NIGHTWISH.

Originally we were going to wait until 2014 to make a decision about the future line-up of the band, but the past year has clearly shown us that Floor and Troy are perfect matching pieces to our puzzle, and we are really grateful of the bond that has grown between all of us. We love you guys.

Tuomas
Marco
Jukka
Emppu


Commented vocalist Floor Jansen: "Words cannot describe what I feel! This union is beyond everything and I cannot tell you how wonderful it is to continue this amazing journey with my new brothers! Once I had a dream…and this is it!!!"


Piper/whistleman, added vocalist Troy Donockley: "`Imaginaerum World Tour´was a revelation to me and in that time, I became aware of a growing unity and then, finally, a transcendence of all the usual nonsense that affects bands. A beautiful process. And since the idea, the musical dream that is NIGHTWISH has been a part of me since before I was born, I am delighted to officially sail into uncharted waters with my brothers and sister. Wondrous scenes Ahoy! "

I'm also excited about the addition of Donockley. The new lineup makes me anticipate their next album all the more. They'll have a tour documentary DVD "Showtime, Storytime" coming out next month and I still need to watch the Imaginaerum film that was released last year based off their album of the same name. I expect great things coming in the future, and this news made my day.

Thoughts on the new lineup, their future, and on the band in general? Any thoughts are welcome, just please stay on topic and within the rules.

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