Her name is Floor Jansen, and she is Dutch, a 6'1" goddess of metal. The band is Finnish, and have been together since 1996, Floor is the 3rd lead singer, having replace Anette Olzon in Oct 2012, so she had only been with the band for 10 months when this was recorded. She replaced Olzon with 48 hours notice, and learned a 15 song set list. And Nailed it. She is one of the most respected singers in the world, and probably the best and most verstatile, and a truely beautiful human being inside and out.
Floor has a formation of classical singing, soprano range, which, among other things, sings rock. It evolves as much in classical as in rock. Just for information. ex. th-cam.com/video/oYzYpQjPOC8/w-d-xo.html
Oh yes... while I was already here. Took me few secs to see watch happening since I've been in the fandom for so long that the hour put to watching reactions and being in Nightwishes reacticide, caught me off guard in this channel to see this. :)
Nightwish : so yeah we are without a singer in the middle of our tour, is there someone to learn the lyrics, fill the gap and be awesome???? Floor : hold my beer 🍻
I don't know if Floor would have said "Hold my beer," because when Tuomas called her, she was scared. And to top it off, her burnout was not yet a month past. Her two biggest fears were: A) "That I would completely fuck up" (Floor Jansen, 'Please Learn the Setlist in 48 Hours'), and B) That she would not fit in with the band, because she's Dutch and a woman. But needless to say, the band -- all of them -- alleviated her fears, and gave her the opportunity to make these epic concerts we love so much.
This is the performance to start with when it comes to Nightwish. I'm a huge fan. The organ thing is for looks! The vocalist is Floor Jansen, she is Dutch, the 3rd and current female lead vocalist of Nightwish, from 2012 on. Tuomas called her and asked if she would join the band mid US tour and cover for the sick vocalist. She had 48 hours to fly to Seattle and learn the set list!!! There rest of the band members here are Finns. They have a 6th member Troy, the multi-instrumentalist, from the UK. Tuomas Holopainen, keys, is the band founder in 1996, leader, mastermind, who composes, writes lyrics to and arranges vast majority of Nightwish songs. Also known as Metal Mozart. Bass, vocals, Marko Hietala, guitar Emppu Vuorinen, drums Jukka Nevalainen, today his friend Kai Hahto due to Jukka's insomnia. I happened to see Tuomas a month ago near Stockmann's. Had to say a few words and thank him for his music. I told him I will tell other fans I met him. He said OK. Afterwords I came to think about a dozen questions I should have asked him. I watch as many Nightwish reaction videos as I can. And they are many! Hi again, always a pleasure to watch you and your videos!
@@WildwoodVagabond The Finnish members are from a small town in eastern Finland near the Russian border called Kitee. It makes it that more special to have so many talented musicians from such a small place, its is just a village really. The bassist and main male vocalist was replaced quite early and recently, the drummer had to step aside for having quite severe insomnia. As a result, eastern Finnish metal scene is quite active, high quality in all areas of production, as one can imagine if one of your "own" makes it big.
@@squidcaps4308 Just yesterday i saw somebody wrote numbers about that Finnland is the country with the most metal bands per resident 😂 Also just in the last weeks i read that even the prime minister was writing a comment about it when Tarja left the band / was fired.
Floor is a soprano, not a mezzo soprano, but a real soprano and she can. She is able to sing anything between growling and soprano inside the very same song, and loud if needed.For me there is, or have ever been so versatile woman. She may not be the very best opera singer, but she sure has one of the most versatile and powerful voices ever recorded.
You've finally met the Queen! Arguably the most powerful female voice in the world. From opera to hard metal and everything in between, you're just scratching the surface of what she's capable of. And subbed for more Nightwish! Live is best - from Wacken 2013 which has ultra hi-quality recording: 1) Storytime, 2) EverDream, 3) Romanticide (harder metal but an example of her jaw-dropping 4-5 octave range at the end), 4) Song of Myself - and all the rest from the same concert is incredible. And there are great operatic vids of her like Phantom of the Opera and so so much more. Anything by Floor Jansen and Nightwish is amazing. :) Glad you've finally discovered Floor. Links: Storytime: th-cam.com/video/pvkYwOJZONU/w-d-xo.html EverDream: th-cam.com/video/YwGSAFarHRg/w-d-xo.html Romanticide: th-cam.com/video/zz_7OCCQlXs/w-d-xo.html Song of Myself: th-cam.com/video/ssRgOhr3Jtk/w-d-xo.html Phantom of the Opera: th-cam.com/video/plCScjvDOJM/w-d-xo.html
Hello and welcome! Thanks for the sub! Also, thank you for the info and links. I plan to do more Nightwish 🥰 and I am looking forward to checking out more of Floor
@@WildwoodVagabond Great and you will found out that there on the one hand the same people, but on the other hand the Nightwish army is growing. Peace and stay safe.
Welcome to the amazing world of Floor Jansen and the rest of Nightwish! As a 63 year old heavy metal/hard rock enthusiast from when I was an 8 year old boy back in 1965...I have listen to practically every group in this genre...and yet, I had never heard of Nightwish until a few months ago. I can tell you this, Nightwish is in its own classification...they have more talent in their band than almost any band I have ever heard! Once you listen to a Nightwish song...you can listen to it over and over again. Yes, Floor Jansen is classically trained...and it shows!! Oh...new Subscriber....and you'll get many more just because the Nightwish Army supports each other! We want to see your channel grow....!
I hear the marching feet of the Nightwish Army!! Thank you for the video. Organ pipes? Yes, but it's only a prop for the keyboard player's setup. Your Finnish Fridays are going to turn into "Nightwish" Fridays. I'm from NJ, btw. lol Next on the list is "Romanticide" live from Wacken 2013. Early warning that most of the requests in these upcoming 10 videos are going to be from this same venue. You are in for a treat. The rabbit hole goes deep, so buckle up and enjoy the ride. Thanks again for the video, reaction and comments. Stay safe and stay blessed. 😊❤🤘🤘
Seems to me the Nightwish Army, Family, Community has found you, Rachel, lovely lady from Texas. This video appeared on NightDreamers' Reacticide on Discord. Like Gabriel would say "You appeared on our radar". Now you have to continue reacting to Nightwish as a member of the family and have one more thing you love about Finland.🇫🇮 Lisää Nightwish reaktiovideoita, kiitos! Esimerkiksi "Ever Dream" Wacken 2013 Official Live, tästä samasta konsertista!
Nightwish army? Strange that all suggestions in Gabriel's comments are into Floor's performances. Looks more like Floor army than Nightwish army to me. Someone alarmed the discord group?
Aurinkohirvi you are right. And as a #Finland focused channel, we might be interested in the ’old stuff’ with Tarja here as Tarja is somewhat of a legend in Finland. So, if I might suggest, we could add a few songs to Gabriel’s list, e.g. Phantom of the Opera, Wishmaster, Everdream (Tarja version), Nemo original video and Sleeping sun etc.
I've seen many of your Finland related videos, but I didn't somehow expect this. But good that you checked Nightwish up. It's one of the greatest things that makes me proud of being Finnish. 😊🇫🇮
3rd time's the charm. I had the pleasure of seeing them live in Tokyo fronted by Floor Jansen, before she was made officially the vocalist of the group. She kicks ass!
welcome to the fantastic musical universe of nightwish band and floor jansen, queen of the stage and goddess of music, WARNING! this band is addictive with an ocean of emotions. theirs are not just songs but works of art! studio versions of their songs are good but the band are at their best live, where their performances are just magically unforgettable! this performance of "ghost love score" is one of the three best performances of the nightwish band, together with "the poet and the pendulum" live in the 2015 concert at the london wembley arena and "the greatest show on earth" live in the 2015 concert in tampere - finland . from this concert (wacken 2013) i suggest you these songs: "song of myself", "storytime" and "ever dream".
Symphonic Metal allows them to take their music in several different directions.. They have the long, epic, multipart full production style songs like this one.. They also have several of the more classic thrash heavy metal style songs, and just about everything in between.. They even have the songs with a bit of a Celtic folk rock vibe going on.. But, no matter when the style they all have those beautiful symphonic elements that make the music so rich and full sounding.. Take your choice, the Nightwish Army loves it all.
Im suprised you were able to live in FInland for four years and NEVER hear about what is probably our single biggest music export! It's about time you discover them! If you ever do annother reaction like this you should check out something with their original finnish singer Tarja Turunen! Pretty much anything from the End of an Era DVD, her last concert with the band
Hello @ Wildwood Vagabond ! Nightwish fans here, your reaction just appeared on our radar.. Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band, performing in 2013 at Wacken Open Air festival, in front of a 82k+ audience. About the instrumental and vocal added parts - it's good to know they recorded their orchestral and vocal back tracks with prestigious institutions as London Philharmonic Orchestra. London's The Metro Voices choir group and London's Young Musicians Children's Choir as their regular partners. From what I understand, you relocated to Finland without knowing that it is the country with the most metal bands per capita in the world. Well, now you know. Welcome among us, the fans of the band! :) Since this is your first Nightwish reaction, it is my duty to give you the short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan who has since passed away (and I am doing this in her memory): " Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a Symphonic Metal band, with a female main singer. They are from Finland. Tuomas Holopainen, the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. Marco Hietala is the Bassist and vocals .And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen . Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrumentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen is the drummer. In 2015 due to Jukka's health issues Kai Hahto became the drummer and as of now is a permanent addition. Nightwish has had three singers. 1st one was Tarja Turunen (Operatic vocals). She was with them until 2005. The 2nd one was Anette Olzon from Sweden (Poppy, strong vocals). She was with them until 2012.The 3rd and current singer is Floor Jansen, from Netherlands (power, operatic, soprano.....most versatile) - you just heard her. There are live concerts that you should use depending on what era. From Wishes to Eternity and End of an Era (Tarja), Montreux Festival live 2012 and Exit Festival (Anette), Live at Wacken 2013, Live at Wembley, Live at Tampere, Vehicle of Spirit, Decades live (Floor). I hope this helps. I want to welcome you to the Nightwish community. I hope you like them enough to continue the journey. Believe me Nightwish will surprise you with their songs. You will never know what to expect. They are unbelievable live. I want to warn you that Nightwish fans are hard core. So be prepared. lol " Hope you'll continue this journey with us, so I'll drop here a list of songs with the current lineup of the band you may like: "Romanticide" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) th-cam.com/video/zz_7OCCQlXs/w-d-xo.html "Storytime" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) th-cam.com/video/pvkYwOJZONU/w-d-xo.html "Ever Dream" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) th-cam.com/video/1Xi4n8dJcF8/w-d-xo.html "Song Of Myself" live at Wacken 2013 (dark/metal) th-cam.com/video/lQu5QjidHWg/w-d-xo.html "Dead Boy's Poem" - live Buenos Aires 2018 (soulful ballad) th-cam.com/video/S8E3L7ggLMM/w-d-xo.html "Ghost River" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) th-cam.com/video/05eitd-EA6I/w-d-xo.html "My Walden" live at Wembley 2015 (celtic / folk) th-cam.com/video/knqeI807ZlY/w-d-xo.html "Sleeping Sun" live at Tampere 2015 (ballad) th-cam.com/video/rsotlzr9wNw/w-d-xo.html "Stargazer" live at Tampere 2015 (operatic vocals / metal) th-cam.com/video/NhEuAPYm_Ug/w-d-xo.html "Slaying The Dreamer" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) th-cam.com/video/wA44tjaP5n0/w-d-xo.html "I Want My Tears Back" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (celtic / folk vibe) th-cam.com/video/TBOdgxjb0kM/w-d-xo.html "Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean" live In Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) th-cam.com/video/t26r_vAYQ0Q/w-d-xo.html "Weak Fantasy" live at Tampere 2015 (dark metal) th-cam.com/video/AN239Pbqbjo/w-d-xo.html "7 Days To The Wolves" live at Wembley 2015 (dark metal) th-cam.com/video/XvsfwAPbWXc/w-d-xo.html And if you want to hear Floor growling :) then try "Yours Is An Empty Hope" live at Wembley 2015 th-cam.com/video/vyLsU7Q333k/w-d-xo.html Last but not the least - they just released their 9th studio album on April 10th named "Human :||: Nature" - just take a peek to their official playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLihZ3gi5Yvzc0pfH2cbNKUUX8o3pb8eVg.html You can also react to Floor Jansen "tapping" other musical genres in Beste Zangers 2019 (TV show from Netherlands) here is a playlist made by Floor herself (start listen it in reverse order..): th-cam.com/play/PL8iSYWeQhlimgUnWw1FDdiJN0msPzqpLo.html To understand better the context of this show you should visit also Jenniezelf's YT channel (En subtitled materials): th-cam.com/users/jenniezelf For entire episodes of the show with En translation, you should check Denise Hofs's DM channel: www.dailymotion.com/xpinkeu/videos Thank you! Waiting for more Nightwish reactions. All the best from RO. Stay safe.
@@MustaLaatta You're right, we are friendly :) and I hope our host understand our enthusiasm for the band as it is, and not as a pressure to comply to some wild expectations..
On the contrary, Floor fan. If there's a poppy singer in Nightwish, it's the CURRENT singer who sings everything with the same soft poppy voice. Anette was a rock singer. Yeah she has a bright voice, but voice colour doesn't make one poppy, you can definately be a rock or metal singer with bright colour voice. It's the attitude and identity, how you sing and what you sing, that identifies you with a genre.
you probably don't believe what's going on here :) welcome to the world of Nightwish. we the nightwish army take you on a journey ... read the comments and trust. . songs by::: wacken 2013 and wembley 2015 and buenos aires 2018. is the right way.and if you hoped for 1000 likes I'm sorry. we can't do that little wait the days it comes :) Greetings Nightwish Army.
I must admit that I never heard about "NightWish" before, maybe because I don't live in Finland or maybe because I'm such a dork. But ThankYou so much Rachel for this.
Kareem, Symphonic Metal isn't mainstream around the world, so you're forgiven :) Floor Jansen the singer wasn't even that well known in the Netherlands till last year.
This is the first time I have visited your channel. I have read that 80,000 folks were at this show. So they were feeling it by the time Nightwish stepped on the stage. Floor gets better and better as the song progresses. Funny that you said she sounds like an opera singer. Her training is in the Lieder Style. Very preceptive on your part. She takes it farther and farther. The entire band is working their bottoms off.
I am a hardrock, metal and thrash guitarrist nad im not a big fan of Symphonic Metal. But Nightwish ..... thats another thing. Amazing band and with Floor ...... one of the kind. More Nightwish reactions please
The "pipes" keyboard screen was inspired by Finnish national composer Jean Sibelius's monument in Helsinki. Nightwish used to play Sibelius's "Finlandia Hymn" as an opening instrumental number on tour. Johanna Kurkela, the wife of Nightwish's keyboardist/ songwriter, is also a successful singer. Her song, "Kuolevainen" is a big favorite of mine.
Y'know, I have a sneaking suspicion that the next six or seven Finnish Fridays will be devoted to Nightwish videos . . . which is definitely a good thing. You've tapped into an amazing band, and joined an equally amazing fan base. This will become apparent as you continue your Nightwish journey. The Nightwish Army is here, ready with help and guidance to our new members. Welcome !
You discovered one of my alltime favorite bands ;p Seen them live, they are awesome! And Floor seems so damn likeable Also you picked a really iconic song! (The NW community is really decent so don't worry about them wreaking havoc here ;] They just are so euphoric about every potential new fan)
Wait, you lived in Finland and have not heard of Nightwish? Thats ... curious. They are literally so big that the Prime Minister had comment on them breaking up with their first singer. And that was over a decade ago, they got bigger since then.
Yeeeeeyyyy! You did it!!!! So happy you did a Nightwish reaction video and that you enjoyed the music! I discovered Nightwish` music back in 1999 when I was 19 years old. They had a different singer then, Tarja. Since then they have become Finlands most popular and well known band, world wide. So about time you listened to them ;) Hope you will do more Nightwish reaction videos in the future, there are many more great live performances from them to pick from! Take care Rachel!
Thank you so much for suggesting this! I’m shocked and glad to have found out about them. I can’t believe I lived in finland four years and never heard of them 😄 I will definitely do more! have a great weekend ❤️
Originally Floor was sent by Allfather Odhinn to Midgard to gather the souls of fallen warriors to Valhalla, but she got distracted and joined a series of bands. However, Floor still gathers souls by her grace, beauty and the sheer power of her vocals. We give thanks for her at our Blots regularly and hope that Odhinn won't notice that she has never returned to Asgard. ALL HAIL THE VALKYRIE GODDESS!!! The Nightwish Army is incoming! You're not ready! Nightwish Army Central Florida Black Company reporting for duty!
🤘🇫🇮 Nightwish army as one from of Nightwish army I hope that our discord members respects this: No matter who or what you listen and who's voice you go throught and whats your final werdict. We visit here to support and appreciate your contribution to symphonic metal music, not to judge please
I'm with that! I'm not part of the Nightwish "army", but I like people experiencing things that I like, and their opinion of it is just fine, even if they don't care for it. Sometimes hearing why someone doesn't like something is very helpful, and listening to why that is helps me grow. I have friends who disagree with me on a bunch o' stuff, and it's beneficial.
As you know finnish... I hope you could react to Marko Hietala - Isäni Ääni official video. Marko is basist in Nightwish. Song is super emotional and is dealing about faterhood and also Markos relationship to his father. There is also english version from the song, but I prefer finnish cause lyrics are more deeper. Siukkista! 😊
You have Kamelot and which has a male lead singer but has had Floor as a guest. Also Simone Simon's of Epica, Elize Ryd of Amaranthe and Alyssa White-Gluz of Arch Enemy
US people who enjoy Nightwish sometimes say that European metal bands are better than the US ones. I do not agree on that; there are also very interesting ones in the US - according to my taste -; you might try to listen to: Kamelot (mentioned by someone else, too), Evanescence, Dream Theater, Redemption (just to mention a few).😉 I like Nightwish a lot ... Hello from Switzerland🎶😉
Welcome to Nightwish. Every song is different but so good! I hope you do more. Let the Nightwish Army guide you ;) btw the intermission is very relaxing and beautiful but does confuse many lol. This was their 13th song in a row - just a little break built in to the set :)
82,000 at that Wacken gig! The pipes are a Wacken stage prop - very suitable for Nightwish! 2:52 "This guy" is Emppu Vuorinen, 5'3", THE Electric Hobbit, - he plays lead and rhythm guitar..... This was their 13th song of the set. If you got some "Pirates of the Caribbean" vibes it is because Hans Zimmer is one of Tuomas Holopainen's (composer, keyboard player) infuences..... Nice Floorgasm!!
Welcome to Floor Jansen, the 6' Valkyrie Goddess of Metal. You've heard about 40% of what she can do. I've heard her sing rock, metal, classical aria, country, lullaby, smooth jazz, pop and musical. I've heard her sing in English, Dutch, German, Finnish, Spanish, Italian and Latin. I've heard her do deathgrowls and hold a D6 for 8 seconds. And I've heard her do all those things live on stage. Sure, there are singers who can do any of the things she does better than her, but there's only one who can do all of them and sound great and convincing doing it all.
From Wiki "Jansen started studying music at the Dutch Rock Academy in 1999, entering the Conservatorium Tilburg three years later. She studied musical theatre and a year of opera." So that is the opera influence. Nightwish is in the symphonic metal genre.
Floor studied rock academy in the Netherlands, then moved on to conservatory for musical theatre and classical singing while keeping her day job as a metal singer. She is a classically trained soprano, not a mezzo, but has more bottom range than a normal soprano. She is also a vocal coach and has decades of experience singing. Floor is probably the best technical and wide ranging female voice on the planet right now... Our Valkyrie... Nightwish Army Belgium
Nightwish is absolutely my favorite band!! They are very humble and there are no stars in this band. Keyboard player and songwriter Tuomas Holopainen is very intelligent and he is a musical genius. I think it reflects Finnish modesty. Music tells all powerful way. I have seen a lot of videos, interviews of them, It was not a fairy tale... All Finns should be proud of this band! Nightwish is not so popular in USA. The promoting international company Nuclear Blast is German. Tuomas Holopainen was an exchange student in USA and good friends there!
Welcome the Nightwish army is coming hold on you are going on a fantastic jouney NW is a Finnish band Floor Jansen the singer is Dutch Troy is from England, the others are from Finland. Greetings from the Netherlands.
Floor Jansen is probably one of the greatest singers in the world right now. Most opera singers can't do what she does. She can switch between head voice, chest voice, mixed voice, belt and growl within the same song. Occasionally she switches in the middle of a line. She uses all of her techniques to serve the emotional message of the song. There's a reason she won the Dutch TV show Beste Zangers ("Best Singers") in 2019.
Nightwish army, UK 🇬🇧 battalion reporting in.... Loved the reaction, you have just been Floored.... A state of mild confusion, extreme awe, open mouthed shock and sudden lack of words... Guys, I think we have a new recruit here🤘🤘 Welcome to the nicest, most helpful and friendliest army in the world.
Nightwish is Finnish pop culture. You will hardly find anyone not knowing them. When the band booted their first vocalist, it escalated to a state affair. The government got involved.
Check out The Greatest Show, also by Nightwish. Watch the live version, from Tampere. The official live video is also amazing, and features Richard Dawkins himself, but the Tampere show is...something very special.
I like your reaction a lot, a good balance between respect and emotion. If you want to grow your channel a bit, just do some more Nightwish reactions lol. Here are some songs to react to, or to listen to in your free time. If you like heavier stuff (don't listen to that myself too often, so not a lot of recommendations): - Devil and the deep dark ocean - Yours is an empty hope (floor (lead vocalist) growls here!) - Romanticide If you like calmer music: - From their new album: everything except Pan, Tribal and Noise - The islander live at Tampere (the bassist sings there!) - Everdream (fast paced but not very heavy) - Elan (live at buenos aires) - Edema Ruh - Our decades in the sun - Alpenglow I've recently fallen in love with this band, their musical talent is great and the songwriting is phenomenal (especially their two longest songs, The poet and the pendulum and The greatest show on earth, they are emotional rollercoasters and have interesting backstories). I hope you'll love them as much as we do, they really are a treasure imo :) Stay safe, greetings from the Netherlands!
Love your reaction!!! So many Nightwish "Live" songs that you will absolutely love!!!! Storytime, Song of Myself, Ever Dream to start from the same concert!!!!
Excellent reaction, lovely lady. To fully appreciate the divine voice of the Valkyrie Goddess of Metal Floor (derived from the Roman Goddess of Spring Flora ) it is best to listen. That way, the " Floorgasm" hits you fully. Enjoy the Goddess and her Brothers. ..
For your finnish fridays you have enough Nightwish songs to choose from. But if you want to react to another finnish talented band for a change, I recommend WINTERSUN (Sons of Winter and Stars - Live rehearsals at Sonic Pump Studios).The drummer is now with Nightwish. Also absolutely awesome! Greetings from Switzerland.
In addition to the TV show Beste Zangers which is a Dutch production, (Phantom of the Opera with Henk Poort is the one to watch) I'm surprised that I didn't see 'The Greatest Show on Earth' live at Tampere mentioned. Talk about epic. It was also a special event for Floor, as her parents were in attendance.
Hello! Another Nightwish fan here. Great Reaction. Will second the recommendations of "Captain Salt" below on what to watch next. My comment: funny that you are in Finland and never heard of them? After Floor joined the band, she started to study Finnish and lived briefly in Finland; she is Dutch and now lives in Sweden with her husband (from band Sabaton) and 3-year old daughter. My favorite current Finnish export: you have the best looking Prime Minister in Sanna Marin! I always listen to her press conferences if it is in English so I can follow along. I hope everyone over there is happy with what she is doing -- we're all a little bit unhappy with the Covid-19 situation. Keep well!
Thank You for the video. It was the first time for me too when I saw this video.Vaikka olen suomalainen. Great band, great performance and great singer!
I think it was 2018 when dozens of youtubers started reacting to Nightwish and their channels blew up. That had probably something to do with how reaction channels are so popular nowadays. Ghost Love Score is Floor's signature song even though it was released eight years before she joined the band. This performance is from Wacken Open Air in Germany, the biggest metal festival in the world with daily audience of 80 000. Before this concert in 2013 most Nightwish fans were still missing the original singer Tarja who was fired from the band in 2005. Nearly every song in this gig is amazing but Love Score is where people usually start when they are introduced to the band. Nightwish is the most successful Finnish band worldwide, having sold over 9 million albums.
I wouldn't have associated you to metal but they have wide variety of songs and the theatrical or operatic expression gives them its own flair. As you probably knew, Finland is very much rock and metal country, at least what comes to 30-60 year olds. Younger ones listen to rap and electric music and older schlager and tango.
to me there's only one singer in nightwish and it's tarja turunen, sometimes when success happens, people forget what is a reason for that. when I first time heard tarja singing in nummirock, I felt it in my skin, play sleeping sun, and go standing middle of Finnish summer by the lake, do you feel it? Finnish metal crawling in your veins :)
I thought Turunen could never be replaced. I was sure there'd be nothing new from Nightwish I'd really enjoy while Olzon was their singer. Until they found Jansen...
🤘🤘❤🤘🤘😁✌🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 My all time favorite band!!!! New sub so Hello from Northern California!!!! Hope you're staying safe and well!!!!! If you continue down this rabbit hole I recommend Everdream also from this Wacken Open Air 2013 show!!!! 😉
The lead singer is Dutch also lately a ton of Netherlands groups and singers making headway like Epica with Simone Simons who actually have a song that Floor Jansen(Nightwish) guest stars on Epica Sancta Terra Featuring Floor Jansen another awesome Dutch group won The Voice of Holland in 2015 they go by Og3ne(Oh Jean) check out Og3ne Home Isolation from covid video Disney Medley these sisters are awesome 2 are fraternal twins Amy(reddish brown hair) and Shelley(Brunette)one of which was born with one lung and her heart on the wrong side.(Amy) their older sister Lisa(Blonde). During covid Amy was high risk so to perform they made videos on their phones seperately the most famous being a cover of Queens Bohemian Rhapsody that Queen shared on their official Instagram page.
This video shows what happens when you're scared and afraid, and still plunge ahead, giving something your all. I say this in the context that when this concert happened, Floor hadn't yet been with the band for a full year -- and at the same time, had not yet been out of her burnout for a full year. Floor is the living embodiment of, "You never know what you can do, until you put your mind to it and simply try." We should all be so lucky.
Hi, greetings from Finland... I hav watched your finnish video stuff earlier... but now NW !!! Kiitos. next and nomatter how many NW video you do, just a hint... Speak finnish at least a word or two every video.. I know you can hadle it. There is SO MANY NW fans who wants to learn finnish ;)
great reaction thanx. finish radio rock play nightwish more than 7 times a day,they play tarja,anette and floor nightwish songs every day.(very good radio rock). thanx and have great day there.
Her name is Floor Jansen, and she is Dutch, a 6'1" goddess of metal. The band is Finnish, and have been together since 1996, Floor is the 3rd lead singer, having replace Anette Olzon in Oct 2012, so she had only been with the band for 10 months when this was recorded. She replaced Olzon with 48 hours notice, and learned a 15 song set list. And Nailed it. She is one of the most respected singers in the world, and probably the best and most verstatile, and a truely beautiful human being inside and out.
She is not an opera singer who sings metal songs. She is a metal singer who also sings opera. Classical, pop, whatever. She is just that versatile
Floor is the singers vocalist...there is not a genre she cannot do with ease...simply amazing
Floor is actually a voice coach.
- Floor, are you an opera singer or a metal singer?
- Yes.
@@GaboObando Not any more
Floor has a formation of classical singing, soprano range, which, among other things, sings rock. It evolves as much in classical as in rock. Just for information. ex. th-cam.com/video/oYzYpQjPOC8/w-d-xo.html
Be prepared to a huge wave of Nightwish fans here :D
We are here
@@raunorepomies8621 We are here !
Haha 😄 Welcome!
@@WildwoodVagabond Warm thanks to you :)
Oh yes... while I was already here. Took me few secs to see watch happening since I've been in the fandom for so long that the hour put to watching reactions and being in Nightwishes reacticide, caught me off guard in this channel to see this. :)
Nightwish : so yeah we are without a singer in the middle of our tour, is there someone to learn the lyrics, fill the gap and be awesome????
Floor : hold my beer 🍻
"Please learn the set-list in 48 hours."
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I don't know if Floor would have said "Hold my beer," because when Tuomas called her, she was scared. And to top it off, her burnout was not yet a month past.
Her two biggest fears were: A) "That I would completely fuck up" (Floor Jansen, 'Please Learn the Setlist in 48 Hours'), and B) That she would not fit in with the band, because she's Dutch and a woman.
But needless to say, the band -- all of them -- alleviated her fears, and gave her the opportunity to make these epic concerts we love so much.
"Hold my mead"
Amen!!!!!!
This is the performance to start with when it comes to Nightwish. I'm a huge fan. The organ thing is for looks! The vocalist is Floor Jansen, she is Dutch, the 3rd and current female lead vocalist of Nightwish, from 2012 on. Tuomas called her and asked if she would join the band mid US tour and cover for the sick vocalist. She had 48 hours to fly to Seattle and learn the set list!!!
There rest of the band members here are Finns. They have a 6th member Troy, the multi-instrumentalist, from the UK.
Tuomas Holopainen, keys, is the band founder in 1996, leader, mastermind, who composes, writes lyrics to and arranges vast majority of Nightwish songs. Also known as Metal Mozart.
Bass, vocals, Marko Hietala, guitar Emppu Vuorinen, drums Jukka Nevalainen, today his friend Kai Hahto due to Jukka's insomnia.
I happened to see Tuomas a month ago near Stockmann's. Had to say a few words and thank him for his music. I told him I will tell other fans I met him. He said OK. Afterwords I came to think about a dozen questions I should have asked him. I watch as many Nightwish reaction videos as I can. And they are many!
Hi again, always a pleasure to watch you and your videos!
Makes sense! It looked very interesting. They are all incredibly talented. I liked it a lot!
@@WildwoodVagabond The Finnish members are from a small town in eastern Finland near the Russian border called Kitee. It makes it that more special to have so many talented musicians from such a small place, its is just a village really. The bassist and main male vocalist was replaced quite early and recently, the drummer had to step aside for having quite severe insomnia. As a result, eastern Finnish metal scene is quite active, high quality in all areas of production, as one can imagine if one of your "own" makes it big.
@@squidcaps4308 Just yesterday i saw somebody wrote numbers about that Finnland is the country with the most metal bands per resident 😂
Also just in the last weeks i read that even the prime minister was writing a comment about it when Tarja left the band / was fired.
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Please learn the setlist in 48h...
Floor is a soprano, not a mezzo soprano, but a real soprano and she can. She is able to sing anything between growling and soprano inside the very same song, and loud if needed.For me there is, or have ever been so versatile woman. She may not be the very best opera singer, but she sure has one of the most versatile and powerful voices ever recorded.
Finlands export product number 1:
Nightwish.
haha 😄
No joke. This is Finnish folk music.
All I need for deserted island is back catalogue of Nightwish and some good salmiakki. And why not a barrel or two of some fine salmiakkikossu.
Does sweden has anything else to export? :D
@@robjacobs1988 Dark Funeral!
You've finally met the Queen! Arguably the most powerful female voice in the world. From opera to hard metal and everything in between, you're just scratching the surface of what she's capable of. And subbed for more Nightwish! Live is best - from Wacken 2013 which has ultra hi-quality recording: 1) Storytime, 2) EverDream, 3) Romanticide (harder metal but an example of her jaw-dropping 4-5 octave range at the end), 4) Song of Myself - and all the rest from the same concert is incredible. And there are great operatic vids of her like Phantom of the Opera and so so much more. Anything by Floor Jansen and Nightwish is amazing. :) Glad you've finally discovered Floor.
Links:
Storytime: th-cam.com/video/pvkYwOJZONU/w-d-xo.html
EverDream: th-cam.com/video/YwGSAFarHRg/w-d-xo.html
Romanticide: th-cam.com/video/zz_7OCCQlXs/w-d-xo.html
Song of Myself: th-cam.com/video/ssRgOhr3Jtk/w-d-xo.html
Phantom of the Opera: th-cam.com/video/plCScjvDOJM/w-d-xo.html
Hello and welcome! Thanks for the sub! Also, thank you for the info and links. I plan to do more Nightwish 🥰 and I am looking forward to checking out more of Floor
@@WildwoodVagabond Great and you will found out that there on the one hand the same people, but on the other hand the Nightwish army is growing. Peace and stay safe.
Yes! The Wacken 2013 had great production team 👍🏼👍🏼
Welcome to the amazing world of Floor Jansen and the rest of Nightwish! As a 63 year old heavy metal/hard rock enthusiast from when I was an 8 year old boy back in 1965...I have listen to practically every group in this genre...and yet, I had never heard of Nightwish until a few months ago. I can tell you this, Nightwish is in its own classification...they have more talent in their band than almost any band I have ever heard! Once you listen to a Nightwish song...you can listen to it over and over again.
Yes, Floor Jansen is classically trained...and it shows!!
Oh...new Subscriber....and you'll get many more just because the Nightwish Army supports each other! We want to see your channel grow....!
So cool! Thank you and welcome to my channel. Much love to you ❤️
I hear the marching feet of the Nightwish Army!!
Thank you for the video.
Organ pipes? Yes, but it's only a prop for the keyboard player's setup.
Your Finnish Fridays are going to turn into "Nightwish" Fridays. I'm from NJ, btw. lol
Next on the list is "Romanticide" live from Wacken 2013.
Early warning that most of the requests in these upcoming 10 videos are going to be from this same venue.
You are in for a treat. The rabbit hole goes deep, so buckle up and enjoy the ride.
Thanks again for the video, reaction and comments. Stay safe and stay blessed. 😊❤🤘🤘
Welcome to the Nightwish Army!!!! YOU ARE NOT READY FOR THIS!!!!!!!!!!
Ppl hearin Nightwish for the first time - it is never boring
Seems to me the Nightwish Army, Family, Community has found you, Rachel, lovely lady from Texas. This video appeared on NightDreamers' Reacticide on Discord. Like Gabriel would say "You appeared on our radar".
Now you have to continue reacting to Nightwish as a member of the family and have one more thing you love about Finland.🇫🇮
Lisää Nightwish reaktiovideoita, kiitos! Esimerkiksi "Ever Dream" Wacken 2013 Official Live, tästä samasta konsertista!
Haha awesome!! Thanks for the suggestions ❤️
Nightwish army? Strange that all suggestions in Gabriel's comments are into Floor's performances. Looks more like Floor army than Nightwish army to me. Someone alarmed the discord group?
Aurinkohirvi you are right. And as a #Finland focused channel, we might be interested in the ’old stuff’ with Tarja here as Tarja is somewhat of a legend in Finland. So, if I might suggest, we could add a few songs to Gabriel’s list, e.g. Phantom of the Opera, Wishmaster, Everdream (Tarja version), Nemo original video and Sleeping sun etc.
@@frankmcfrank392 I already made suggestions for Swanheart and Wishmaster, as Rachel said she would like to listen Tarja too. So, go ahead, I second.
@@frankmcfrank392 I like the idea also 👍
I've seen many of your Finland related videos, but I didn't somehow expect this. But good that you checked Nightwish up. It's one of the greatest things that makes me proud of being Finnish. 😊🇫🇮
I can see why! They’re extremely talented! Have a great weekend ❤️✌🏼
@@WildwoodVagabond Thanks! You too! 😊
Annukka Parjanen Nightwish really is one the greatest things that makes me also proud of being Finnish!
@@leenalaine325 bETTER ambassador
As an American, Nightwish has led me to want to learn more about Finland. What a beautiful and wonderful country Finland is!!!
I love watching people begin their Nightwish journey. You’ve only scratched the surface my dear! Enjoy!
It's ok to be dicing onions while witnessing this masterpiece , I did for the first 100 times I saw this.
3rd time's the charm. I had the pleasure of seeing them live in Tokyo fronted by Floor Jansen, before she was made officially the vocalist of the group. She kicks ass!
That’s awesome! I bet it was pretty amazing 😃
@@WildwoodVagabond Indeed it was! It was a festival dedicated to Finnish metal music, so there were other famous bands as well.
welcome to the fantastic musical universe of nightwish band and floor jansen, queen of the stage and goddess of music, WARNING! this band is addictive with an ocean of emotions.
theirs are not just songs but works of art! studio versions of their songs are good but the band are at their best live, where their performances are just magically unforgettable!
this performance of "ghost love score" is one of the three best performances of the nightwish band, together with "the poet and the pendulum" live in the 2015 concert at the london wembley arena and "the greatest show on earth" live in the 2015 concert in tampere - finland
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from this concert (wacken 2013) i suggest you these songs: "song of myself", "storytime" and "ever dream".
Thank you for sharing and for the suggestions ❤️
Symphonic Metal allows them to take their music in several different directions.. They have the long, epic, multipart full production style songs like this one.. They also have several of the more classic thrash heavy metal style songs, and just about everything in between.. They even have the songs with a bit of a Celtic folk rock vibe going on.. But, no matter when the style they all have those beautiful symphonic elements that make the music so rich and full sounding.. Take your choice, the Nightwish Army loves it all.
WELCOME TO THE BIGGEST FAMILY ON THIS PLANET , THE NIGHTWISH ARMY .
☺️❤️
Im suprised you were able to live in FInland for four years and NEVER hear about what is probably our single biggest music export! It's about time you discover them! If you ever do annother reaction like this you should check out something with their original finnish singer Tarja Turunen! Pretty much anything from the End of an Era DVD, her last concert with the band
I know! Why didn’t anyone tell me about this? 😄 I will check it out! Thank you
I think that is only Radio Rock playing Nightwish. YleX does not have NW on playlist.
martti partanen Yes they have it on their playlist sometimes. And radio City plays Nightwish a lot too. And Nova also sometimes.
@@marttipartanen9805 Ylex have at least How´s your heart in playlist.
@@nervanderi Ok Hyvä juttu. I mean cool.
The organ thing is just a fiberglass stage prop, the keyboards Tuomas plays are Korg synthizers
Hello @ Wildwood Vagabond ! Nightwish fans here, your reaction just appeared on our radar..
Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band, performing in 2013 at Wacken Open Air festival, in front of a 82k+ audience.
About the instrumental and vocal added parts - it's good to know they recorded their orchestral and vocal back tracks with prestigious institutions as London Philharmonic Orchestra. London's The Metro Voices choir group and London's Young Musicians Children's Choir as their regular partners.
From what I understand, you relocated to Finland without knowing that it is the country with the most metal bands per capita in the world. Well, now you know. Welcome among us, the fans of the band! :)
Since this is your first Nightwish reaction, it is my duty to give you the short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan who has since passed away (and I am doing this in her memory):
" Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a Symphonic Metal band, with a female main singer. They are from Finland.
Tuomas Holopainen, the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. Marco Hietala is the Bassist and vocals .And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen . Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrumentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen is the drummer. In 2015 due to Jukka's health issues Kai Hahto became the drummer and as of now is a permanent addition.
Nightwish has had three singers. 1st one was Tarja Turunen (Operatic vocals). She was with them until 2005. The 2nd one was Anette Olzon from Sweden (Poppy, strong vocals). She was with them until 2012.The 3rd and current singer is Floor Jansen, from Netherlands (power, operatic, soprano.....most versatile) - you just heard her.
There are live concerts that you should use depending on what era. From Wishes to Eternity and End of an Era (Tarja), Montreux Festival live 2012 and Exit Festival (Anette), Live at Wacken 2013, Live at Wembley, Live at Tampere, Vehicle of Spirit, Decades live (Floor). I hope this helps.
I want to welcome you to the Nightwish community. I hope you like them enough to continue the journey. Believe me Nightwish will surprise you with their songs. You will never know what to expect. They are unbelievable live. I want to warn you that Nightwish fans are hard core. So be prepared. lol "
Hope you'll continue this journey with us, so I'll drop here a list of songs with the current lineup of the band you may like:
"Romanticide" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) th-cam.com/video/zz_7OCCQlXs/w-d-xo.html
"Storytime" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) th-cam.com/video/pvkYwOJZONU/w-d-xo.html
"Ever Dream" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) th-cam.com/video/1Xi4n8dJcF8/w-d-xo.html
"Song Of Myself" live at Wacken 2013 (dark/metal) th-cam.com/video/lQu5QjidHWg/w-d-xo.html
"Dead Boy's Poem" - live Buenos Aires 2018 (soulful ballad) th-cam.com/video/S8E3L7ggLMM/w-d-xo.html
"Ghost River" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) th-cam.com/video/05eitd-EA6I/w-d-xo.html
"My Walden" live at Wembley 2015 (celtic / folk) th-cam.com/video/knqeI807ZlY/w-d-xo.html
"Sleeping Sun" live at Tampere 2015 (ballad) th-cam.com/video/rsotlzr9wNw/w-d-xo.html
"Stargazer" live at Tampere 2015 (operatic vocals / metal) th-cam.com/video/NhEuAPYm_Ug/w-d-xo.html
"Slaying The Dreamer" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) th-cam.com/video/wA44tjaP5n0/w-d-xo.html
"I Want My Tears Back" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (celtic / folk vibe) th-cam.com/video/TBOdgxjb0kM/w-d-xo.html
"Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean" live In Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) th-cam.com/video/t26r_vAYQ0Q/w-d-xo.html
"Weak Fantasy" live at Tampere 2015 (dark metal) th-cam.com/video/AN239Pbqbjo/w-d-xo.html
"7 Days To The Wolves" live at Wembley 2015 (dark metal) th-cam.com/video/XvsfwAPbWXc/w-d-xo.html
And if you want to hear Floor growling :) then try "Yours Is An Empty Hope" live at Wembley 2015 th-cam.com/video/vyLsU7Q333k/w-d-xo.html
Last but not the least - they just released their 9th studio album on April 10th named "Human :||: Nature" - just take a peek to their official playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLihZ3gi5Yvzc0pfH2cbNKUUX8o3pb8eVg.html
You can also react to Floor Jansen "tapping" other musical genres in Beste Zangers 2019 (TV show from Netherlands) here is a playlist made by Floor herself (start listen it in reverse order..): th-cam.com/play/PL8iSYWeQhlimgUnWw1FDdiJN0msPzqpLo.html
To understand better the context of this show you should visit also Jenniezelf's YT channel (En subtitled materials): th-cam.com/users/jenniezelf
For entire episodes of the show with En translation, you should check Denise Hofs's DM channel: www.dailymotion.com/xpinkeu/videos
Thank you! Waiting for more Nightwish reactions. All the best from RO. Stay safe.
Wow! That’s amazing! Thank you so much for sharing all this information and giving me leads on some more songs! I can definitely do more. ❤️✌🏼
🤘🇫🇮 online I hope she does not scare our invade... Keep it cool, please - she has life outside YT...
@@MustaLaatta You're right, we are friendly :) and I hope our host understand our enthusiasm for the band as it is, and not as a pressure to comply to some wild expectations..
On the contrary, Floor fan. If there's a poppy singer in Nightwish, it's the CURRENT singer who sings everything with the same soft poppy voice. Anette was a rock singer. Yeah she has a bright voice, but voice colour doesn't make one poppy, you can definately be a rock or metal singer with bright colour voice. It's the attitude and identity, how you sing and what you sing, that identifies you with a genre.
And I've been in this channel since start, I didn't follow Nightwish here.
Nigthwish from Finland, Floor Jansen from The Netherlands, a match made in Valhalla, and a gift from Odin to earth. 🤟🤟🤟
Oh my, what a treat to get to see you reacting to Nightwish!! 🤩
you probably don't believe what's going on here :) welcome to the world of Nightwish. we the nightwish army take you on a journey ... read the comments and trust. .
songs by::: wacken 2013 and wembley 2015 and buenos aires 2018. is the right way.and if you hoped for 1000 likes I'm sorry. we can't do that little wait the days it comes :)
Greetings Nightwish Army.
Thank you! Greetings from Texas!
dont forget Tampere 2015 :)
Nightwish army incomming here ....Nightwish is a Symfonic metal band.....totally awsome that you found Nightwish my favorite band
Haha that’s so funny! To be honest I tested up in the beginning but I was trying to hold it back. I’ll check out more!
@@WildwoodVagabond
Still seeing only Floor army here....
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Awesome! Thank you! Much love from Texas ❤️❤️
@@WildwoodVagabond ❤️❤️❤️
I must admit that I never heard about "NightWish" before, maybe because I don't live in Finland or maybe because I'm such a dork. But ThankYou so much Rachel for this.
Kareem, Symphonic Metal isn't mainstream around the world, so you're forgiven :) Floor Jansen the singer wasn't even that well known in the Netherlands till last year.
@@xXTheoLinuxXx But still they have filled arenas in many parts of the world.
Thanks is for watching Kareem! ❤️
congratulations. you just discovered the best band in the world. greetings from germany.
Greetings from Texas ❤️✌🏼
82,000 people at that concert in Germany. Floor controls them with her hands and arms. And they love her for it!.
This band is so different, it gives emotion, deep feeling every song.
I’m looking forward to hearing more!
This is the first time I have visited your channel. I have read that 80,000 folks were at this show. So they were feeling it by the time Nightwish stepped on the stage. Floor gets better and better as the song progresses. Funny that you said she sounds like an opera singer. Her training is in the Lieder Style. Very preceptive on your part. She takes it farther and farther. The entire band is working their bottoms off.
I am a hardrock, metal and thrash guitarrist nad im not a big fan of Symphonic Metal.
But Nightwish ..... thats another thing. Amazing band and with Floor ...... one of the kind.
More Nightwish reactions please
I’m not a symphonic metal fan either but I am now a fan of Nightwish. I can’t get it out of my head lol. I plan to do more! Thank you ☺️
That constant knocking at your door? Members of The Nightwish Army reporting for duty.
Haha 😂
The "pipes" keyboard screen was inspired by Finnish national composer Jean Sibelius's monument in Helsinki. Nightwish used to play Sibelius's "Finlandia Hymn" as an opening instrumental number on tour. Johanna Kurkela, the wife of Nightwish's keyboardist/ songwriter, is also a successful singer. Her song, "Kuolevainen" is a big favorite of mine.
She is talented, ofc, but besides the talent, she is well TRAINED to gain such a stunning techniqe
Y'know, I have a sneaking suspicion that the next six or seven Finnish Fridays will be devoted to Nightwish videos . . . which is definitely a good thing. You've tapped into an amazing band, and joined an equally amazing fan base. This will become apparent as you continue your Nightwish journey. The Nightwish Army is here, ready with help and guidance to our new members. Welcome !
Thank you! Welcome to my channel
You discovered one of my alltime favorite bands ;p Seen them live, they are awesome! And Floor seems so damn likeable
Also you picked a really iconic song!
(The NW community is really decent so don't worry about them wreaking havoc here ;] They just are so euphoric about every potential new fan)
I was there in 2013.... what a great performance.
That ending gives me goosebumps every time!💜💜💜
Wait, you lived in Finland and have not heard of Nightwish? Thats ... curious.
They are literally so big that the Prime Minister had comment on them breaking up with their first singer.
And that was over a decade ago, they got bigger since then.
Yeeeeeyyyy! You did it!!!! So happy you did a Nightwish reaction video and that you enjoyed the music! I discovered Nightwish` music back in 1999 when I was 19 years old. They had a different singer then, Tarja. Since then they have become Finlands most popular and well known band, world wide. So about time you listened to them ;) Hope you will do more Nightwish reaction videos in the future, there are many more great live performances from them to pick from! Take care Rachel!
Thank you so much for suggesting this! I’m shocked and glad to have found out about them. I can’t believe I lived in finland four years and never heard of them 😄 I will definitely do more! have a great weekend ❤️
So SICK!! Man, this was so powerful... my ears are bleeding... joy!
You and Rachel should do a reaction video together!! :D
tragedienne1 we were just talking about that too!
Originally Floor was sent by Allfather Odhinn to Midgard to gather the souls of fallen warriors to Valhalla, but she
got distracted and joined a series of bands. However, Floor still gathers souls by her grace, beauty and the sheer power
of her vocals.
We give thanks for her at our Blots regularly and hope that Odhinn won't notice that she has never returned to Asgard.
ALL HAIL THE VALKYRIE GODDESS!!!
The Nightwish Army is incoming! You're not ready!
Nightwish Army Central Florida Black Company reporting for duty!
🤘🇫🇮 Nightwish army as one from of Nightwish army I hope that our discord members respects this: No matter who or what you listen and who's voice you go throught and whats your final werdict. We visit here to support and appreciate your contribution to symphonic metal music, not to judge please
Pretty epic stuff 😃🤩
I'm with that! I'm not part of the Nightwish "army", but I like people experiencing things that I like, and their opinion of it is just fine, even if they don't care for it. Sometimes hearing why someone doesn't like something is very helpful, and listening to why that is helps me grow. I have friends who disagree with me on a bunch o' stuff, and it's beneficial.
I just love your reactions. Love from Sweden.
As you know finnish... I hope you could react to Marko Hietala - Isäni Ääni official video. Marko is basist in Nightwish. Song is super emotional and is dealing about faterhood and also Markos relationship to his father. There is also english version from the song, but I prefer finnish cause lyrics are more deeper. Siukkista! 😊
That would be interesting! Thanks for the suggestion. ❤️
I don't speak a word of Finnish and I would choose the Finnish versions myself :)
Thank you for the good music from Wacken- near Hamburg/Germany. 80.000 Hardrock-Fans 2013 in Wacken. And 2022 sold out.
In answer to your question about the organ, it's just a set prop, the keyboards he uses are by Korg but I couldn't tell you which model.
its hard to find any similar kind of band in USA.. few female singers gets close, but when its about whole band...nope
I agree!
Texan here... I agree!
Nobody delivers the emotion like Floor does. One of a kind.
You have Kamelot and which has a male lead singer but has had Floor as a guest. Also Simone Simon's of Epica, Elize Ryd of Amaranthe and Alyssa White-Gluz of Arch Enemy
US people who enjoy Nightwish sometimes say that European metal bands are better than the US ones. I do not agree on that; there are also very interesting ones in the US - according to my taste -; you might try to listen to: Kamelot (mentioned by someone else, too), Evanescence, Dream Theater, Redemption (just to mention a few).😉
I like Nightwish a lot ...
Hello from Switzerland🎶😉
Enjoy this wild journey with Nightwish! You won't forget it...ever! Sweet reaction....loved your emotional response to Nightiwish!
Welcome to Nightwish.
Every song is different but so good! I hope you do more.
Let the Nightwish Army guide you ;)
btw the intermission is very relaxing and beautiful but does confuse many lol. This was their 13th song in a row - just a little break built in to the set :)
Love seeing people discover Nightwish
All ❤️ from TX
You have just dipped your toe into the nightwish ocean.
Love the out takes. 😆
Haha... it seems a portal has been opened 😂 thanks btw
82,000 at that Wacken gig! The pipes are a Wacken stage prop - very suitable for Nightwish! 2:52 "This guy" is Emppu Vuorinen, 5'3", THE Electric Hobbit, - he plays lead and rhythm guitar..... This was their 13th song of the set. If you got some "Pirates of the Caribbean" vibes it is because Hans Zimmer is one of Tuomas Holopainen's (composer, keyboard player) infuences..... Nice Floorgasm!!
Welcome to Floor Jansen, the 6' Valkyrie Goddess of Metal. You've heard about 40% of what she can do. I've heard her sing rock, metal, classical aria, country, lullaby, smooth jazz, pop and musical. I've heard her sing in English, Dutch, German, Finnish, Spanish, Italian and Latin. I've heard her do deathgrowls and hold a D6 for 8 seconds. And I've heard her do all those things live on stage. Sure, there are singers who can do any of the things she does better than her, but there's only one who can do all of them and sound great and convincing doing it all.
From Wiki
"Jansen started studying music at the Dutch Rock Academy in 1999, entering the Conservatorium Tilburg three years later. She studied musical theatre and a year of opera." So that is the opera influence. Nightwish is in the symphonic metal genre.
Thank you for sharing!
Floor studied rock academy in the Netherlands, then moved on to conservatory for musical theatre and classical singing while keeping her day job as a metal singer. She is a classically trained soprano, not a mezzo, but has more bottom range than a normal soprano. She is also a vocal coach and has decades of experience singing. Floor is probably the best technical and wide ranging female voice on the planet right now... Our Valkyrie... Nightwish Army Belgium
That’s amazing! Thanks for sharing
Nightwish is absolutely my favorite band!! They are very humble and there are no stars in this band. Keyboard player and songwriter Tuomas Holopainen is very intelligent and he is a musical genius. I think it reflects Finnish modesty. Music tells all powerful way. I have seen a lot of videos, interviews of them, It was not a fairy tale... All Finns should be proud of this band!
Nightwish is not so popular in USA. The promoting international company Nuclear Blast is German. Tuomas Holopainen was an exchange student in USA and good friends there!
Welcome the Nightwish army is coming hold on you are going on a fantastic jouney NW is a Finnish band Floor Jansen the singer is Dutch Troy is from England, the others are from Finland. Greetings from the Netherlands.
Awesome! Thanks 😊 greetings from Texas!
You just experienced "Floorplay" and your first "Floorgasm." Welcome to the light. \m/ \m/
Floor Jansen is probably one of the greatest singers in the world right now. Most opera singers can't do what she does. She can switch between head voice, chest voice, mixed voice, belt and growl within the same song. Occasionally she switches in the middle of a line. She uses all of her techniques to serve the emotional message of the song.
There's a reason she won the Dutch TV show Beste Zangers ("Best Singers") in 2019.
You reacting to Nightwish. Nice way to start my weekend. Hugs from Finland.
Haha sweet! I hope you have a good weekend! Hugs from Texas
Nightwish army, UK 🇬🇧 battalion reporting in.... Loved the reaction, you have just been Floored.... A state of mild confusion, extreme awe, open mouthed shock and sudden lack of words...
Guys, I think we have a new recruit here🤘🤘
Welcome to the nicest, most helpful and friendliest army in the world.
Nightwish is Finnish pop culture. You will hardly find anyone not knowing them. When the band booted their first vocalist, it escalated to a state affair. The government got involved.
Wow! That’s cool
Check out The Greatest Show, also by Nightwish. Watch the live version, from Tampere. The official live video is also amazing, and features Richard Dawkins himself, but the Tampere show is...something very special.
I like your reaction a lot, a good balance between respect and emotion. If you want to grow your channel a bit, just do some more Nightwish reactions lol. Here are some songs to react to, or to listen to in your free time.
If you like heavier stuff (don't listen to that myself too often, so not a lot of recommendations):
- Devil and the deep dark ocean
- Yours is an empty hope (floor (lead vocalist) growls here!)
- Romanticide
If you like calmer music:
- From their new album: everything except Pan, Tribal and Noise
- The islander live at Tampere (the bassist sings there!)
- Everdream (fast paced but not very heavy)
- Elan (live at buenos aires)
- Edema Ruh
- Our decades in the sun
- Alpenglow
I've recently fallen in love with this band, their musical talent is great and the songwriting is phenomenal (especially their two longest songs, The poet and the pendulum and The greatest show on earth, they are emotional rollercoasters and have interesting backstories). I hope you'll love them as much as we do, they really are a treasure imo :)
Stay safe, greetings from the Netherlands!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing and for the suggestions! Greetings from Texas
Yes yes👍 Some time ago i thought that u should do this😀 Thanks Rachael👍✌
Lol you’re welcome! 🥰 have a great weekend!
@@WildwoodVagabond Great weekend you too! And how about Nightwish Storytime or Ever Dream Wacken 2013 next😊✌
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Okeiiii lol I will consider! I really appreciate your suggestions. Thank you ❤️✌🏼😀
The pipe that are in front of the keyboard player are actually just props. but you described them perfectly. EPIC setting.
Love your reaction!!! So many Nightwish "Live" songs that you will absolutely love!!!! Storytime, Song of Myself, Ever Dream to start from the same concert!!!!
Excellent reaction, lovely lady. To fully appreciate the divine voice of the Valkyrie Goddess of Metal Floor (derived from the Roman Goddess of Spring Flora ) it is best to listen.
That way, the " Floorgasm" hits you fully. Enjoy the Goddess and her Brothers. ..
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Although I'm fan of Tarja, Floor did so great in this. Gives me chills every time I hear even a part of it!
Lumilapio! Hope you are doing well, big love to you and to your family. Stay well and have a great day!
I welcome your channel to the weird and wonderful world of symphonic metal.
Check out islander live at Tampere. Whole new side of Nightwish. Basist sings ;)
Awesome reaction, thank u!
For your finnish fridays you have enough Nightwish songs to choose from. But if you want to react to another finnish talented band for a change, I recommend WINTERSUN (Sons of Winter and Stars - Live rehearsals at Sonic Pump Studios).The drummer is now with Nightwish. Also absolutely awesome! Greetings from Switzerland.
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:D It's so wonderful to see someone to get her or his very first Floorgasm... :D
Welcome to fans of Nightwish!
In addition to the TV show Beste Zangers which is a Dutch production, (Phantom of the Opera with Henk Poort is the one to watch) I'm surprised that I didn't see 'The Greatest Show on Earth' live at Tampere mentioned. Talk about epic. It was also a special event for Floor, as her parents were in attendance.
Hyvä reaktio 🤩🤘 Keep 'em coming, you will not be disappointed with Nightwish. Never.
Terveisiä Norjasta 😁
Glad you liked it! Greetings and love from Texas! ❤️✌🏼
Welcome to the nightwish army x
Thank U Tuomas,4 making people so good and calm..thank U 4 ur music...
Hello! Another Nightwish fan here. Great Reaction. Will second the recommendations of "Captain Salt" below on what to watch next. My comment: funny that you are in Finland and never heard of them? After Floor joined the band, she started to study Finnish and lived briefly in Finland; she is Dutch and now lives in Sweden with her husband (from band Sabaton) and 3-year old daughter.
My favorite current Finnish export: you have the best looking Prime Minister in Sanna Marin! I always listen to her press conferences if it is in English so I can follow along. I hope everyone over there is happy with what she is doing -- we're all a little bit unhappy with the Covid-19 situation.
Keep well!
I don't think she is in Finland anymore.
You could also tell what type of music you listen and like, what genre most? :) Nice Reaction you did! :D Greeteings from Finland!
Thank You for the video. It was the first time for me too when I saw this video.Vaikka olen suomalainen. Great band, great performance and great singer!
♥️👌 all them lucky people, this is such a good LIVE performance. Amazing.
I think it was 2018 when dozens of youtubers started reacting to Nightwish and their channels blew up. That had probably something to do with how reaction channels are so popular nowadays. Ghost Love Score is Floor's signature song even though it was released eight years before she joined the band. This performance is from Wacken Open Air in Germany, the biggest metal festival in the world with daily audience of 80 000. Before this concert in 2013 most Nightwish fans were still missing the original singer Tarja who was fired from the band in 2005. Nearly every song in this gig is amazing but Love Score is where people usually start when they are introduced to the band. Nightwish is the most successful Finnish band worldwide, having sold over 9 million albums.
They are amazing! I’m glad someone introduced me to them. Now I am a fan! Thanks for the info you shared
I wouldn't have associated you to metal but they have wide variety of songs and the theatrical or operatic expression gives them its own flair. As you probably knew, Finland is very much rock and metal country, at least what comes to 30-60 year olds. Younger ones listen to rap and electric music and older schlager and tango.
The whole concert is a treat and well worth to listen to many, many times :)
Welcome to the most amazing band of all time! Enjoy the ride! :)
So wonderful reaction. I have followed you long time, but this was something that i had to comment. You are ❤️
to me there's only one singer in nightwish and it's tarja turunen, sometimes when success happens, people forget what is a reason for that. when I first time heard tarja singing in nummirock, I felt it in my skin, play sleeping sun, and go standing middle of Finnish summer by the lake, do you feel it? Finnish metal crawling in your veins :)
I thought Turunen could never be replaced. I was sure there'd be nothing new from Nightwish I'd really enjoy while Olzon was their singer. Until they found Jansen...
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My all time favorite band!!!! New sub so Hello from Northern California!!!! Hope you're staying safe and well!!!!!
If you continue down this rabbit hole I recommend Everdream also from this Wacken Open Air 2013 show!!!! 😉
Wow, I was surprised you've never heard Nightwish before. You seem to be so big finland fan :)
I can’t believe no one told me about them when I was living there. 😄
The lead singer is Dutch also lately a ton of Netherlands groups and singers making headway like Epica with Simone Simons who actually have a song that Floor Jansen(Nightwish) guest stars on Epica Sancta Terra Featuring Floor Jansen another awesome Dutch group won The Voice of Holland in 2015 they go by Og3ne(Oh Jean) check out Og3ne Home Isolation from covid video Disney Medley these sisters are awesome 2 are fraternal twins Amy(reddish brown hair) and Shelley(Brunette)one of which was born with one lung and her heart on the wrong side.(Amy) their older sister Lisa(Blonde). During covid Amy was high risk so to perform they made videos on their phones seperately the most famous being a cover of Queens Bohemian Rhapsody that Queen shared on their official Instagram page.
Nightwish Army represent!
This video shows what happens when you're scared and afraid, and still plunge ahead, giving something your all.
I say this in the context that when this concert happened, Floor hadn't yet been with the band for a full year -- and at the same time, had not yet been out of her burnout for a full year.
Floor is the living embodiment of, "You never know what you can do, until you put your mind to it and simply try."
We should all be so lucky.
Hi, greetings from Finland... I hav watched your finnish video stuff earlier... but now NW !!!
Kiitos. next and nomatter how many NW video you do, just a hint... Speak finnish at least a word or two every video.. I know you can hadle it. There is SO MANY NW fans who wants to learn finnish ;)
Awesome! Thanks for the tip!
Greetings from Texas btw ❤️
I really love your videos about Finland! You're kinda funny. :)
Aaaand I'm proud of you how you speak finnish some of your videos. I'm finnish guy, and I really, really like these your videos. :)
Do ya have instagram or facebook? I mean, I can follow you example there.
Thanks! 😃
yes, I am on instagram @thewildwoodvagabond ☺️❤️
@@WildwoodVagabond Okay, I'll follow on you there ! :)
great reaction thanx. finish radio rock play nightwish more than 7 times a day,they play tarja,anette and floor nightwish songs every day.(very good radio rock). thanx and have great day there.