Et la nouvelle chanteuse de Nightwish est :
Anette Olzon
Name:
Anette Olzon
Birthday:
21 June 1971
Place of residence:
Sweden
Hobbies:
Exercising, clothes, reading books and taking long walks in the wild.
Vices:
None ;=)
Musical background:
I was raised in a musical family and I've been singing since childhood. My mom also forced me to play the oboe for 8 years! I toured constantly with my mom and her band in my childhood, sometimes I even sang on stage with them.
After I turned 13, I started competing in several talent shows. 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 "Gränsland" in Helsingborg. After that I got in to the Balettakademien in Gothenburg. 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. Recently I sang a duet with Michael Bormann (ex-Jaded Heart-singer) on his album "Conspiracy". During my singing career I've sung nearly every kind of music that there is!
In my earlier days I took singing lessons at the Copenhagen Music Conservatorie, in Helsingör, Denmark with a private teacher. Nowadays, when its needed, I take lessons from a private teacher at the Malmö Music University.
Equipment:
Whatever microphone and in-ear system the NW-crew fix for me.
Idols in music:
I don't have any real "idols" nowadays, but I do look up to all musicians that are humble and do not think too much of themselves.
Idols in life:
People that are themselves, despite what other people think.
Life philosophy:
Live your life fully - love, laugh and cry with all your heart, life doesn't last forever...
Place you would like to go:
Oh, there are so many!! Lapland, Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, Egypt....
What makes you laugh:
Oh, many things... it's easy to make me laugh... but mainly funny tv-series like Jackass and Friends and of course Emppu and Ewo..
First record you bought:
Well the first one was, of course since I am Swedish, an ABBA album...
All time top 5 albums:
Can't name just 5...
Killing time on tour:
We'll see... But it'll most likely be reading, watching movies and playing games.
Preparation for a show:
I do my vocal warm-up and drink some green tea with honey. I always need to spend the last 10 minutes before a show on my own to focus properly, to prepare myself mentally and to relax.
Strangest experience on tour:
I do not have the kind of tour memories that the guys have since I've only done concerts in Scandinavia, but I still remember the old days with my first cover band Take Cover, when we played at a motorcycle party somewhere in the south of Sweden. They had strippers, and the crowd was screaming "Show us your boobs" etc. to me.. After the gig, when we should've collected the payment, some MC-guys started to fight with the guys in our band and we had to drive away with a full-loaded car and its attached trailer as fast as we could.. I was scared... Brr...
They also destroyed one of our big speakers by pouring beer into it...
Grrr...
Worst nightmare on stage:
Losing my voice, not being able to sing as good as I'd want...
Favorite Nightwish song:
All the songs from the new album "Ever Dream", "Higher than Hope".
Worst nightmare in general:
Losing my voice and that something would happen to my closest family members or to my friends.
Favorite band/musician:
There are too many!
Favorite book:
I have many favourites, but I love Paolo Coelho's books, mainly "Veronica decides to die". I also loved Dan Brown's "Angels and Demons".
Favorite drink:
Sparkling mineral water with some nice added taste, vanilla vodka and cider.
Favorite food:
Many - Chinese, sushi, Thai, Mexican...
Favorite animal:
Cats and horses.
Favorite movie:
"Titanic", "Gladiator", "Braveheart" and many more...
Favorite TV show:
I don't watch that much TV, but I love "Desperate Housewives" and "Friends"!
Dumbest question you have ever been asked:
None, there are no dumb questions.. 'cause if the person asking the question feels that she/he wants to know it, it's not a dumb question for them.
Cool une suedoise!!
Elle est bien jolie quand meme! Je crois qu'on ferait un beau couple...
Par contre :
- elle est jamais alle au Lappland
Bizarre quand meme
- elle est over vieille, 1971, elle vient vraiment de l'ancien temps!
Posted on: Friday 25 May, 00:19:50
Bon et bien j'ai ecoute le fameux single Eva dans son integralite...
Instrumentalement je trouve qu'on retrouve l'esprit Nightwish, par contre c'est evident que la voix est differente... Le morceau est plus une ballade qu'un morceau "puissant", il est assez plaisant a ecouter, un peu cheezy quand meme... Ya meme des guitares a la Scorpion.
Bref moi j'aime bien sans plus, j'attendrai de voir ce que donnent les morceaux au rythme plus important...
Il est clair que le fosse avec Wishmaster est enorme au niveau de la voix, mais par rapport aux morceaux les plus commerciaux de Once, la transition n'est pas si abrupte je trouve.
Ce qui va etre fun, c'est de voir ce que ca va donner sur les anciennes chansons du groupe...
Posted on: Friday 25 May 2007, 10:33:49
Alors, que pensez-vous des nouveaux titres sortis recemment?
Personnellement, j'accroche pas mal Amaranth chante par la nouvelle chanteuse. Plus qu'Eva en tout cas...
C'est sur, la nouvelle chanteuse va pouvoir faire des trucs differents, c'est pas plus mal. Dans Amaranth, on constate que le debit moyen des paroles est plus rapide que du Nightwish standard.
J'espere surtout un nouveau du cote des compos personnellement.
