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NIGHTWISH Singer Performs With SWEDISH RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA; Video Available - Aug. 20, 2009
NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon performed on August 13, 2009 with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra at a special concert in Stockholm, Sweden as part of the Stockholms Kulturfestival (Stockholm's Culture Festival). According to Anette, "The evening [was] in the theme of Sweden-Finland and it [was] called Suomi Safari. There [was] a big symphonic orchestra, choir and more soloists that have something to do with Finland."

Video footage of Anette's performance (including soundcheck) can be viewed below.

Olzon recently wrote a blog entry on her official web site where whe talked about singing technique. She said, "It's hard to go in to exactly what I do when I sing since some things are 'by nature' and just come naturally but, of course, a lot of things are what I have learned earlier in vocal lessons and also during my career as the singer in NIGHTWISH where my voice is needed to be able to sing many high-pitched songs for 1.5 hours many nights a week.

"First of all, what I use most when I sing is a technique called 'belting.' For you who don't know what kinda vocal sound types normally are talked about, there are different sounds and techniques to use when singing. This technique is a way to come very high up by pushing the vocal cords together, slamming them against each other, so that no air at all can leak through. If any air leaks through, it can make the voice soar and aching. I do this technique also by thinking that I lift my upper lift upwards, kinda showing my teeth and a good sound to practise for it is to imitate an evil witch. You know the evil laughter. Also imitating a car like: öhrn, öhrn, öhrn... as a car accelerating forward. These things make me lift the lip and close the cords. Of course there are so many more things to do to make this technique perfect but that's an easier way to explain what I do."







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COMMENT |
posted by : madeinquebec
8/20/2009 12:14:03 PM

Coolness.

And RiotAct666 blows.

COMMENT |
posted by : symbol
8/20/2009 4:19:23 PM

And once again, she owned those songs.
I like how she keeps it all simple and efficient. Not a huge voice, but a tiny and well-kept, wisely used one. Not too theatrical in interpretation, but still emotional. Kind of a subtle presence.

And, most importantly, she doesn't show the fuckin' devil horns in the middle of the softest ballad.

COMMENT | ^^^
posted by : EL PENDEJO
8/20/2009 4:57:22 PM

yes.

COMMENT | very nice
posted by : zorak1million
8/21/2009 8:49:27 AM

I like it when she sings very angelic and pure. Shes got such a big range of vocal types, thick rock voice and a pure ballad voice, very nice ^^

COMMENT | Love her...
posted by : riley23
8/22/2009 2:55:16 PM

I'd love to be her shoes for a day...



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