Nightwish Part Ways With Anette Olzon

Credit: Tina Korhonen

Nightwish have just announced that they have parted ways with singer Anette Olzon, mid-way through the band’s Imaginaerum tour. She has been replaced by Dutch singer Floor Jansen, who has worked with Arjen Lucassen and Devin Townsend and also sang for After Forever. In a statement, the band say:

Another chapter of the Nightwish story has ended today. Nightwish and Anette Olzon have decided to part company, in mutual understanding, for the good of all parties involved.

In recent times it has become increasingly obvious that the direction and the needs of the band were in conflict, and this has led to a division from which we cannot recover.

Nightwish has no intention of cancelling any upcoming shows, and as a result we have decided to bring in a substitute vocalist starting in Seattle 1.10.2012. Her name is Floor Jansen from The Netherlands (ex-After Forever, ReVamp), and she has graciously stepped in to help us complete the Imaginaerum world tour.

We are all strongly committed to this journey, this vehicle of spirit, and we are sure that this will lead to a brighter future for everyone.
We forever remain excited about the adventures to come, and we are extremely proud of the two beautiful albums and the wonderful shows we shared together.

- NIGHTWISH & Anette Olzon

Here’s a reminder of Anette with Nightwish, taken from the Imaginaerum album: