Nominated for six Emma awards. • In May 2000, Nightwish released their third album, "Wishmaster," which reached first on the Finnish album chart and was certified gold. •

The album "My Winter Storm" was certified gold and platinum in Finland and many other European countries. In Germany, it went gold, making Tarja the only Finnish musician to achieve gold status both as a solo artist and as a member of a band. • In 2006, Tarja was voted the best Finnish female vocalist by thousands of readers of the Finnish newspaper Iltalehti.

Throughout her career, Tarja has developed a vocal range of three octaves. Her singing was the trademark of Nightwish during her time with the band. She was known as the face and voice of Nightwish.