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Known primarily as the mastermind behind Finnish symphonic metal collective
Nightwish, composer, multi-instrumentalist, screenwriter, and producer
Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen was born in the town of Kitee on December 25, 1976. An ardent student of jazz, classical, heavy metal, and film music,
Holopainen began playing live in 1993. He formed
Nightwish in 1997 and, as of 2014, has issued seven studio albums with the group. He issued his debut solo album, a musical based on the popular
Walt Disney graphic novel
The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, in early 2014. ~ James Christopher Monger