Sami Vänskä
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Sami Vänskä (born September 26, 1976) is the former bassist of the Finnish band Nightwish.
He started playing bass seven years ago as a private study. At that time he has played in a few bands which have been mostly from the metal genre. Before Nightwish he played in Nattvindens Gråt, just like Tuomas Holopainen. He joined Nightwish for their second studio album, Oceanborn. Holopainen asked the band's manager, Ewo Rytkonen, to tell Vänskä to leave Nightwish some time after the release of Wishmaster, when he felt that the musical differences between the two men were posing a threat to the band. He was soon replaced by Marco Hietala, former bassist of Sinergy. Vänskä has played in the jazzband "Root Remedy" ever since he left Nightwish.
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| Nightwish |
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| Tuomas Holopainen | Marco Hietala | Emppu Vuorinen | Jukka Nevalainen |
| Former members: Sami Vänskä | Tarja Turunen |
| Discography |
| Albums and EPs: Demo | Angels Fall First | Oceanborn | Wishmaster | Over the Hills and Far Away | Century Child | Once | Sixth studio album |
| Singles: "The Carpenter" | "Sacrament of Wilderness" | "Passion and the Opera" | "Walking in the Air" | "Sleeping Sun (Four Ballads of the Eclipse)" | "The Kinslayer" | "Deep Silent Complete" | "Ever Dream" | "Bless the Child" | "Nemo" | "Wish I Had an Angel" | "Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan" | "The Siren" | "Sleeping Sun" | "Eva" |
| Live albums: From Wishes to Eternity | End of an Era |
| Compilations: Wishmastour 2000 | Tales from the Elvenpath | Bestwishes | Highest Hopes |
| Videos and DVDs: From Wishes to Eternity | End of Innocence | End of an Era |
