Conversation so far:
What was Tarja's early life like?
Her talent for music was first noted when she sang the song "Enkeli taivaan" (the Finnish version of "From Heaven Above to Earth I Come".
When did she first join Nightwish?
CANNOTANSWER.
Was she vocally trained?
Her music teacher, Plamen Dimov, later explained that, "If you gave Tarja just one note, she immediately got it.
Did she make any performances?
At fifteen, Turunen had her first major appearance as a soloist at a church concert in front of a thousand listeners.
When did she first gain recognition?
At comprehensive school.
How did she catch attention at school?
"Tarja was in a school that had some very musical people.
Even then she got to perform a lot.
I think she sang in every school function there was..

Question: Did she ever go to college?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Tarja Turunen ever go to college?