They released the albums Oceanborn in 1998, Wishmaster in 2000, and Century Child in 2002. Their 2004 release Once sold over a million copies and helped the band breakthrough in the United States. Their single “Wish I Had an Angel” received airplay on MTV in 2004 and was featured on three film soundtracks in the U.S. Their 2007 album Dark Passion Play has sold almost two million copies and their single “Amaranth” became successful in Europe. Nightwish is the most successful Finnish band and has sold over eight million records worldwide and earned over 60 gold and platinum awards and has had five #1 albums and 13 #1 singles. In 2014 Holopainen released his debut solo studio album Music Inspired by the Life and Times of Scrooge.
