As stated it had become clear that the goals (/direction and the needs of the band) between the band and the singer were in conflict. On October first an official press release was released which told about the departure of Olzon and Nightwish. The band told that everything was fine but very quickly Olzon's comments started to appear in the press where she stated how disappointed she was when the band decided to replace her on that one gig. On the next day however Olzon had come back and sang at the gig in Salt Lake City. On friday september 28 at the show in Denver all the vocals were performed by the backup vocalists of Kamelot, Elize Ryd (Amaranthe) and Alissa White-Gluz (The Agonist).
Wind of changes (haha) started to blow in september last year during the US leg of Imaginaerum tour when the band stated that Olzon is in a medical care.
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Her status as a full time member has not been confirmed yet. Floor Jansen who is known for being the singer of After Forever has been filling in Anette in on-going Imaginaerum tour. Last year Anette Olzon who replaced Tarja Turunen in 2005, was let go (actually it says she got fired). Nightwish, formed in 1996 is once again in their career in a strange situation.
But decisions about the future will not be made in a hurry. At the moment the band is in some sort of transitory state. Last year Nightwish changed their singer for the second time. #108: Floor Jansen, Nightwish – Towards The Unknown