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| Erna Siikavirta |
| Birth name |
Erna Inari Kaarina Siikavirta |
| Also known as |
Ms. Erna, Enary, Magistra Nocte |
| Born |
October 8, 1977 (1977-10-08) (age 31) |
| Origin |
Espoo, Finland |
| Genre(s) |
Hard rock, heavy metal, power metal |
| Occupation(s) |
Keyboardist, vocalist, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) |
Keyboard, Vocals |
| Years active |
1997 – present |
| Associated acts |
Lordi, Arthemesia, Sinergy, Children of Bodom, Deathlike Silence |
Erna Inari Kaarina Siikavirta (b. 8 October 1977 in Espoo) is a Finnish keyboard player. She is best known as a member of the Finnish metal quintet Lordi, which she joined in 1997 under the stage name Enary. She left the band in 2005, at the request of the other members.[citation needed]
In 1998, Erna joined Children of Bodom on their first European tour, temporarily replacing keyboardist Janne Wirman.[citation needed] In the same year, Erna sang soprano on the album Fallen Angel's Symphony for the German band Ancient Ceremony.[1] In 1999, she played keyboard for Sinergy during their live gigs[2]. Erna was also keyboardist for the Finnish group Grain, until their split in 2001.[citation needed] In 2001 and 2002, she played synthesizer in Markku Klami's Meditation (op. 10/1) and Hymn For Christmas.
In 2006, Erna joined the Finnish "gravedigger metal" band Deathlike Silence, replacing former keyboardist Mr. Rigor Mortis.[3]
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[edit] References
- ^ Anderle, Chris (2005), Ancient Ceremony biography, http://www.blackmetal.com/~mega/AncientCeremony/biography.html, retrieved on 2007-10-20
- ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry (2007) ([dead link] – Scholar search), SINERGY: Rockdetector Biography, http://www.rockdetector.com/officialbio,8087.sm;jsessionid=5F4267795D73033DD4B375F4DB599CFD, retrieved on 2007-10-20
- ^ Deathlike Silence Biography, 2007, http://www.deathlikesilence.com/ds/html/bio.htm, retrieved on 2007-10-20
