| Leena Peisa | |
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 Awa on stage
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| Background information | |
| Born | March 16 1979 |
| Genre(s) | Heavy metal Hard rock |
| Occupation(s) | musician, song writer |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboard |
| Label(s) | Sony BMG |
| Associated acts |
Lordi Dolchamar Punaiset Messiaat |
Leena Peisa (born March 16 1979 in Porvoo, Finland) is the keyboard player and occasional Turntablist in the band Lordi, winners of the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. In Lordi, Peisa uses the stage name "Awa". Peisa's former bands include Punaiset Messiaat and Dolchamar, both of which are from Porvoo. In Lordi, she takes on the persona of an unearthly Vampire Countess. She replaced the former Lordi keyboardist Enary, in 2005. The name Awa comes from Be Aware. On the band's website she is said to have many other names. While in Punaiset Messiaat she used the stage name "Lende Mielihyvä". Mielihyvä is the Finnish word for pleasure. The British newspaper the Daily Mail wrongly credited a photo of a woman without make-up as being Awa. Her other band Dolchamar has removed all photos from their website. Perhaps a coincidence, or just playing along with the monster image. In Greece, television channels claim to have videos and photos of the band without stage make-up.
External links
- ..::DOLCHAMAR::.. official website
- Lordi - The Official Website
| Lordi |
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| Current members: |
| Mr. Lordi – Kita – Amen – OX – Awa |
| Former members: |
| G-Stealer – Magnum – Enary – Kalma |
| Discography |
| Albums: Get Heavy – The Monsterican Dream – The Monster Show – The Arockalypse |
| DVDs: Market Square Massacre – Bringing Back The Balls To Stockholm |
| Singles: Would You Love a Monsterman? – Devil Is A Loser – My Heaven Is Your Hell – Blood Red Sandman – Hard Rock Hallelujah – Who's Your Daddy? – It Snows In Hell – They Only Come Out At Night – Beast Loose In Paradise |
