Erna Inari Kaarina Siikavirta (born 8 October 1977) is a Finnish keyboard player. She is best known as a member of the rock band

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, which she joined in 1997 under the stage name Enary. She left the band in 2005, at the request of the other members. In 1998, Erna joined

Children of Bodom Children of Bodom was a Finnish melodic death metal band from Espoo. Formed in 1993 as Inearthed, the final line-up of the group upon their split in 2019 consisted of Alexi Laiho (lead guitar, lead vocals), Jaska Raatikainen (drums), Henkka Sepp ...

on their first European tour, temporarily replacing keyboardist

Janne Wirman Janne Viljami "Warman" Wirman (born 26 April 1979) is a Finnish musician; he is the former keyboardist for the Finnish metal band Children of Bodom from 1997 to 2019 and currently collaborating with Warmen. Biography 150px, left, Wirman in 20 ...

. In the same year, Erna sang soprano on the album ''Fallen Angel's Symphony'' for the German band Ancient Ceremony. In 1999, she played keyboard for

Sinergy Sinergy was a Finnish/Swedish heavy metal band started in 1997 by American musician Kimberly Goss. The idea for a "balls-out female-fronted metal band" was first formed when Kimberly Goss of Dimmu Borgir met Jesper Strömblad of In Flames w ...

during their live gigs. Erna was also keyboardist for the Finnish group Grain, until their split in 2001. 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. In 2008 she had to leave because of her pregnancy, eventually moving to the band

Arthemesia Arthemesia was a Finnish black metal band active between 1994 and 2010. The band derives their name from '' Artemisia absinthium'', Latin for wormwood, thought to have many spiritual qualities. Their music mainly concerns a projection of the ban ...

, which was disbanded in 2010.

Discography

* Ancient Ceremony: Fallen Angel's Symphony (1998) *

Get Heavy ''Get Heavy'' is the debut album by Finnish hard rock band Lordi, released in 2002. Although the bass guitarist Kalma appears on the cover artwork, all bass guitars were played by the former bass guitarist Magnum, who left after the recording an ...

(2002) *

: The Monsterican Dream (2004) * Deathlike Silence: Vigor Mortis (2007) * Deathlike Silence: Saturday Night Evil (2009)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Siikavirta, Erna 1977 births Living people Finnish heavy metal keyboardists People from Espoo Arthemesia members Lordi members