Leena Maria "Awa" Peisa (born 16 March 1979) is a Finnish keyboard player. Her former bands include

Lordi Lordi () is a Finnish hard rock/ heavy metal band, formed in 1992 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume maker, Mr Lordi (Tomi Petteri Putaansuu). In addition to their melodic metal music, Lordi are also known for wearing monster mask ...

, Punaiset Messiaat and

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. Currently, she plays in Lordi's ex-drummer's Kita's band "Sampsa Astala & Qma".

Biography

Leena Maria Peisa was born in

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although she spent her teenage years in Porvoo. She has been playing the piano since she was six years old. She took to playing the synthesizer in her teens. Her first band was Punaiset Messiaat which she joined in autumn 1994. While in Punaiset Messiaat she used the stage name "Lende Mielihyvä". Mielihyvä is the Finnish word for pleasure. After Punaiset Messiaat disbanded in 1998, Peisa concentrated on her education and studied Social Studies at the University of Helsinki. In 2003, she joined the Esperanto band

, and in 2005 was invited to join

by drummer

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to replace the keyboardist

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. In Lordi, she takes on the persona of an unearthly vampire countess. The name ''Awa'' comes from ''Be Aware''. On the band's website she is said to have many other names. Some Greek television channels claim to have videos and photos of the band without stage make-up.Eurovisionclub.com
/ref> On 25 July it was announced through the band's website that she is leaving the band after their concert on 11 August 2012. In February 2018, Leena joined the Finnish rock band Dingo, replacing former keyboardist Pete Nuotio.

Discography

With Punaiset Messiaat

Albums

* ''Back in Bu$ine$$'' (1995) * ''Lemmentykki'' ('Cannon of Love') (1996) * ''Älä osta; varasta'' ('Don't buy; steal') (1997)

EPs

"Punainen Iktivisto" (1992) * ''Punk on pop'' ('Punk Is Hip') (1996) * ''Tuu mun luo'' ('Come to Me') (1996) * ''Hornan hovin häät'' ('A Wedding at the Abode of Evil Spirits') (1997; includes a horror comic book)

Singles

* ''Onko tää rakkautta?!'' ('Is This Love?!') (1996) * ''Oma rotta'' ('My Own Rat') (1996)

With Dolchamar

Albums

* (The Rebel Sound) (2005)

With Lordi

Albums

*'' The Arockalypse'' (2006) *'' Deadache'' (2008) *'' Babez for Breakfast'' (2010)

Singles and EPs

*''

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'' (2006) FIN #1, GER #5, UK #25, IRL #4 *'' Who's Your Daddy?'' (2006) FIN #1, GER #33 *''

Would You Love a Monsterman? "Would You Love a Monsterman?" is a song by Finnish rock band Lordi from their album '' Get Heavy''. It was also released as a single. The song reached number one on the Finnish charts in 2002. "Would You Love a Monsterman?" was originally writ ...

(2006)'' (2006) *'' It Snows in Hell'' (2006) *'' They Only Come Out at Night'' (2007) FIN #6 *''Beast Loose in Paradise'' (2008) *'' Bite It Like a Bulldog'' (2008) *'' Deadache'' (2008) *'' This Is Heavy Metal'' (2010)

With Dingo

Singles

*''Tähtenä taivaalla'' (2018)

References

External links

..::DOLCHAMAR::..
official website
Lordi – official website
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