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{{Short description|Finnish keyboardist}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
| Name = Leena Peisa
{{Infobox musical artist
| Img = Awa_4.jpg
| Img_capt = Awa on stage
| name = Leena Peisa
| Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| image = Awa of Lordi, in concert (2006).jpg
| Birth_name = Leena Maria Peisa
| caption = Awa on stage in 2006
| birth_name = Leena Maria Peisa
| Alias = Lady Awa, The Possessed Sorceress, The She-Devil, The Snake-Eyed Feminine Specter, The Restless Soul, The Vampire Countess, The Psyghost, The Ghost Witch, Miss Madness, The Queen of Insanity, The Origin of "Be AWAre"
| Born = {{birth date and age|1979|3|16}}
| alias = Lady Awa, Lady Awa De Paysant, Lende Mielihyva
| Origin = [[Vantaa]], [[Finland]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|3|16|df=y}}
| Years_active = 1992-present
| birth_place = [[Vantaa]], Finland
| years_active = 1994–2012, 2018–present
| Genre = [[Hard rock]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[power metal]]
| Instrument = [[musical keyboard|Keyboard]], [[Phonograph|turntable]], [[vocals]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Hard rock]]|[[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]}}
| Occupation = Musician, songwriter
| instrument = Keyboards, synthesizer, vocals
| occupation = Musician
| Associated_acts = [[Lordi]]<br>[[Dolchamar]]<br>[[Punaiset Messiaat]]
}}
}}
'''Leena Maria''' "'''Awa'''" '''Peisa''' (born 16 March 1979) is a Finnish keyboard player. Her former bands include [[Lordi]], Punaiset Messiaat and [[Dolchamar]]. Currently, she plays in Lordi's ex-drummer's Kita's band "Sampsa Astala & Qma".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sampsaastala.fi/|title=Sampsa Astala|website=sampsaastala.fi|language=fi|access-date=5 January 2018}}</ref>
'''Leena Maria "Awa" Peisa''' (b. [[March 16]] [[1979]] in [[Vantaa]], [[Finland]]) is the [[musical keyboard|keyboard]] player and occasional [[turntablist]] in the [[Finns|Finnish]] [[hard rock]] quintet [[Lordi]], winners of the [[2006 Eurovision Song Contest]]. Peisa's former bands include [[Punaiset Messiaat]] and [[Dolchamar]], both of which are from [[Porvoo]].

== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Leena Maria Peisa was born in [[Vantaa]] despite spending her teenage years in Porvoo. She has been playing the [[piano]] since she was six years old. Her first band was a [[post-hardcore]] ensemble [[Punaiset Messiaat]] which she joined in autumn 1994. While in Punaiset Messiaat, she used the stage name "Lende Mielihyvä". Mielihyvä is the [[Finnish Language|Finnish]] word for pleasure. After Punaiset Messiaat was disestablished in 1998, Peisa concentrated on her education. In 2003, she rejoined the band that now performed under the name [[Dolchamar]], and was invited to [[Lordi]] by drummer [[Sampsa Astala|Kita]] to replace the keyboardist [[Erna Siikavirta|Enary]] in 2005.<ref>[http://www.bmgfinland.com/lordiforum Bmgfinland.com]</ref> In Lordi, she takes on the [[persona]] of an unearthly [[Vampire]] [[Count]]ess. The name ''Awa'' comes from ''Be Aware''. On the band's website she is said to have many other names.<ref>[http://www.lordi.fi Official Lordi Site]</ref> The [[Great Britain|British]] newspaper the [[Daily Mail]] wrongly credited a photo of a woman without make-up as being Awa. Her other band [[Dolchamar]] 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.<ref>[http://www.eurovisionclub.com/articles.asp?id=69&current=1 Eurovisionclub.com]</ref>
Leena Maria Peisa was born in [[Vantaa]] 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 [[Dolchamar]], and in 2005 was invited to join [[Lordi]] by drummer [[Sampsa Astala|Kita]] to replace the keyboardist [[Erna Siikavirta|Enary]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bmgfinland.com/lordiforum |title=Bmgfinland.com |access-date=24 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430122351/http://www.bmgfinland.com/lordiforum/ |archive-date=30 April 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.lordi.fi/ Official Lordi Site]</ref> Some Greek television channels claim to have videos and photos of the band without stage make-up.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060727102628/http://www.eurovisionclub.com/articles.asp?id=69&current=1 Eurovisionclub.com]</ref>
== Discography ==
On 25 July it was announced through the band's website that she is leaving the band after their concert on 11 August 2012.
=== With [[Punaiset Messiaat]] ===
==== Albums ====
* ''[[Back In Bu$ine$$]]'' ([[1995]])
* ''[[Lemmentykki]]'' ('Cannon of Love') ([[1996]]) Highest position #26 in the Finnish Official Top 40.
* ''[[Älä osta; varasta]]'' ('Don't buy; steal') ([[1997]])


In February 2018, Leena joined the Finnish rock band [[Dingo (band)|Dingo]], replacing former keyboardist Pete Nuotio.
==== EPs ====
* ''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 ====
== Discography ==
[[File:Lordi-02-Awa.jpg|thumb|Peisa performing in 2010]]
* ''Onko tää rakkautta?!'' ('Is This Love?!') ([[1996]])
=== Punaiset Messiaat ===
* ''Oma rotta'' ('My Own [[Rat]]') ([[1996]]) A gold-selling single record in 1997.
'''Studio albums'''
* ''Back in Bu$ine$$'' (1995)
* ''Lemmentykki'' ('Cannon of Love') (1996)
* ''Älä osta; varasta'' ('Don't buy; steal') (1997)


'''EPs'''
=== With [[Dolchamar]] ===
* ''Punainen Iktivisto'' (1992)
==== Albums ====
* ''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)


=== Dolchamar ===
* ''Rebela Sono'' (The Rebel Sound) ([[2005]])
'''Studio albums'''
* {{lang|eo|Rebela Sono}} (The Rebel Sound) (2005)


=== With [[Lordi]] ===
=== Lordi ===
'''Studio albums'''
==== Albums ====
*''[[The Arockalypse]]'' ([[2006]]) FIN #1 GER #7 UK #100
*''[[The Arockalypse]]'' (2006)
*''[[Deadache]]'' (2008)
*''The Arockalypse Special Edition'' ([[2006]])
*''[[Babez for Breakfast]]'' (2010)
**''The Arockalypse'' CD with 3 bonus tracks and a bonus DVD with:
***''Hello [[Athens]]'', Finnish documentary news coverage of Lordi's competition in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest.
***''Live at the [[Market Square]]'' concert video.
***''[[Hard Rock Hallelujah]]''; ''[[Would You Love a Monsterman?]] (2006)''; and ''[[Who's Your Daddy? (Lordi song)|Who's Your Daddy?]]'' music videos.
*''[[Deadache]]'' ([[2008]]) FIN #5


==== Singles and EPs ====
== References ==
{{reflist}}
*''[[Hard Rock Hallelujah]]'' ([[2006]]) FIN #1, GER #5, UK #25, IRL #4
*''[[Who's Your Daddy? (Lordi song)|Who's Your Daddy?]]'' ([[2006]]) FIN #1, GER #33
*''[[Would You Love A Monsterman?]] (2006)'' ([[2006]])
*''[[It Snows In Hell]]'' ([[2006]]) FIN #2
*''[[They Only Come Out At Night (song)|They Only Come Out at Night]]'' ([[2007]]) FIN #6
*''[[Beast Loose In Paradise]]'' ([[2008]])


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.dolchamar.net ..::DOLCHAMAR::..] official website
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180816054852/http://www.dolchamar.net/ ..::DOLCHAMAR::..] official website
* [http://www.lordi.fi Lordi - The Official Website]
* [http://www.lordi.fi/ Lordi – official website]

== References ==
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{{Succession box
| before = {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Elena Paparizou]]<br />with "[[My Number One]]"
| title = [[List of Eurovision Song Contest winners|Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest]]
| years = [[Eurovision Song Contest 2006|2006]]<br /><small>(as part of [[Lordi]])</small>
| after = {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Marija Šerifović]]<br />with "[[Molitva]]"
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{{Succession box|
| before=[[Geir Rönning]]<br />with "[[Why? (Geir Rönning song)|Why?]]"
| title=[[Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest]]
| years=2006<br /><small>(as part of [[Lordi]])</small>
| after=[[Hanna Pakarinen]]<br />with "[[Leave Me Alone (Hanna Pakarinen song)|Leave Me Alone]]"
}}
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Latest revision as of 01:26, 31 December 2024

Leena Peisa
Awa on stage in 2006
Awa on stage in 2006
Background information
Birth nameLeena Maria Peisa
Also known asLady Awa, Lady Awa De Paysant, Lende Mielihyva
Born (1979-03-16) 16 March 1979 (age 45)
Vantaa, Finland
Genres
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Keyboards, synthesizer, vocals
Years active1994–2012, 2018–present

Leena Maria "Awa" Peisa (born 16 March 1979) is a Finnish keyboard player. Her former bands include Lordi, Punaiset Messiaat and Dolchamar. Currently, she plays in Lordi's ex-drummer's Kita's band "Sampsa Astala & Qma".[1]

Biography

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Leena Maria Peisa was born in Vantaa 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 Dolchamar, and in 2005 was invited to join Lordi by drummer Kita to replace the keyboardist Enary.[2] 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.[3] Some Greek television channels claim to have videos and photos of the band without stage make-up.[4] 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

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Peisa performing in 2010

Punaiset Messiaat

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Studio 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)

Dolchamar

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Studio albums

  • Rebela Sono (The Rebel Sound) (2005)

Lordi

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Studio albums

References

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  1. ^ "Sampsa Astala". sampsaastala.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Bmgfinland.com". Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
  3. ^ Official Lordi Site
  4. ^ Eurovisionclub.com
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest
2006
(as part of Lordi) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
2006
(as part of Lordi) 		Succeeded by
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