Leena Peisa

Leena Maria Awa Peisa is a retired keyboard player. Peisas former bands include Lordi, Punaiset Messiaat and Dolchamar.

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 Mielihyv. Mielihyv 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 rejoined the band that now performed under the name Dolchamar, and in 2005 was invited to join Lordi by drummer Kita to replace the keyboardist Enary. In Lordi, she takes on the persona of an unearthly Vampire Countess. The name Awa comes from Be Aware. On the bands website she is said to have many other names. The British newspaper the Daily Mail wrongly credited a photo of a woman without makeup as being Awa. Her other band Dolchamar removed all photos from their websi

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