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Janne Wirman

ヤンネ・ウィルマン　/　やんね・うぃるまん

Musician from Finland

April 26, 1979 (age 47)　・　Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland

Uusimaa
musician
keyboardist

My Take

Janne Wirman is one of those musicians I file under quietly essential. As Children of Bodom's keyboardist from 1997 to 2019, he spent over two decades giving a Finnish melodic-death-metal band a signature sound where keys trade leads with guitars as equals, which is far harder than it looks. What I admire most is that he didn't just sideman his way through a famous band; he founded Warmen as his own outlet, so the creative drive is clearly his. Coming out of Espoo, he's part of that remarkable Finnish metal pipeline. To me he's a technician and a bandleader rolled into one underrated package.

Overview

Janne Viljami "Warman" Wirman (born 26 April 1979) is a Finnish heavy metal musician. He is the founder and keyboardist of Warmen and was formerly a member of Children of Bodom from 1997 to 2019.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Janne Wirman
Name (Japanese): ヤンネ・ウィルマン
Reading: やんね・うぃるまん
Born: April 26, 1979 (age 47)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Goat
Origin: Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: musician / keyboardist

2. Background

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Junior high: Private
High school: Private
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3. Relationships

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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8D%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3

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