Elias Viljanen
- January 4, 2024
- Guitarist
Quick Facts
Elias Viljanen Biography
| Name | Elias Viljanen |
| Birthday | Jul 8 |
| Birth Year | 1975 |
| Place Of Birth | Finland |
| Birth Country | Finland |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
Elias Viljanen is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on July 8, 1975 in Finland, Finland. Guitarist and musician most well known as a member of the Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica. He has also released several solo albums including Taking the Lead, The Leadstar, and Fire-Hearted.
Tony Kakko, Tommy Portimo, Henrik Klingenberg, and Pasi Kauppinen are also members of Sonata Arctica.
Elias “E.Vil” Einari Johannes Viljanen (born July 8, 1975) is a Finnish musician from Tampere, Finland, known for being the guitarist for Sonata Arctica since 2007. Viljanen joined Sonata Arctica in spring 2007 in order to replace Jani Liimatainen, who left the band in August 2007 to fulfill his civil duties in Finland. The decision was only made official on August 8, 2007, but Elias Viljanen had been known to replace Liimatainen in concerts during the spring and summer tour. Viljanen cites KISS, Metallica, Slayer, and Whitesnake as his musical influences.
In the early 1990s, Viljanen was introduced to the music of Steve Vai and Joe Satriani, but initially wrote it off as “just music for sports.” As time went by, however, he developed a love of Satriani’s music, calling it the “bluesiest rock’n’roll,” and considers Vai “God.” Viljanen also lists Dream Theater as his progressive metal influence that pushed him towards the style he is today. A little later he became a drummer in a band called Twilight Lamp, which released EP “Grandiose” in 1999.
He has stated that if he were not a musician, he would have become a silversmith. He has been married.
Elias Viljanen Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Guitarist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Elias Viljanen is one of the richest Guitarist from Finland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Elias Viljanen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
His father introduced him to the guitar in 1983 when he was only eight years old. A year later, he got his first acoustic guitar and by thirteen he’d formed his first band.
He briefly served as a drummer in the band Twilight Lamp. They released the album Grandiose in 1999.
Viljanen was born in 1975, and started playing the guitar at eight, in 1983. Initially, he says that he began playing “because his dad forced him… and, of course, I wanted to be like KISS.” He got his first acoustic guitar a year later, but did not get an electric guitar until nearly four years later. After finally convincing his parents to let him purchase his first electric guitar (a white Leadstar), he took a few guitar lessons and learned some basic chords, but believed that if he wanted to learn rock’n’roll, it would be something he would have to teach himself. Around that same time, Viljanen began playing in local bands, heavily influenced by Metallica’s early thrash metal.
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To prepare for his three-demo, The Axe-Master, Viljanen practiced for 2–3 hours each day for nearly four months. While he may have had doubts before, they were now erased, as the demos and recording became both a dream and an obsession. Viljanen never dreamed of getting a serious record contract out of it, but sent his demos out anyway. The record company Lion Music, however, replied and offered him a recording contract. Thus, eighteen years after the dream began, Elias Viljanen’s first album, Taking the Lead was born.
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Elias Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Finland. Elias Viljanen celebrates birthday on July 8 of every year.