Jari Mäenpää
Jari Mäenpää is a Finnish singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. He is the founder of heavy metal Wintersun for which he records all instruments except the drums. Before forming Wintersun, Mäenpää was also known for his role in the folk metal band Ensiferum, which he joined in 1996 after leaving his prior band named Immemorial. Wintersun was initially planned as a parallel project alongside Ensiferum, but in January, 2004 he was forced to leave Ensiferum due to clashes between their touring schedule and the studio recording time he had booked for Wintersun.
23 December 1977
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Born on the same birth day (23 December): Anthony Phillips • Beau Champion • Chris Cook (racing driver) • Dan Bigras • Dick Weber • Eddie Vedder • Finn Wolfhard • Henri-Alexandre Wallon • Mathilde Wesendonck • Shaone Morrisonn • Tara Palmer-Tomkinson
Born in the same month (December 1977): Adrienn Hegedűs • Anita Weyermann • Claudia Gesell • Grant Balfour • Kazuyuki Toda • Lee McKenzie • Nate Torrence • Ryan Newman (racing driver)