# Elias Viljanen

> Elias "E.Vil" Einari Johannes Viljanen 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 8 August 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.

*Finnish musician*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/elias-viljanen

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Born:** 1975-07-08
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 13.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 65.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.eliasviljanen.com

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/492496)
- [Elias Viljanen](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_Viljanen)
- [الياس ڤيلچانين](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3_%DA%A4%D9%8A%D9%84%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86)
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- [Elias Viljanen](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_Viljanen)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b7b27bf2-f171-4112-a9e5-aa8d1078cdfc)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q510835)

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