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Burton

Finnish keyboardist

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Also known as Janne Johannes Puurtinen · Emerson Burton · Janne Puurtinen

Born: October 17, 1974
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Birthplace: Helsinki
Citizenship: Finland
Occupation: musician
Languages spoken, written or signed: Finnish

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Janne Johannes Puurtinen, better known as Burton or Emerson Burton, is a Finnish musician. He is best known as the keyboardist of the Finnish gothic rock band HIM, with whom he has released six studio albums, and has gone on to become one of the most commercially successful Finnish bands of all time. Outside of HIM, Burton has performed and recorded with various bands, including Daniel Lioneye, Suburban Tribe and Torpedo.

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Janne
Johannes
Genre: rock music
Instrument: electronic keyboard
Member of: HIM
Cosmos Tango
Suburban Tribe
Daniel Lioneye
Family name: Puurtinen
Website: heartagram.com

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