Vanilla Ninja
Vanilla Ninja | |
|---|---|
 Vanilla Ninja in 2026 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Estonia |
| Genres | Hard rock Pop rock |
| Years active | 2002- |
| Labels | |
| Members | Lenna Kuurmaa Piret Järvis Kerli Kivilaan |
| Past member(s) | Maarja Kivi Katrin Siska Triinu Kivilaan |
Vanilla Ninja is a music group made up of three women named Lenna Kuurmaa, Piret Järvis and Kerli Kivilaan. Previous members are Katrin Siska, Triinu Kivilaan & Maarja Kivi. They represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Cool Vibes", they finished 8th in the Final.[1] They represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song "Too Epic to Be True", they performed in the first semi-final which took place on 12 May 2026, they failed to qualify for the final after finishing 11th in the semi-final.[2][3]
Band members
Current
- Lenna Kuurmaa – vocals, guitar (2002–2009; 2019–present)
- Piret Järvis – guitar, vocals (2002–2009; 2019–present)
- Kerli Kivilaan (2022-present)
Former
- Maarja Kivi – vocals, bass (2002–2004)
- Katrin Siska – keyboards, synthesizers (2002–2009; 2019–2022)
- Triinu Kivilaan – bass, vocals (2004–2005, 2020–2022)
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
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| EST | AUT [4] |
GER [5] |
SWI [6] | ||||||||||||||||
| Vanilla Ninja |
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1 | — | — | — |
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| Traces of Sadness |
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1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Blue Tattoo |
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1 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
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| Love Is War |
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1 | 29 | 16 | 14 |
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| Encore |
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— | 44 | 13 | 31 | ||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||||||
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| SWI [6] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Silent Emotions |
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— | |||||||||||||||||
| Best Of |
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70 | |||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
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| Incredible |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EST | AUT [4] |
FIN [7] |
GER [5] |
SWI [6] | |||||||||||||||
| "Club Kung Fu" | 2003 | — | — | — | 95 | — | Vanilla Ninja | ||||||||||||
| "Tough Enough" | 1 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 52 | Traces of Sadness | |||||||||||||
| "Don't Go Too Fast" | 2004 | 1 | 21 | — | 23 | — | |||||||||||||
| "Liar" / "Heartless" | 4 | 22 | — | 23 | 43 | ||||||||||||||
| "When the Indians Cry" | 1 | 7 | — | 8 | 27 | ||||||||||||||
| "Blue Tattoo" | — | 12 | — | 9 | 12 | Blue Tattoo | |||||||||||||
| "I Know" | 2005 | 32 | 17 | — | 13 | 27 | |||||||||||||
| "I Know (Unplugged)" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Cool Vibes" | 3 | 58 | — | 42 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| "Megamix" | — | — | — | 79 | 66 | Best Of | |||||||||||||
| "Dangerzone" | 2006 | 3 | 23 | — | 21 | 18 | Love Is War | ||||||||||||
| "Rockstarz" | 1 | — | — | 86 | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Insane in Vain"[a] | 2007 | 18 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Birds of Peace"[b] | 2008 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Crashing Through The Doors" | 1 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||||
| "Gotta Get It Right" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | Encore | ||||||||||||
| "No Regrets" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "The Reason Is You" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Encore '22" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Too Epic to Be True" | 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Nagu Rockstaar" | 2003 |  Tallinn, Estonia | |
| "Tough Enough" | Mathias Vielsäcker, Christoph Mangler |  Berlin, Germany | |
| "Don't Go Too Fast" | 2004 | Mathias Vielsäcker, Christoph Mangler | Berlin, Germany |
| "Liar" | Carsten Gutschmidt, Bernard Wedig | Germany | |
| "When the Indians Cry" | Mathias Vielsäcker, Christoph Mangler |  Playa Caragol, Mallorca | |
| "Blue Tattoo" | Sascha Kramer, David Brandes |  Iceland | |
| "I Know" | 2005 | Sascha Kramer | Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Germany |
| "I Know (Unplugged)" | |||
| "Cool Vibes" | |||
| "Megamix" | video collage | ||
| "Dangerzone" | 2006 | Jeffrey Lisk & Bernd Possardt |  Cape Town, South Africa |
| "Rockstarz" | Sandra Marschner | Berlin, Germany |
DVDs
| Title | Year |
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| Traces of Sadness (Live in Estonia) | 2004 |
| Best Of: The Video Collection | 2005 |
Notes
References
- ↑ "Vanilla Ninja - Switzerland (2005)". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest.
- ↑ "It's Vanilla Ninja for Vienna in Estonia". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 14 February 2026.
- ↑ "Vienna 2026". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest.
- 1 2 "Discographie Vanilla Ninja". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien.
- 1 2 "Discographie von Vanilla Ninja". offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment charts.
- 1 2 3 "Vanilla Ninja". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Listat - Musiikkituottajat (Vanilla Ninja)". ifpi.fi. Official Finnish Charts.
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vanilla Ninja.
- Official website
- Vanilla Ninja at AllMusic
- Vanilla Ninja discography at MusicBrainz
- Vanilla Ninja fan page