Perttu Kivilaakso

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Perttu Kivilaakso
Kivilaakso at the 2018 at "Drive With Full Force" festival in Ferropolis, Germany
Background information
Birth name	Perttu Päivö Kullervo Kivilaakso
Born	(1978-05-11) 11 May 1978 (age 46)
Origin	Helsinki, Finland
Genres	Gothic metal, symphonic metal
Occupation(s)	Musician, Composer
Instrument	Cello

Perttu Päivö Kullervo Kivilaakso (born 11 May 1978) is a cello player for Finnish band Apocalyptica.^[1] Like fellow band members Eicca Toppinen and Paavo Lötjönen, he attended Sibelius Academy in Helsinki.^[2][3] He plays a German 19th century cello; he started playing the cello when he was 5 years old^[4] and joined Apocalyptica for their third studio album Cult.^[5] Kivilaakso played in Apocalyptica's 1995 line up, but he was concentrating on his studies when the band began their professional career. At the end of 1999 he came back,^[5] switching places with Antero Manninen, who then went to play in a classical orchestra.