Erno "Emppu" Matti Juhani Vuorinen (born 24 June 1978, in
Kitee,
Finland) is a Finnish guitarist, most famous for being a founding member and occasional songwriter of the
symphonic metal band
Nightwish. He is the oldest of five children, having a twin brother and three younger sisters. He started to play guitar as a private study at the age of 12 and since then has played in various bands including
Nightwish,
Brother Firetribe,
Barilari,
Almah, and
Altaria.