Vanilla Ninja

Vanilla Ninja
Vanilla Ninja
	Vanilla Ninja in 2026
Background information
Origin	Estonia
Genres	Hard rock; Pop rock
Years active	2002-
Labels	TopTen [en]; Bros Music [en]; EMI; Capitol;
Members	Lenna Kuurmaa; Piret Järvis; Kerli Kivilaan [en]
Past member(s)	Maarja Kivi; Katrin Siska; Triinu Kivilaan [en]

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 [en] in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Cool Vibes", they finished 8th in the Final. They represented Estonia [en] in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song "Too Epic to Be True [en]", 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.

Band members

Current

Lenna Kuurmaa – vocals, guitar (2002–2009; 2019–present)
Piret Järvis – guitar, vocals (2002–2009; 2019–present)
Kerli Kivilaan [en] (2022-present)

Former

Maarja Kivi – vocals, bass (2002–2004)
Katrin Siska – keyboards, synthesizers (2002–2009; 2019–2022)
Triinu Kivilaan [en] – bass, vocals (2004–2005, 2020–2022)

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions				Certifications
Title	Details	EST	AUT	GER	SWI	Certifications
Vanilla Ninja	Released: 30 May 2003 Label: TopTen [en] Formats: Digital download, CD	1	—	—	—	EST: Platinum
Traces of Sadness	Released: 7 June 2004 Label: Bros Music [en] Formats: Digital download, CD	1	4	3	14	GER: Gold AUT: Gold EST: Platinum
Blue Tattoo	Released: 14 March 2005 Label: Bros Music Formats: Digital download, CD	1	7	4	4	EST: Platinum
Love Is War	Released: 19 May 2006 Label: EMI, Capitol Records Formats: Digital download, CD	1	29	16	14	EST: Platinum
Encore	Released: 8 October 2021 Label: Bros Music Formats: Digital download, CD	—	44	13	31
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	SWI
Silent Emotions	Released: 16 November 2005 Label: Canyon International Formats: CD	—
Best Of	Released: 2 December 2005 Label: Bros Music Formats: Digital download, CD	70
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

Title	Details
Incredible	Released: 24 September 2021 Label: Bros Music Formats: Digital download

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions					Album
Title	Year	EST	AUT	FIN	GER	SWI	Album
"Club Kung Fu"	2003	—	—	—	95	—	Vanilla Ninja
"Tough Enough [en]"	2003	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 [en]"		3	58	—	42	17
"Megamix"		—	—	—	79	66	Best Of
"Dangerzone"	2006	3	23	—	21	18	Love Is War
"Rockstarz"	2006	1	—	—	86	—
"Insane in Vain"	2007	18	—	—	—	—
"Birds of Peace"	2008	3	—	—	—	—
"Crashing Through The Doors"	2008	1	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Gotta Get It Right"	2021	—	—	—	—	—	Encore
"No Regrets"		—	—	—	—	—
"The Reason Is You"		—	—	—	—	—
"Encore '22"	2022	—	—	—	—	—
"Too Epic to Be True [en]"	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"	2003	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"	2006	Sandra Marschner	Berlin, Germany