MUSICIAN

Alexi Laiho

1979 - 2020

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Alexi Laiho (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑleksi ˈlɑi̯ho]; born Markku Uula Aleksi Laiho; 8 April 1979 – 29 December 2020) was a Finnish guitarist, composer, and vocalist. He was best known as the lead guitarist, lead vocalist and founding member of the melodic death metal band Children of Bodom, and was also the guitarist for Sinergy, the Local Band, Kylähullut, and Bodom After Midnight, which formed just prior to his death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexi Laiho has received more than 2,118,810 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Alexi Laiho is the 1,014th most popular musician (down from 991st in 2019), the 178th most popular biography from Finland (down from 165th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Finnish Musician.

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  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Alexi Laiho ranks 1,014 out of 3,175. Before him are Pío Leyva, Otis Rush, Svend Asmussen, Gina Bachauer, Alan White, and John Lewis. After him are Lennie Tristano, Trevor Pinnock, Boris Grebenshchikov, Gene Clark, Jack DeJohnette, and John McVie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Alexi Laiho ranks 59. Before him are Maggie Q, Ludivine Sagnier, Kevin Hart, Dan Balan, Matisyahu, and Stormy Daniels. After him are Alice Weidel, Grafite, Ivano Balić, Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, Bleona, and Jawed Karim. Among people deceased in 2020, Alexi Laiho ranks 300. Before him are Jeremy Bulloch, Duje Bonačić, Edén Pastora, Wojciech Pszoniak, Pim Doesburg, and Larry Tesler. After him are Joseph Vilsmaier, Rhonda Fleming, Brent Scowcroft, Tonie Marshall, Jaroslav Pollák, and Taryn Power.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Alexi Laiho ranks 178 out of 751. Before him are Lauri Virtanen (1904), Rafael Paasio (1903), Hertta Kuusinen (1904), Vilho Niittymaa (1896), Jonni Myyrä (1892), and Marita Lindahl (1938). After him are Eero Berg (1898), Juho Sunila (1875), Elmer Niklander (1890), Leevi Madetoja (1887), Armas Toivonen (1899), and Nils Torvalds (1945).

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Among MUSICIANS In Finland

Among musicians born in Finland, Alexi Laiho ranks 4. Before him are Marco Hietala (1966), Aarre Merikanto (1893), and Tuomas Holopainen (1976). After him are Timo Tolkki (1966), Jukka Nevalainen (1978), Emppu Vuorinen (1978), Mr Lordi (1974), Juice Leskinen (1950), Darude (1975), Sami Vänskä (1976), and Carita Holmström (1954).

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