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Björn Gelotte

1975 - Today

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Björn Gelotte (born 27 August 1975) is a Swedish guitarist and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist for heavy metal band In Flames. He originally joined the band as the drummer in 1995, and continued in this position during The Jester Race (1996) and Whoracle (1997). He switched to his current position on guitar after Niclas Engelin left the band and has played solely guitars since Colony (1999), sharing lead/rhythm guitar duties with former In Flames guitarist Jesper Strömblad. In March 2004, Gelotte and Strömblad were both ranked No. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Björn Gelotte is the 2,747th most popular musician (down from 2,539th in 2024), the 1,401st most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,309th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Swedish Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Björn Gelotte ranks 2,747 out of 3,175. Before him are Denis Matsuev, Paul Haslinger, Tony Rice, Jowst, Antonio Sánchez, and Jeff Walker. After him are James Murphy, Bob Mould, Marco V, Dan Swanö, Chris Shiflett, and Dan Peters.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Björn Gelotte ranks 585. Before him are Polad Hashimov, Denis Matsuev, Mohamed Bahari, Bert Grabsch, ZP Theart, and Dante Basco. After him are Mauricio Pineda, Choi Sung-yong, Pierre Issa, Alanna Ubach, Ondřej Sosenka, and Kazuo Shimizu.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Björn Gelotte ranks 1,401 out of 1,879. Before him are Katja Nyberg (1979), Nicklas Bäckström (1987), Samuel Holmén (1984), Alexandra Dahlström (1984), Lars-Börje Eriksson (1966), and Veronica Maggio (1981). After him are Dan Swanö (1973), Hanna Alström (1981), Linda Sembrant (1987), Emma Johansson (1983), Håkan Hellström (1974), and Anna Ottosson (1976).

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Among MUSICIANS In Sweden

Among musicians born in Sweden, Björn Gelotte ranks 54. Before him are Andy LaRocque (1962), Robert Wells (1962), Alesso (1991), Daniel Erlandsson (1976), Lisa Miskovsky (1975), and Adrian Erlandsson (1970). After him are Dan Swanö (1973), Håkan Hellström (1974), Stina Nordenstam (1969), Helena Josefsson (1978), Peter Iwers (1975), and Fredrik Åkesson (1972).

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