1975 - Today
Kristian Eivind Espedal (born 7 August 1975), better known by his stage name Gaahl, is a Norwegian vocalist and painter. He is best known as the former frontman of Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. He is also the founder and lead vocalist of Trelldom and Gaahlskagg. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gaahl has received more than 1,334,279 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Gaahl is the 1,782nd most popular singer (down from 1,542nd in 2019), the 442nd most popular biography from Norway (down from 373rd in 2019) and the 19th most popular Norwegian Singer.
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Among singers, Gaahl ranks 1,782 out of 3,528. Before him are Johnny Otis, Tommy Roe, Billy Fury, Senhit, Joey Belladonna, and Maître Gims. After him are Emilia Rydberg, Lay Zhang, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, LaVern Baker, Tina Karol, and Zara Larsson.
1921 - 2012
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 1,776
1942 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 1,777
1940 - 1983
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 1,778
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.91
Rank: 1,779
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 1,780
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 1,781
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 1,782
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 1,783
1991 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 1,784
1902 - 1968
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 1,785
1929 - 1997
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 1,786
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 1,787
1997 - Present
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 1,788
Among people born in 1975, Gaahl ranks 206. Before him are Christian Corrêa Dionisio, Jodhi May, Kavinsky, Marina Hands, Tony Kakko, and Redfoo. After him are Daniel Kehlmann, David Leitch, Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Hilário, Žydrūnas Savickas, and Markus Schulz.
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 200
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 201
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 202
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 203
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.09
Rank: 204
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 205
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 206
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 207
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 208
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 209
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 210
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 211
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 212
Among people born in Norway, Gaahl ranks 442 out of 927. Before him are Olve Eikemo (1973), Tiril Eckhoff (1990), Bent Hamer (1956), Liv Kristine (1976), Roar Grønvold (1946), and Eirik Kvalfoss (1959). After him are Bjarne Pettersen (1891), Bjarne Johnsen (1892), Otto Bahr Halvorsen (1872), Roy Khan (1970), Ane Brun (1976), and Sven Erik Kristiansen (1969).
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.13
Rank: 436
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 437
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.09
Rank: 438
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 439
1946 - Present
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 440
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 441
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 442
1891 - 1983
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 443
1892 - 1984
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 444
1872 - 1923
HPI: 41.77
Rank: 445
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.77
Rank: 446
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 447
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 448
Among singers born in Norway, Gaahl ranks 19. Before him are Grethe Kausland (1947), Arne Bendiksen (1926), Hanne Krogh (1956), Ellen Nikolaysen (1951), Jørn Lande (1968), and Liv Kristine (1976). After him are Roy Khan (1970), Anne-Karine Strøm (1951), Odd Børre (1939), Iselin Solheim (1990), Kurt Nilsen (1978), and Geir Rönning (1962).
1947 - 2007
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 13
1926 - 2009
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 14
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 15
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 16
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 17
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 18
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 19
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.77
Rank: 20
1951 - Present
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 21
1939 - 2023
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 22
1990 - Present
HPI: 38.38
Rank: 23
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 24
1962 - Present
HPI: 37.05
Rank: 25