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King Diamond

1956 - Today

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Kim Bendix Petersen (born 14 June 1956), better known by his stage name King Diamond, is a Danish rock musician. As a vocalist, he is known for his powerful and wide-ranging countertenor singing voice, in particular his far-reaching falsetto screams. He is the lead vocalist and lyricist for both Mercyful Fate and the eponymous King Diamond. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of King Diamond has received more than 2,729,275 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). King Diamond is the 466th most popular singer (down from 443rd in 2019), the 217th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 210th in 2019) and the most popular Danish Singer.

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  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, King Diamond ranks 466 out of 4,381. Before him are Kim Seok-jin, Sharon den Adel, Marian Anderson, Giulia Grisi, RM, and Line Renaud. After him are Michel Sardou, Lasse Berghagen, Waylon Jennings, Kevin Federline, Manuel García, and Séverine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, King Diamond ranks 99. Before him are Rita Wilson, Henri Toivonen, Philip Kerr, Elie Hobeika, Gianni De Biasi, and Hans van Breukelen. After him are Luis Guzmán, Yegor Gaidar, William J. Burns, El Risitas, Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga, and Horacio Cartes.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, King Diamond ranks 217 out of 1,032. Before him are Henning Larsen (1925), Jacob Gade (1879), Rorik of Dorestad (900), Kurt Westergaard (1935), Princess Caroline of Denmark (1793), and Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1798). After him are Peter Andreas Hansen (1795), Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden (1768), Herman Bang (1857), Leonora Christina Ulfeldt (1621), Kenneth Zohore (1994), and Kaj Munk (1898).

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Among SINGERS In Denmark

Among singers born in Denmark, King Diamond ranks 1. After him are Grethe Ingmann (1938), Kim Larsen (1945), Birthe Wilke (1936), Gitte Hænning (1946), Gustav Winckler (1925), Lauritz Melchior (1890), Ulla Pia (1945), Raquel Rastenni (1915), Tommy Seebach (1949), Dario Campeotto (1939), and Katy Bødtger (1932).

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