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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 2,485,506 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. King Diamond is the 444th most popular singer, the 211th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 212th in 2019) and the most popular Danish Singer.

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  • 2.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, King Diamond ranks 444 out of 3,528Before him are Carly Simon, Patrick Hernandez, Ruslana, Jimin, Andy Gibb, and Paul Di'Anno. After him are Gazebo, Mei Lanfang, Francis Rossi, Marta Kubišová, Nellie Melba, and Coolio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, King Diamond ranks 81Before him are Maggie Reilly, Henri Toivonen, Sugar Ray Leonard, Bo Derek, Baruch Goldstein, and Randy Rhoads. After him are Sultan bin Salman Al Saud, Catherine Ashton, Boris Trajkovski, Taur Matan Ruak, Miguel Bosé, and Andrus Ansip.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, King Diamond ranks 211 out of 893Before him are Christen C. Raunkiær (1860), Adam Wilhelm Moltke (1785), Jens Juel (1745), Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller (1913), Helle Thorning-Schmidt (1966), and Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester (1946). After him are Lars Løkke Rasmussen (1964), Herman Bang (1857), Christian Bohr (1855), Gunnhild, Mother of Kings (910), Christian Mortensen (1882), and Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel (1820).

Among SINGERS In Denmark

Among singers born in Denmark, King Diamond ranks 1After him are Grethe Ingmann (1938), Kim Larsen (1945), Gitte Hænning (1946), Birthe Wilke (1936), Raquel Rastenni (1915), Birgit Brüel (1927), Gustav Winckler (1925), Ulla Pia (1945), Tommy Seebach (1949), Lauritz Melchior (1890), and Dario Campeotto (1939).

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