SINGER

Mikael Åkerfeldt

1974 - Today

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Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt (Swedish: [ˈmîːkaɛl ˈôːkɛrˌfɛlt]; born 17 April 1974) is a Swedish musician. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of progressive metal band Opeth. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mikael Åkerfeldt has received more than 1,107,710 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Mikael Åkerfeldt is the 2,228th most popular singer (down from 2,106th in 2019), the 1,220th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,085th in 2019) and the 68th most popular Swedish Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mikael Åkerfeldt ranks 2,228 out of 4,381. Before him are Ken Hirai, Hayley Williams, Frederik Ndoci, Daesung, Glen Hansard, and Fontella Bass. After him are Chuck D, Shindong, Ian Brown, Kitty Wells, Josh Groban, and Lykke Li.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Mikael Åkerfeldt ranks 332. Before him are Tim Henman, Juliana Awada, Atsuhiro Miura, Cristián de la Fuente, Kevin Connolly, and Jeremy Sisto. After him are Mekhi Phifer, Thomas Beatie, Margo Dydek, Javi Moreno, Nuno Valente, and CeeLo Green.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Mikael Åkerfeldt ranks 1,220 out of 1,879. Before him are Örjan Persson (1942), Mercedes Mason (1982), Erik Lindh (1964), John Guidetti (1992), Daniel Andersson (1977), and Petter Hansson (1976). After him are Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland (2012), Robin Olsen (1990), Lykke Li (1986), Peter Lundgren (1965), Helena Norberg-Hodge (1946), and Sebastian Larsson (1985).

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Among SINGERS In Sweden

Among singers born in Sweden, Mikael Åkerfeldt ranks 68. Before him are Lotta Engberg (1963), Bosson (1969), Kristina Hautala (1948), Jill Johnson (1973), Robyn (1979), and Tove Lo (1987). After him are Lykke Li (1986), Andreas Johnson (1970), Eric Saade (1990), Petra Marklund (1984), Elize Ryd (1984), and Nina Stemme (1963).

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