MUSICIAN
Dan Swanö
1973 - Today

Dan Swanö
Dan-Erland Swanö (born 10 March 1973), also known as Dan "The Man" Swanö, is a Swedish musician and record producer who is currently the vocalist, guitarist, ex-bassist and ex-drummer for the band Nightingale, lately vocalist, keyboardist and drummer for the band Witherscape, as well as the owner of Unisound. He achieved fame as the vocalist and songwriter of progressive death metal band Edge of Sanity. As a multi-instrumentalist he is regarded as influential in the underground melodic death metal, black metal, progressive metal, death metal, progressive rock, and power metal communities. He is known for his progressive rock-influenced songwriting style and his frequent use of both clean and growled vocals. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Dan Swanö is the 2,751st most popular musician (down from 2,674th in 2024), the 1,402nd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,373rd in 2019) and the 55th most popular Swedish Musician.
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Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Dan Swanö ranks 2,751 out of 3,175. Before him are Antonio Sánchez, Jeff Walker, Björn Gelotte, James Murphy, Bob Mould, and Marco V. After him are Chris Shiflett, Dan Peters, D'Angelo, Rob Gardner, Isabelle Boulay, and Liu Fang.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAntonio Sánchez
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 2,745
Jeff Walker
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 2,746
Björn Gelotte
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 2,747
James Murphy
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 2,748
Bob Mould
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 2,749
Marco V
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 2,750
Dan Swanö
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 2,751
Chris Shiflett
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 2,752
Dan Peters
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 2,753
D'Angelo
1974 - 2025
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 2,754
Rob Gardner
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 2,755
Isabelle Boulay
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 2,756
Liu Fang
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 2,757
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1973, Dan Swanö ranks 670. Before him are Jennifer Paige, Yoon Jong-hwan, Nikolay Tsiskaridze, Amina Lawal, Shiho Onodera, and Valérie Donzelli. After him are Nicola Vizzoni, František Kaberle, José Azevedo, Monkaen Kaenkoon, Leander Paes, and Yuko Nakazawa.
Others Born in 1973
Go to all RankingsJennifer Paige
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 664
Yoon Jong-hwan
COACH
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 665
Nikolay Tsiskaridze
DANCER
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 666
Amina Lawal
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 667
Shiho Onodera
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 668
Valérie Donzelli
FILM DIRECTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 669
Dan Swanö
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 670
Nicola Vizzoni
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 671
František Kaberle
HOCKEY PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 672
José Azevedo
CYCLIST
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 673
Monkaen Kaenkoon
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 674
Leander Paes
TENNIS PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 675
Yuko Nakazawa
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 676
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Dan Swanö ranks 1,402 out of 1,879. Before him are Nicklas Bäckström (1987), Samuel Holmén (1984), Alexandra Dahlström (1984), Lars-Börje Eriksson (1966), Veronica Maggio (1981), and Björn Gelotte (1975). After him are Hanna Alström (1981), Linda Sembrant (1987), Emma Johansson (1983), Håkan Hellström (1974), Anna Ottosson (1976), and Yung Lean (1996).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsNicklas Bäckström
HOCKEY PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 1,396
Samuel Holmén
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 1,397
Alexandra Dahlström
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 1,398
Lars-Börje Eriksson
SKIER
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 1,399
Veronica Maggio
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 1,400
Björn Gelotte
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 1,401
Dan Swanö
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 1,402
Hanna Alström
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 1,403
Linda Sembrant
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 1,404
Emma Johansson
CYCLIST
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 1,405
Håkan Hellström
MUSICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 1,406
Anna Ottosson
SKIER
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 1,407
Yung Lean
SINGER
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 1,408
Among MUSICIANS In Sweden
Among musicians born in Sweden, Dan Swanö ranks 55. Before him are Robert Wells (1962), Alesso (1991), Daniel Erlandsson (1976), Lisa Miskovsky (1975), Adrian Erlandsson (1970), and Björn Gelotte (1975). After him are Håkan Hellström (1974), Stina Nordenstam (1969), Helena Josefsson (1978), Peter Iwers (1975), Fredrik Åkesson (1972), and Sharlee D'Angelo (1973).
Robert Wells
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 49
Alesso
1991 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 50
Daniel Erlandsson
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 51
Lisa Miskovsky
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 52
Adrian Erlandsson
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 53
Björn Gelotte
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 54
Dan Swanö
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 55
Håkan Hellström
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 56
Stina Nordenstam
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 57
Helena Josefsson
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 58
Peter Iwers
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 59
Fredrik Åkesson
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 60
Sharlee D'Angelo
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 61













































