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Dead

1969 - 1991

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Per Yngve "Pelle" Ohlin (16 January 1969 – 8 April 1991), known professionally as Dead, was a Swedish musician who was best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem from 1988 until his death in 1991. Prior to Mayhem, he performed as the vocalist in the Swedish death/thrash band Morbid. Dead was a popular figure of the Norwegian black metal scene, and his legacy persists in the genre to this day. Roadrunner Records ranked him No. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dead is the 326th most popular singer (up from 690th in 2019), the 232nd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 403rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Swedish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Dead ranks 326 out of 4,381. Before him are La Toya Jackson, Lana Del Rey, Sabrina Salerno, Jack Jones, Ornella Vanoni, and Rick Parfitt. After him are Mahalia Jackson, Cissy Houston, Boy George, Grimes, Anna German, and Dana Rosemary Scallon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Dead ranks 45. Before him are Simon Baker, Norman Reedus, Felix Baumgartner, Leonardo Araújo, Kersti Kaljulaid, and PJ Harvey. After him are Wes Anderson, Fernando Redondo, Robert Prosinečki, Bixente Lizarazu, Tiësto, and Vítor Baía. Among people deceased in 1991, Dead ranks 57. Before him are Jean Arthur, Gene Tierney, James Irwin, Lee Remick, Princess Ileana of Romania, and Ernst Krenek. After him are Christian de Castries, Henri de Lubac, William Heinesen, Shapour Bakhtiar, Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid, and Aladár Gerevich.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Dead ranks 232 out of 1,879. Before him are Catherine Vasa of Sweden (1539), Carl Gustaf Wrangel (1613), Stefan Edberg (1966), Gustaf de Laval (1845), Stenkil (1030), and Lena Olin (1955). After him are Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (1390), Maj Sjöwall (1935), Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden (1277), Anders Gustaf Ekeberg (1767), Thorbjörn Fälldin (1926), and Olaus Petri (1493).

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Among SINGERS In Sweden

Among singers born in Sweden, Dead ranks 9. Before him are Jenny Lind (1820), Zarah Leander (1907), Birgit Nilsson (1918), Loreen (1983), Nicolai Gedda (1925), and Basshunter (1984). After him are Jussi Björling (1911), Joey Tempest (1963), Anette Olzon (1971), Siw Malmkvist (1936), Anne Sofie von Otter (1955), and Evert Taube (1890).

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