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Devin Townsend

1972 - Today

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Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972) is a Canadian singer, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. He founded extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad and was its primary songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist from 1994 to 2007. He has also had an extensive solo career and has released a total of 29 albums across all of his projects as of 2024. After performing in a number of heavy metal bands in high school, Townsend was discovered in 1993 by a record label who asked him to perform lead vocals on Steve Vai's album Sex & Religion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Devin Townsend is the 2,040th most popular musician (up from 2,116th in 2019), the 661st most popular biography from Canada (down from 651st in 2019) and the 30th most popular Canadian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Devin Townsend ranks 2,040 out of 3,175. Before him are Ferry Corsten, Hardwell, Stuart Price, Maksim Mrvica, Joe Meek, and Jerry Wexler. After him are Rob Bailey, Jon Oliva, Leeroy Thornhill, Shannon Leto, Andy Rourke, and Clive Bunker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Devin Townsend ranks 343. Before him are Gretchen Mol, Derartu Tulu, Piotr Świerczewski, Peter Dubovský, Roberto Acuña, and Thomas Alsgaard. After him are Sergio Massa, Volodymyr Vakulenko, Jang Seo-hee, Eugene Roshal, Aleksandar Vulin, and Bente Skari.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Devin Townsend ranks 661 out of 1,622. Before him are Alberta Watson (1955), Lorne Loomer (1937), Peter Jennings (1938), Tom Mulcair (1954), James Tupper (1965), and Barbara Parkins (1942). After him are Bert McCaffrey (1893), Tom Taylor (1880), Frank Saker (1907), Stéphane Dion (1955), Barbara Hannigan (1971), and Herb Drury (1896).

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Among MUSICIANS In Canada

Among musicians born in Canada, Devin Townsend ranks 30. Before him are Daniel Lanois (1951), Richard Manuel (1943), Hank Snow (1914), Kenny Wheeler (1930), Angela Hewitt (1958), and Jeff Healey (1966). After him are Sarah McLachlan (1968), Shawn Drover (1966), Guy Lombardo (1902), Hugh Dillon (1963), John Rutsey (1952), and Jeff Waters (1966).

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