SINGER

King Diamond

1956 - Today

Photo of King Diamond

Icon of person King Diamond

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. He also plays keyboards and guitars on studio recordings but uses live shows to focus solely on his vocal performance. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. King Diamond is the 454th most popular singer (up from 466th in 2019), the 203rd most popular biography from Denmark (up from 217th in 2019) and the most popular Danish Singer.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of King Diamond by language

Loading...

Among SINGERS

Among singers, King Diamond ranks 454 out of 4,381. Before him are Gigi D'Agostino, Mory Kanté, Thalía, Carly Simon, Nile Rodgers, and Joseph Kobzon. After him are Christine McVie, Željko Bebek, Salomé, Iva Zanicchi, Perry Como, and Alizée.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, King Diamond ranks 96. Before him are Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Gregg L. Semenza, Maggie Reilly, Thomas N'Kono, Mikuláš Dzurinda, and Sultan bin Salman Al Saud. After him are Mansour Bahrami, Sela Ward, Taur Matan Ruak, Frances Arnold, Miguel Bosé, and Bruce Greenwood.

Others Born in 1956

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, King Diamond ranks 203 out of 1,032. Before him are Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark (1649), Paul Gustav Fischer (1860), Prince Harald of Denmark (1876), Morten P. Meldal (1954), Mette Frederiksen (1977), and Poul Nielsen (1891). After him are Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1765), Princess Margaret of Denmark (1895), Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden (1768), Poul Schlüter (1929), Hastein (810), and Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine (1520).

Others born in Denmark

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among SINGERS In Denmark

Among singers born in Denmark, King Diamond ranks 1. After him are Grethe Ingmann (1938), Birthe Wilke (1936), Kim Larsen (1945), Gitte Hænning (1946), Raquel Rastenni (1915), Lauritz Melchior (1890), MØ (1988), Aneela Mirza (1974), Ulla Pia (1945), Gustav Winckler (1925), and Tommy Seebach (1949).

Danish born Singers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous