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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 for the progressive metal band Opeth. A former vocalist for the death metal supergroup Bloodbath, he was also the guitarist for the "one-off" band Steel, and a member of the collaboration Storm Corrosion with Steven Wilson. Åkerfeldt is known for his progressive rock-influenced songwriting style and his frequent use of both clean baritone and growled vocals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mikael Åkerfeldt is the 2,091st most popular singer (up from 2,228th in 2019), the 1,172nd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,220th in 2019) and the 61st most popular Swedish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mikael Åkerfeldt ranks 2,091 out of 4,381. Before him are Tamara Gachechiladze, Ann Lee, Karolina Gočeva, Aaron Carter, Lindita, and Sam Ryder. After him are DQ, Birgit Õigemeel, Deryck Whibley, YG, Christy Moore, and Alexander Bashlachev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Mikael Åkerfeldt ranks 294. Before him are Iratxe García, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Thomas Enqvist, Hiroyuki Sawada, Bassem Youssef, and Takehiro Kato. After him are Hirohito Nakamura, Big L, Rolando Fonseca, Manuela Schwesig, Simon Rex, and Kōji Wada.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Mikael Åkerfeldt ranks 1,172 out of 1,879. Before him are Magnus Andersson (1958), Josef Ternström (1888), Erik Lindh (1964), Thomas Enqvist (1974), Lisa Ekdahl (1971), and Karin Alvtegen (1965). After him are Kenny Bräck (1966), Agneta Andersson (1961), Anders Fridén (1973), Nils Silfverskiöld (1888), Tomas Svensson (1968), and Pernilla Wahlgren (1967).

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Among SINGERS In Sweden

Among singers born in Sweden, Mikael Åkerfeldt ranks 61. Before him are Joacim Cans (1970), Emilia Rydberg (1978), Eagle-Eye Cherry (1968), Marie Bergman (1950), Bosson (1969), and Lisa Ekdahl (1971). After him are Pernilla Wahlgren (1967), Jill Johnson (1973), Kristina Hautala (1948), Jon Nödtveidt (1975), Petra Marklund (1984), and Elize Ryd (1984).

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