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Terje Bakken

1978 - 2004

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Terje "Valfar" Bakken (3 September 1978 – 14 January 2004) was the lead singer and founder of the Norwegian black metal band Windir. Windir was started as a one-man project, but it was expanded into a full band with the release of their third album, 1184. Valfar originally sang his lyrics in Sognamål, a dialect of Norwegian, but eventually switched to English in an attempt to appeal to a broader audience. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Terje Bakken is the 3,547th most popular singer (down from 3,251st in 2024), the 792nd most popular biography from Norway (down from 743rd in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Norwegian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Terje Bakken ranks 3,547 out of 4,381. Before him are Rahzel, Guy Sebastian, Roberto Bellarosa, Eunha, Filipa Azevedo, and Nina Kraljić. After him are Kaleen, Andrea Haugen, Kim Yo-han, Agnieszka Chylińska, Anna Tatangelo, and Brian Joo.

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Among people born in 1978, Terje Bakken ranks 802. Before him are Marian Álvarez, Riad Sattouf, Martin Elmiger, Pierrick Fédrigo, Vanessa Villela, and Kathleen Rubins. After him are Jesús María Lacruz, Chérif Touré Mamam, Daniele Bracciali, Mattias Andersson, Vladimíra Uhlířová, and Vladimir Voltchkov. Among people deceased in 2004, Terje Bakken ranks 346. Before him are Johnny Warren, Alphonso Ford, Mikael Ljungberg, Richard Sainct, Sergejs Žoltoks, and Kamala Markandaya. After him are Murder of Gurgen Margaryan, Hicham Zerouali, Soundarya, Oleksandr Beresch, Viktor Zubarev, and Pat Tillman.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Terje Bakken ranks 792 out of 1,039. Before him are Silje Solberg (1990), Rebekka Bakken (1970), Beate Grimsrud (1963), Gro Dahle (1962), Jens Petter Hauge (1999), and Carl Espen (1982). After him are Vidar Riseth (1972), Ragnhild Aamodt (1980), Daniel Braaten (1982), Trond Fausa Aurvåg (1972), Elin Kristiansen (1968), and Mohammed Abdellaoue (1985).

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Among SINGERS In Norway

Among singers born in Norway, Terje Bakken ranks 43. Before him are Didrik Solli-Tangen (1987), Margaret Berger (1985), Lise Haavik (1962), Astrid S (1996), Rebekka Bakken (1970), and Carl Espen (1982). After him are Sivert Høyem (1976), Susanne Sundfør (1986), Marit Larsen (1983), Kjetil Mørland (1980), Kate Gulbrandsen (1965), and Kristoffer Rygg (1976).

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