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Ville Valo

1976 - Today

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Ville Hermanni Valo (pronounced [ˈʋilːe ˈʋɑlo] ; born 22 November 1976) is a Finnish singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the vocalist of the gothic rock band HIM. Born and raised in Helsinki to a Hungarian mother and Finnish father, Valo began his career playing bass and drums in various bands around the city. In 1991, he co-founded and became the singer and main songwriter of HIM, which would go on to become one of the most successful Finnish bands of all time and the first to receive a gold record in the United States. Outside of HIM, Valo has collaborated with various other bands and artists during his career, including Agents, The 69 Eyes, and Apocalyptica. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ville Valo is the 863rd most popular singer (down from 794th in 2019), the 163rd most popular biography from Finland (down from 144th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Finnish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ville Valo ranks 863 out of 4,381. Before him are Johnny Nash, Basia, Christophe, Gertrud Elisabeth Mara, Serhat, and Jimmy Somerville. After him are Lyudmila Zykina, Camillo Felgen, Mikel Laboa, Hozier, Kevin Ayers, and Henriette Sontag.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Ville Valo ranks 60. Before him are Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Ricardo, Gilberto Silva, Nurgül Yeşilçay, Thomas Gravesen, and Itamar Ben-Gvir. After him are Michelle Monaghan, Massimo Oddo, Jennifer Capriati, Tuomas Holopainen, John Elkann, and Emily Deschanel.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Ville Valo ranks 163 out of 751. Before him are Esa-Pekka Salonen (1958), Ernst Leonard Lindelöf (1870), Lill Lindfors (1940), Paavo Berglund (1929), Mauno Pekkala (1890), and Heikki Savolainen (1907). After him are Juha Mieto (1949), Marita Lindahl (1938), Johannes Gabriel Granö (1882), Leevi Madetoja (1887), Marcus Grönholm (1968), and Gunnar Nordström (1881).

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Among SINGERS In Finland

Among singers born in Finland, Ville Valo ranks 3. Before him are Tarja Turunen (1977), and Lill Lindfors (1940). After him are Aino Ackté (1876), Marion Rung (1945), Matti Salminen (1945), Katri Helena (1945), Lasse Mårtenson (1934), Timo Kotipelto (1969), Laila Kinnunen (1939), Kirka (1950), and Lauri Ylönen (1979).

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