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Alexi Laiho
Sign in to saveAlso known as Alexi "Wildchild" Laiho, Markku Uula Aleksi Laiho, Aleksi Laiho, Epileps, Alexi Wildchild Laiho
Finnish musician (1979–2020)
Film & TV
Espoo, Finland
Alexi "Wildchild" Laiho was a Finnish singer, composer, and guitarist. He was best known as the lead guitarist/vocalist of melodic death metal band Children of Bodom.
Known for
- Kaamos — Self (archive footage)2026
- Then the Times, They Changed — Self2022
- Children of Bodom - Live at Wacken Open Air 2018 — Himself2018
- Children of Bodom: The making of I Worship Chaos — Himself2015
- Children of Bodom - The Making of "Halo of Blood" — Guitarist, Vocalist2013
- Rock-Suomi — Self2010
- Children of Bodom - Chaos Ridden Years — Himself – Vocals2006
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Key facts
- Also known as
- Wildchild
- Born
- Markku Uula Aleksi Laiho , ( 1979-04-08 ) 8 April 1979, Espoo , Finland
- Died
- 29 December 2020 (2020-12-29) (aged 41) , Helsinki , Finland
- Genres
- Melodic death metal neoclassical metal thrash metal symphonic black metal
- Occupations
- Musician singer songwriter
- Instruments
- Guitars vocals
- Years active
- 1993–2020
- Formerly of
- Children of Bodom Bodom After Midnight Sinergy Kylähullut Impaled Nazarene Thy Serpent the Local Band
- Spouse
- Kimberly Goss ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2002 )
- Website
- cobhc .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Laiho
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Finland
- Place of birth
- Espoo
- Place of death
- Helsinki
- Spouse
- Kimberly Goss
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- composed musical work
- Genre
- melodic death metal
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.cobhc.com
- Image
- Alexi Laiho - Ilosaarirock 2009.jpg
- Voice type
- baritone
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- Commons category
- Alexi Laiho
- date of birth
- 1979-04-08
- start of work period
- 1993-00-00
- pseudonym
- Allu
- birth name
- Markku Uula Aleksi Laiho
- end of work period
- 2020-00-00
- date of death
- 2020-12-29
- social media followers
- 9584
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Encyclopedic overview
Alexi Laiho ( Finnish: [ˈɑleksi ˈlɑi̯ho]; born Markku Uula Aleksi Laiho; 8 April 1979 – 29 December 2020) was a Finnish guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He was the lead guitarist, lead vocalist and founding member of the melodic death metal band Children of Bodom, and a guitarist for Sinergy, the Local Band, Kylähullut, and Bodom After Midnight, which formed just prior to his death. Laiho had previously played with Thy Serpent and Impaled Nazarene on occasion, as well as Warmen and Hypocrisy.
Career
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alexi Laiho” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.