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)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Alexi Laiho Metal Guitar Dvd 1 Japanese Version
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Finland
- Active from
- 1979-04-08
- Active to
- 2020-12-29
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 6,204
- Total plays
- 41,832
Tags
Alexi "Wildchild" Laiho (born April 8, 1979 - Died in december 2020) was the lead guitarist/vocalist of Children of Bodom. He also plays in Sinergy and Kylähullut. He has played with Thy Serpent and Impaled Nazarene on occasion in addition to Warmen. Originating from the town of Espoo, Finland, Alexi began his musical training at the age of five by learning the viola. However, influenced by the music his sister listened to (heavy metal music bands such as W. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/A
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- UniProt: the Universal Protein Knowledgebase in 2023
· 2022 · cited 6,764x
- UniProt: the universal protein knowledgebase in 2021
· 2020 · cited 6,036x
- Review of Particle Physics
· 2018 · cited 5,729x
- Review of Particle Physics
· 2012 · cited 5,100x
- FinnGen provides genetic insights from a well-phenotyped isolated population
· 2023 · cited 3,773x
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
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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
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