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Alexi Laiho | |
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![]() Laiho performing at Provinssirock 2013 | |
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Birth name | Markku Uula Aleksi Laiho |
Also known as | Wildchild[1] |
Born | Espoo, Finland | 8 April 1979
Died | 29 December 2020 (aged 41) Helsinki, Finland |
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Years active | 1993–2020 |
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Website | cobhc |
Alexi Laiho (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑleksi ˈlɑi̯ho]; born Markku Uula Aleksi Laiho;[1] 8 April 1979 – 29 December 2020)[2] was a Finnish guitarist, composer, and vocalist. He was best known as the lead guitarist, lead vocalist and founding member of the melodic death metal band Children of Bodom, and was also the 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.
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