Alexi Laiho

Alexi Laiho
Alexi Laiho
	Laiho performing at Provinssirock 2013
Background information
Birth name	Markku Uula Aleksi Laiho
Also known as	Wildchild
Born	8 April 1979; Espoo, Finland
Died	29 December 2020 (aged 41); Helsinki, Finland
Genres	Melodic death metal; power metal; neoclassical metal; thrash metal; symphonic black metal;
Occupation(s)	Musician; singer; songwriter;
Instrument(s)	Guitars; vocals;
Years active	1993–2020
Formerly of	Children of Bodom; Bodom After Midnight; Sinergy; Kylähullut; Impaled Nazarene; Thy Serpent; the Local Band;
Spouse(s)	Kimberly Goss (m. 2002)
Website	cobhc.com

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.

^ ^a ^b Vedenpää, Ville; Rissanen, Juha; Väänänen, Marja; Hurtta, Anna (8 August 2015). "Henkilökuva: Miten Alexi Laihosta tuli maailman paras hevikitaristi?". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Yleisradio Oy. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
^ Wright-Laiho, Kelli. "Instagram post from February 4, 2021". Instagram. Retrieved 4 February 2021. Non-loginwalled link at bibliogram.pussthecat.org^{[permanent dead link]}