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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 Helsinki, Finland | (aged 41)
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Years active | 1993–2020 |
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Website | cobhc.com |
Alexi Laiho (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.
He also the guitarist for Sinergy, The Local Band and Kylähullut. He also played with Thy Serpent and Impaled Nazarene.
On January 4, 2021, it was announced that Laiho died of a long-illness the previous month, aged 41.[3][4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vedenpää, Ville; Rissanen, Juha; Väänänen, Marja; Hurtta, Anna (August 8, 2015). "Henkilökuva: Miten Alexi Laihosta tuli maailman paras hevikitaristi?". yle.fi. Yleisradio oy. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- ↑ Mankkinen, Jussi; Kiviranta, Varpu (4 January 2021). "Children of Bodomin perustanut Alexi Laiho on kuollut: kitaristi arvosti suomalaista itsepäisyyttä ja sisua". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Helsinki: Yleisradio. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ↑ "Kitaristi Alexi Laiho, 41, on kuollut". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ↑ brownypaul (2021-01-04). "Children of Bodom Vocalist/Guitarist Alexi Laiho Passed Away, Aged 41". Wall Of Sound. Retrieved 2021-01-04.