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Ville Valo
- Real/full name:
- Ville Hermanni Valo
- Age:
- 43 (born Nov 22nd, 1976)
- Place of origin:
- Finland (Helsinki)
- Gender:
- Male
HIM
Vocals (1991-2017)
| Added by: Eagleheart | Modified by: Jesse James |
| Added on: 2011-04-14 06:32:54 | Last modified on: 2019-10-26 16:29:31 |
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Biography
Valo is best known as the lead vocalist and frontman of the Finnish rock band HIM, who became the first Finnish rock band to achieve a gold record (more than 500,000 copies) in the United States.Valo was born in a district of Helsinki called Vallila. His father, Kari, is Finnish and his mother, Anita, is of Hungarian descent. Soon after his birth, the family moved to the riverside community ...
Trivia
Received the "Golden God" award in 2004 by the heavy metal magazine Metal Hammer.Has a baritone vocal range, spanning A1 to A6.
Is close friends with CKY, Jackass and Viva La Bam star Bam Margera, who shares many of Valo's tattoos.
Portrayed Jim Morrison in the 69 Eyes music video "Wasting the Dawn".
Voices Motto Motto in the Finnish dub of Madagascar 2.
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