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Marco Hietala

Finnish musician
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Summary

Marco Hietala was born on January 14, 1966[1], in Tervo[2]. He has worked as a bass guitarist[3], singer[4], guitarist[5], songwriter[6], and composer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,153 views/month, #7,015 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Kuopio[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Finland[10]
  • Occupation: musician[11], author[12]
  • Member of: Sapattivuosi[13], Tarot[14], Northern Kings[15], Sinergy[16], Raskasta Joulua[17], Conquest[18], Jimsonweed[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Genre: heavy metal music[21], symphonic metal[22]
  • Commons category: Marco Hietala[23]
  • Voice type: tenor[24]
  • Family name: Hietala[25]
  • Given name: Marko[26], Tapani[27]
  • Pseudonym: Marco Hietala[28]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Marco Hietala[29]
  • Commons gallery: Marco Hietala[30]
  • Instrument: bass guitar[31], acoustic guitar[32], voice[33], bass[34]
  • Participant in: Masked Singer Suomi, season 2[35], Vain elämää, season 15[36]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Finnish[37]
  • Birth name: Marko Tapani Hietala[38]
  • Start of work period: 1984[39]
  • Competition won: Masked Singer Suomi, season 2[40]
  • Sibling: Zachary Hietala[41]

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[42]

  • Country: FI[43]

  • Began / founded: 1966-01-14[44]

  • Genre(s): metal, symphonic metal[45]

  • Community tags: chanteur, finland, finlandais, finlande, finnish, metal, scandinave, scandinavia, scandinavian, scandinavie, singer, symphonic metal, symphonic power metal[46]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7244f99c-e056-412c-836d-b3933bb51229[47]

Why It Matters

Marco Hietala has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

Where was Marco Hietala born?

Marco Hietala was born in Tervo[2].

What did Marco Hietala do for work?

Marco Hietala worked as a bass guitarist[3], singer[4], guitarist[5], songwriter[6], and composer[7].

Related Entities

Finland Nightwish

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [7] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [22] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . mtvuutiset.fi. Retrieved . mtvuutiset.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . nelonen.fi. Retrieved . nelonen.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . mtvuutiset.fi. Retrieved . mtvuutiset.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [42] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [45] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [46] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [47] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → Masked Singer Suomi, season 2, Vain elämää, season 15
    Given name → Marko, Tapani
    Image last checked license → —
    Instance of → human
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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