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Quorthon

Swedish musician (1966–2004)
Person Human Q380318

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
February 17, 1966
Date of death
June 3, 2004
Place of birth
Stockholm
Place of death
Stockholm
Country of citizenship
Sweden[12]
Occupation
guitarist, singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer, musician[13]
Father
Börje Forsberg[11]
Sibling
Jennie Tebler[34]
Genre
black metal, viking metal, thrash metal[16][17][18]
Official website
www.blackmark.net[24]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Swedish[30]
End of work period
2004[33]
Family name
Forsberg[21]
Given name
Thomas, Börje[22][23]
Instrument
guitar, voice, bass guitar, percussion instrument[26][27][28][29]
Manner of death
natural causes[25]
Member of
Bathory[14]
Name in native language
Quorthon[31]
Place of burial
Skogskyrkogården[10]
Record label
Black Mark Productions[19]
Start of work period
1980[32]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000059620416
VIAF cluster ID
39145969926332250147
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2009074713
GND ID
134798414, 1333051409
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000861981
BIBSYS ID
12025674
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134798414
Discogs artist ID
268059, 2852914
Encyclopaedia Metallum artist ID
715
Encyclopaedia Metallum band ID
9306
Europeana entity
agent/base/64229
Find a Grave memorial ID
10030741
Show all 24 identifiers +12
Freebase ID
/m/027jpm
Geni profile ID
6000000092790686902
HAND ID
CD1B-F75C-B9E1-A1EB-04AD
IMDb ID
nm1524713
JRC Names ID
751798
LyricsTranslate ID
quorthon-lyrics.html
MuseScore artist ID
149786
MusicBrainz artist ID
bf348cda-3377-4888-82dc-85bba1a2d50a
NL CR AUT ID
xx0176066
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9814041053105606
WhoSampled artist ID
Quorthon, Thomas-Börje-Forsberg
WikiTree person ID
Forsberg-659

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
composer, singer, songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist
Instrument 4
guitar, bass guitar, percussion instrument, voice
← Producer 4
The Return, Under the Sign of the Black Mark, Twilight of the Gods, Destroyer of Worlds
Genre 3
black metal, thrash metal, viking metal
Given name 2
Thomas, Börje
Mb:dedicated to 2
Sardonic Wrath, Sardonic Wrath
Mb:label founder 2
Black Mark Productions, Black Mark Productions
Mb:writer 2
One Rode to Asa Bay, One Rode to Asa Bay
Belongs to 1
Bathory
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Country of citizenship 1
Sweden
Founded entities 1
Black Mark Productions
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Swedish
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:member of band 1
Bathory
Mb:performer of 1
Purity of Essence
Mb:sibling 1
Jennie Tebler
Mb:supporting musician 1
Jennie Tebler
Member of 1
Bathory
Place of birth 1
Stockholm
Place of burial 1
Skogskyrkogården
Place of death 1
Stockholm
Record label 1
Black Mark Productions
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Tomasz Napoleon Nidecki
← Mb:parent 1
Börje Forsberg
← Performer 1
Album
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Summary

Quorthon was born on February 17, 1966[1], in Stockholm[2]. He died on June 3, 2004[3], in Stockholm[4]. He worked as a guitarist[5], singer[6], multi-instrumentalist[7], songwriter[8], and composer[9].

FAQs

Where was Quorthon born?

Quorthon was born in Stockholm[2].

Where did Quorthon die?

Quorthon passed away in Stockholm[4].

Who were Quorthon's parents?

Quorthon's father was Börje Forsberg[11].

What did Quorthon do for work?

Quorthon worked as a guitarist[5], singer[6], multi-instrumentalist[7], songwriter[8], and composer[9].

Related Entities

Bathory Stockholm Sweden

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  3. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Encyclopaedia Metallum. wikidata.org.
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  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → CD1B-F75C-B9E1-A1EB-04AD
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  2. 15w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Poland MMS ID → 9814041053105606
    "Cleanup: remove wikimedia refs (Difool/WikidataCleanup)"
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    GND ID → 134798414, 1333051409
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