# King Diamond

> Kim Bendix Petersen, better known by his stage name King Diamond, is a Danish rock musician. As a vocalist, he is known for his powerful and wide-ranging countertenor singing voice, in particular his far-reaching falsetto screams. He is the lead vocalist and lyricist for both Mercyful Fate and the eponymous King Diamond. He also plays keyboards and guitars on studio recordings but uses live shows to focus solely on his vocal performance. Diamond is renowned for his dark lyrical content and his story concepts. He is also known for his distinctive shock stage persona. He has been an influence for other rock and metal artists, including Metallica, Slayer and Cradle of Filth..

*Danish musician*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/king-diamond

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Born:** 1956-06-14
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 59.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.8 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 23.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 40.9 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 80.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/King_Diamond (@King_Diamond)
- **FACEBOOK**: https://www.facebook.com/kingdiamond (@kingdiamond)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1238591/ (@nm1238591)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.covenworldwide.org/

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/465022)
- [كينغ دايموند](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%BA_%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF)
- [كينج دايموند](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AC_%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF)
- [کینق دایموند](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%82_%D8%AF%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF)
- [King Diamond](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond)
- [King Diamond](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond)
- [King Diamond](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond)
- [King Diamond](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond)
- [King Diamond](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond)
- [King Diamond](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond)
- [King Diamond](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond)
- [کینگ دایموند](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF_%D8%AF%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF)
- [King Diamond](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond)
- [King Diamond](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond)
- [King Diamond](https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond)
- [King Diamond](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond)
- [King Diamond](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond)
- [King Diamond](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond)
- [King Diamond](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond)
- [キング・ダイアモンド](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89)
- [킹 다이아몬드](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%82%B9_%EB%8B%A4%EC%9D%B4%EC%95%84%EB%AA%AC%EB%93%9C)
- [King Diamond](https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond)
- [Кинг Дајмонд](https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3_%D0%94%D0%B0%D1%98%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B4)
- [King Diamond (musiker)](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond_(musiker))
- [King Diamond](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond)
- [King Diamond](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/02808ac2-15ad-4997-a33c-00ae94203e89)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313818)
- [King Diamond](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1045861)

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