# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/king-diamond
# Generated: 2026-08-13T00:43:35.523Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/king-diamond"
name: "King Diamond"
slug: "king-diamond"
description: "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.."
tagline: "Danish musician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/King_Diamond_live_2006_Moscow_01.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1956-06-14"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           59.74
  momentum:             10.79757997548341
  historical:           23.51634933333334
  currentAttention:     40.92
  sourceConfidence:     80
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://x.com/King_Diamond"
    handle:    "King_Diamond"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/kingdiamond"
    handle:    "kingdiamond"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1238591/"
    handle:    "nm1238591"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.covenworldwide.org/"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "كينغ دايموند"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "King Diamond"
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    title: "King Diamond"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "King Diamond"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "King Diamond"
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    title: "King Diamond"
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    title: "King Diamond"
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    title: "King Diamond"
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    title: "King Diamond"
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    title: "King Diamond"
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    title: "King Diamond"
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    title: "King Diamond"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "King Diamond"
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    title: "Кинг Дајмонд"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond_(musiker)"
    title: "King Diamond (musiker)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond"
    title: "King Diamond"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond"
    title: "King Diamond"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313818"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
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    title: "King Diamond"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump