# Quorthon

> Thomas Börje Forsberg, better known by the stage name Quorthon, was a Swedish musician. He was one of the founders, as well as the sole songwriter, of the band Bathory, which pioneered the black metal genre and is credited with creating the Viking metal style. A multi-instrumentalist, Quorthon wrote the music and lyrics on all of Bathory's albums and performed vocals and guitars.

*Swedish musician (1966–2004)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/quorthon

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** Sweden
- **Born:** 1966-02-17
- **Died:** 2004-06-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 55.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.6 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 23.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100
- **Country rank:** #245

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1524713/ (@nm1524713)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.blackmark.net

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/268059)
- [كورثون](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AB%D9%88%D9%86)
- [Quorthon](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorthon)
- [Quorthon](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorthon)
- [Quorthon](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorthon)
- [Quorthon](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorthon)
- [Quorthon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorthon)
- [Quorthon](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorthon)
- [Quorthon](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorthon)
- [Quorthon](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorthon)
- [Quorthon](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorthon)
- [קוורת'ון](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%AA'%D7%95%D7%9F)
- [Quorthon](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorthon)
- [Quorthon](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorthon)
- [クォーソン](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3)
- [Kvortons](https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kvortons)
- [Quorthon](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorthon)
- [Quorthon](https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorthon)
- [Quorthon](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorthon)
- [Quorthon](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorthon)
- [Quorthon](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorthon)
- [Куортон](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD)
- [Quorthon](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorthon)
- [Thomas Forsberg](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Forsberg)
- [Quorthon](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorthon)
- [Квортон](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Quorthon)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bf348cda-3377-4888-82dc-85bba1a2d50a)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q380318)
- [Quorthon](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4607264)

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