45 years old (Born on April 08, 1979)
Finnish, Musician; He is famous from Children Of Bodom.
Roadrunner Records ranked him #41 out of 50 of The Greatest Metal Frontmen of All Time. (metal-archives.com) Alexi has been featured on the cover of Young Guitar Magazine several times, as well as being on the cover of Guitar World along with Steve Vai and Zakk Wylde. (metal-archives.com) Guitar World magazine has ranked him as one of the 50 fastest guitarists in the world. (metal-archives.com) Children of Bodom Played the 2008 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards, Laiho also received the Dimebag Award for "Best Shredder", and he performed a track off of Children of Bodom's 2008's album, Blooddrunk. (metal-archives.com) The "Wildchild" nickname is derived from the song "Wild Child" by W.A.S.P. He also has a clothing line called "wild child industries". (metal-archives.com)Alexi Laiho's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Alexi Laiho
After the release of Something Wild, he attempted to commit suicide with sleeping pills. He spent a week in a coma before being reanimated. (metalstorm.net)
His first guitar was a Tokai Stratocaster. (metal-archives.com)
Alexi is known to have written the lyrics for the the first Children of Bodom albums in the studio, just before the recording. (metal-archives.com)