Michael Monroe
Sign in to saveAlso known as Mike Monroe, Matti Fagerholm, The Flashing Psychedelic Kid
Finnish rock musician
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Fallen
- Until the Sun Stops Rising
- David Chatt
- Garry Know Bennett
- Dim sum at the On-on tea room
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1926-06-01
- Active to
- 1962-08-05
death by drug overdosejazz
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 53,195
- Total plays
- 1,275,293
Tags
hard rockglam rockfinnishrock80s
In a perfect world, Michael Monroe would have been one of the leading frontmen of the ‘80s glam metal movement -- leaving most of his unbearable contemporaries in the dust. Born Matti Fagerholm on June 17, 1960, in Helsinki, Finland, Monroe played saxophone with a variety of Finnish bands throughout the late ‘70s before eventually switching to vocals, and helping co-form Hanoi Rocks in 1980. Preceding Mötley Crüe by several years, Hanoi Rocks <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Michael+Monroe">Re
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kristian
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Finland
- Place of birth
- Helsinki
- Occupation
- musician
- Educated at
- Ressu Upper Secondary School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- rock music
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.michaelmonroe.com
- Image
- Michael Monroe - Ilosaarirock 2011 4.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1962-06-17
- Commons category
- Michael Monroe
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
- birth name
- Matti Antero Kristian Fagerholm
- pseudonym
- Mike Monroe
- social media followers
- 14600
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