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Ghost

Swedish musical group; hard rock band

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Founded: 2006
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Genre: heavy metal music
, hard rock
, pop rock
+2 more
Label: Rise Above Records
, Metal Blade Records
, Loma Vista Recordings
Country of origin: Sweden
Formed in: Linköping
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Ghost is a Swedish rock band formed in Linköping, in 2006. The band released their debut album, Opus Eponymous, in 2010, which earned them international recognition. This was followed by Infestissumam in 2013 and in 2015 by Meliora, which reached number one in Sweden and number eight in the US. This was followed by the albums Prequelle in 2018 and Impera in 2022. The band's sixth studio album, Skeletá, was released in 2025; it subsequently became their first number one on the US Billboard 200 chart.

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Tobias ForgeSwedish musician

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78 statements · 36% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Website: ghost-official.com language: English
Discography: Ghost (Swedish band) discography
Awards: Q60846361(2023) for work: Impera
Musikexportpriset(2019)
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Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance(February 15, 2016)
Start of work period: 2008
Social media followers: 303,025(April 7, 2025) x (twitter) numeric user id: 280391204
2,980,000(March 1, 2025) youtube channel id: UCAOiVaJJlH0Oduv48NN0mMA
2,580,000(January 15, 2024) youtube channel id: UCAOiVaJJlH0Oduv48NN0mMA
2,050,000(February 18, 2023) youtube channel id: UCAOiVaJJlH0Oduv48NN0mMA
251,710(February 7, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 280391204
1,330,000(August 3, 2022) youtube channel id: UCAOiVaJJlH0Oduv48NN0mMA
161,118(February 24, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 280391204
143,592(January 3, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 280391204
Has characteristic: rock band
Name: Ghost
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
Different from: Ghost criterion used: brand, trademark, band name or organization name refers to multiple entities · applies to name of subject: Ghost

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