Christian Palin (born 1 February 1978) is a Finnish-Uruguayan singer. He is the lead singer of the
metal bands Random Eyes
and Panorama. He is also the former lead singer of the
neoclassical metal
Neoclassical metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is heavily influenced by classical music and usually features very technical playing,Stephan Forté, "Metal néoclassique" in ''Guitarist Magazine Pedago'', Hors Série #29, "Les secrets du m ...
band
Adagio
Adagio (Italian for 'slowly', ) may refer to:
Music
* Adagio, a tempo marking, indicating that music is to be played slowly, or a composition intended to be played in this manner
* Adagio (band), a French progressive metal band
Albums
* ''Adag ...
, among others.
The son of a Finnish father and Uruguayan mother, Palin was born in
Montevideo
Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...
, Uruguay. He moved to Finland with his family in 1998 and in 1999 served his 12-month
mandatory military service
Conscription, also known as the draft in the United States and Israel, is the practice in which the compulsory enlistment in a national service, mainly a military service, is enforced by law. Conscription dates back to antiquity and it contin ...
in
Tikkakoski
Tikkakoski is an urban area (a '' taajama'') and a district of Jyväskylä, Finland, about north of the city center. Before 2009, Tikkakoski was part of Jyväskylän maalaiskunta.
Having originally been part of Tikka-Mannila, Tikkakoski beg ...
as a corporal.
Palin signed with Adagio in 2008, and ''
Archangels in Black'' was the first album to feature him on vocals. He parted ways with the band in February 2010.
Discography
References
External links
Random Eyes – Invisible review at Angelic Warlord – Christian Metal Resourcewww.imperiumi.netLevyarvostelutwww.roadrunnerrecords.com
1978 births
Living people
Singers from Montevideo
Uruguayan people of British descent
21st-century Uruguayan male singers
Finnish heavy metal singers
Adagio (band) members
21st-century Finnish male singers
Finnish people of Uruguayan descent
Uruguayan people of Finnish descent
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