Terje Bakken
Valfar | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Terje Bakken |
| Born | 3 September 1978 |
| Origin | Norway |
| Died | 14 January 2004 (aged 25) |
| Genres | Black metal, Viking metal, folk metal |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, accordion, guitar, bass, drums, synthesizer, keyboards, programming |
| Years active | 1994–2004 |
| Formerly of | Windir |
Terje "Valfar" Bakken (3 September 1978 – 14 January 2004) was the lead singer and founder of the Norwegian black metal band Windir. Windir was started as a one-man project, but it was expanded into a full band with the release of their third album, 1184. Valfar originally sang his lyrics in Sognamål, a dialect of Norwegian, but eventually switched to English in an attempt to appeal to a broader audience.