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Markus Toivonen

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Markus Toivonen
Markus Toivonen performing during the Evolution Festival in 2006.
Markus Toivonen performing during the Evolution Festival in 2006.
Background information
Born (1979-11-15) 15 November 1979 (age 45)
Helsinki, Finland
GenresFolk metal
InstrumentsGuitar, Clean backing vocals
Years active1995–present
LabelsSpinefarm
WebsiteEnsiferum's website

Markus Toivonen (born 1979 in Helsinki) is the founding member of the Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum. Markus founded the band in 1995 and is the sole original member to have lasted the distance to Ensiferum's present incarnation. His role in the band is guitarist and primary songwriter. He has always contributed backing vocals and since the departure of Jari Mäenpää in 2004 has taken up a greater role behind the microphone, sharing the clean vocal parts with new bass player Sami Hinkka, with Mäenpää's replacement Petri Lindroos handling the harsh vocals.

Markus also plays in a side band called Speden Timantit and has been a member of the short-lived black/death metal outfit Soulstream.