Markus Toivonen

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Markus Toivonen
Toivonen performing in 2016
Background information
Born	(1979-11-15) 15 November 1979 (age 45) Helsinki, Finland
Genres	Folk metal, Viking metal, melodic death metal, power metal
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals
Years active	1995–present
Member of	Ensiferum, Speden Timantit
Formerly of	Soulstream
Website	ensiferum.com

Markus Toivonen (born 1979) is a Finnish guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and a founding member of the folk metal band Ensiferum. He 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.

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

• Official Ensiferum website

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