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Fredrick Dronjak, född 20 januari 1972 i Mölndal, Àr en musiker frÄn Sverige. Hans pappa kommer ursprungligen frÄn Jugoslavien (nuvarande Serbien), Belgrad, och mamma Àr frÄn Sverige, Göteborg.
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