Jani Stefanovic (born 23 May 1979) is a Swedish multi-instrumentalist that primarily plays

Swedish death metal Swedish death metal is a death metal music scene developed in Sweden. Many Swedish death metal bands are associated with the melodic death metal movement, thus giving Swedish death metal a different sound from other variations of death metal. ...

. Jani started playing around the age of 13–14 years old.

Personal life

Jani was born in Gothenburg, Sweden to a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

mother and a Serbian father. He moved to Helsinki, Finland in 1993 with his mom, little brother and sister. Jani lived in Finland until 2000. Jani moved back to Gothenburg, Sweden in 2000. After joining Sins of omission in 2002 he moved to Stockholm. Jani is an educated chef. Jani Stefanovic is married to fellow artist Katja Stefanovic a singer songwriter from Finland. They have one daughter.

Bands

;Current *

Divinefire Divinefire is a Christian metal group founded in the spring of 2004 by Finnish guitarist Jani Stefanovic, and Swedish singer Christian Liljegren. Liljegren is the current frontman of the band Narnia. The group signed a contract with King R ...

- Drums, Guitars, Keyboards (2004–present) *

Miseration Miseration is a Swedish death metal band formed in 2006. Their lyrics primarily deal with themes of inner struggles and religious conflict. The band is one out of a collection of collaborations with both former Crimson Moonlight guitarist Jani St ...

- Guitar (2006-2010, 2011–present) *Essence of Sorrow - Guitar (2005–present) * Mehida - Guitar (2007–present) * The Few Against Many - Drums (2008–present) *The Weakening - Guitar (2007–present) * Solution .45 - Guitar (2008–present) ;Former * Am I Blood - Drums (1999-2000) *Sins Of Omission - Drums (2002-2003) * Renascent - Drums, Vocals (2003-2005) *

Crimson Moonlight Crimson Moonlight is a Swedish unblack metal band. The band was formed in the summer of 1997 with the mere intention of recording a primitive old school black metal demo and playing one show before breaking up. However, the breakup never happe ...

- Guitars (2004-2006) *Hilastherion - Drums (session) (2007)

Discography

;Renascent *''Demon's Quest'' (2004) *''Through Darkness'' (2005) ;Divinefire *''

Glory Thy Name Divinefire is a Christian metal group founded in the spring of 2004 by Finnish guitarist Jani Stefanovic, and Swedish singer Christian Liljegren. Liljegren is the current frontman of the band Narnia. The group signed a contract with King Re ...

'' (2004) (Rivel Records) *''

Hero A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength. Like other formerly gender-specific terms (like ''actor''), ''her ...

'' (2005) (Rivel Records) *''

Into a New Dimension Divinefire is a Christian metal group founded in the spring of 2004 by Finnish guitarist Jani Stefanovic, and Swedish singer Christian Liljegren. Liljegren is the current frontman of the band Narnia. The group signed a contract with King Re ...

'' (2006) (Rivel Records) *'' Farewell'' (2008) (Rivel Records) *'' Eye Of The Storm'' (2011) (Liljegren Records) ;Miseration *''Your Demons - Their Angels'' (2007) (Rivel Records) *''

The Mirroring Shadow Miseration is a Swedish death metal band formed in 2006. Their lyrics primarily deal with themes of inner struggles and religious conflict. The band is one out of a collection of collaborations with both former Crimson Moonlight guitarist Jani St ...

'' (2009) (Lifeforce Records) *''

Tragedy Has Spoken Tragedy (from the grc-gre, τραγῳδία, ''tragōidia'', ''tragōidia'') is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character. Traditionally, the intention of tragedy i ...

'' (2012) (Lifeforce Records) ;Crimson Moonlight * ''

Veil of Remembrance ''Veil of Remembrance'' is the second full-length album by the Swedish group Crimson Moonlight. Veil of Remembrance was officially released on January 26, 2005 although it was already available since December 4, 2004. Overview On ''Veil of Rememb ...

'' (2004) (Rivel Records) ;Mehida * '' Blood & Water'' (2007) * '' The Eminent Storm'' (2009) ;The Few Against Many *''SOT'' (2009) (Pulverised Records) ;Solution .45 *'' For Aeons Past'' (2010) (AFM Records) * '' Nightmares in the Waking State: Part I'' (2015) * '' Nightmares in the Waking State: Part II'' (2016) ;Production * ''Glory Thy Name'' by Divinefire (2004) * ''Hero'' by Divinefire (2005) * ''Through Darkness'' by Renascent (2005) * ''Into a New Dimension'' by Divinefire (2006) * ''Reflections of the Obscure'' by Essence of Sorrow (2006) * ''Invisible'' by Random Eyes (2008) * ''The Light'' by ReinXeed (2008) * ''Farewell'' by Divinefire (2008) * ''The Mirroring Shadow'' by Miseration (2009) * ''For Aeons Past'' by Solution .45 (2010) * ''Eye of the Storm'' by Divinefire (2011) * ''Tragedy Has Spoken'' by Miseration (2012) * ''Incarnate'' by Pantokrator (2014) * ''In the Shadow of the Inverted Cross'' by Sorcerer (2015) * ''Black EP'' by Sorcerer (2015) * ''Malevolent Creature of Kings'' by The Malice (2016) * ''The Avowal of the Centurion'' by Sacrificium (2019) * ''The Unholy Communion'' by The Malice (2019) * "Crossroads" by Pantokrator (2020)

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1979 births Living people Swedish drummers Swedish guitarists Male guitarists Swedish heavy metal musicians Musicians from Gothenburg Swedish people of Finnish descent Swedish people of Serbian descent 21st-century guitarists 21st-century drummers 21st-century Swedish male musicians Mehida members Miseration members Solution .45 members {{Guitarist-stub