“I grew up in Sweden. It's a profoundly Americanized country. We have a strong tradition of Americana and always had non-dubbed American television, and embracing American culture a lot, so I always knew that I wanted to go to America.”

Swedish musician

Tobias Forge is a Swedish musician, born in 1981. He is best known as the frontman and main songwriter of the masked rock band Ghost, and as its sole continuous member. Forge performs live as the band’s vocalist under the stage name Papa Perpetua, or Papa Emeritus V. Before Ghost brought him wide attention, he played in other bands including Repugnant and Crashdïet, using the name Mary Goore. His public role in Ghost was confirmed in 2017 after a legal dispute over royalties brought his identity into view.