Scorpions
German rock band · German rock band
| Description | German rock band Source: Wikidata |
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| Formed | 1965 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
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| Formed in | Hannover Hanover Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
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| Area | Germany Source: MusicBrainz |
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| Country | DE Germany Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
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| Genres | hard rock heavy metal music Source: Wikidata |
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| Record labels | Atlantic Records EMI Warner Music Group PolyGram Mercury Records Bertelsmann Music Group RCA Records Source: Wikidata |
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| Awards | European Cultural Award Echo Pop Award for the Best National Rock/Pop Group Echo Pop Honorary Award Lower Saxony State Prize Source: Wikidata |
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Members
- Joachim Kirchhoff 1965–1968 · MusicBrainz
- Karl-Heinz Vollmer 1965–1970 (background vocals, guitar) · MusicBrainz
- Wolfgang Dziony 1965–1973 (background vocals, drums (drum set), percussion) · MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Rudolf Schenker 1965–present (background vocals, guitar) · MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Lothar Heimberg 1968–1973 (background vocals, bass guitar) · MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Michael Schenker 1969–1973 (background vocals, guitar); 1978–1979 (background vocals, guitar) · MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Klaus Meine 1969–present (lead vocals) · MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Werner Löhr 1972–1972 · MusicBrainz
- Achim Kirschning 1973–1974 (keyboard) · MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Hans‐Jürgen Rosenthal 1973–1975 (background vocals, drums (drum set), percussion) · MusicBrainz
- Uli Jon Roth 1973–1978 (background vocals, guitar, lead vocals) · MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Francis Buchholz 1973–1992 (background vocals, bass guitar) · MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Rudy Lenners 1975–1977 (drums (drum set), percussion) · MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Joe Wyman 1977–1977 (drums (drum set), percussion) · MusicBrainz
- Herman Rarebell 1977–1996 (background vocals, drums (drum set), percussion) · MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Matthias Jabs 1979–present (background vocals, guitar) · MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Ralph Rieckermann 1993–2002 (background vocals, bass guitar) · MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Curt Cress 1996–1996 (drums (drum set), percussion) · MusicBrainz
- James Kottak 1996–2016 (drums (drum set)) · MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Ken Taylor 2000–2000 (background vocals, bass guitar) · MusicBrainz
- Paweł Mąciwoda 2004-01-10–present (background vocals, bass guitar) · MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Ingo Powitzer 2004–2004 (background vocals, bass guitar) · MusicBrainz
- Barry Sparks 2004–2004 (bass guitar) · MusicBrainz
- Johan Franzon 2014–2014 (drums (drum set)) · MusicBrainz
- Mikkey Dee 2016–present (drums (drum set)) · MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Jürgen Rosenthal · Wikidata
- Harald Grosskopf · Wikidata
Also known as
The Hunters The Rasselbande The Scorpions サソリ
Links
Identifiers
mbid: c3cceeed-3332-4cf0-8c4c-bbde425147b6 · wikidata: Q124147 · isni: 0000000110916387 · discogs: 1840387, 3751322, 63552 · spotify: 27T030eWyCQRmDyuvr1kxY · apple_music: 602212
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