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Klaus Meine

1948 - Today

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Klaus Meine (German pronunciation: [klaʊs ˈmaɪnə]; born 25 May 1948) is a German singer, best known as the longtime frontman and primary lyricist of the hard rock band Scorpions. Meine and guitarist Rudolf Schenker are the only two members of the group to appear on every Scorpions album, though he did not join the band until 1969. This was four years after its founding. Meine placed at number 22 on Hit Parader's 'Top Heavy Metal Vocalists of All Time' list in 2006. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Klaus Meine is the 69th most popular singer (up from 83rd in 2019), the 355th most popular biography from Germany (up from 436th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Singer.

Klaus Meine is most famous for being the lead singer of the band Scorpions.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Klaus Meine ranks 69 out of 4,381. Before him are 50 Cent, Nina Simone, George Michael, Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker, and Joe Dassin. After him are Kurt Cobain, Ella Fitzgerald, Eminem, Harry Nilsson, Jennifer Lopez, and Stevie Wonder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Klaus Meine ranks 27. Before him are Jeremy Irons, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Nick Drake, Charles Taylor, and Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. After him are Olivia Newton-John, Marcello Lippi, George Tupou V, Henning Mankell, Patrizia Reggiani, and Andrzej Sapkowski.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Klaus Meine ranks 355 out of 7,253. Before him are Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1955), Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945), Christian V of Denmark (1646), Otto of Bavaria (1848), Arno Allan Penzias (1933), and Paul Hindemith (1895). After him are Hermann Hoth (1885), Hans Fischer (1881), Julius Streicher (1885), Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850), Rudolf Carnap (1891), and Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (1881).

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Among SINGERS In Germany

Among singers born in Germany, Klaus Meine ranks 2. Before him are Nico (1938). After him are Dieter Bohlen (1954), Constanze Mozart (1762), Nina Hagen (1955), Sandra (1962), Thomas Anders (1963), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (1925), Anna Magdalena Bach (1701), Marian Gold (1954), Ivan Rebroff (1931), and Nena (1960).

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