Klaus Meine

German singer

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Klaus Meine

Meine in 2014

Background information
Birth name| Klaus Willi Meine
Born|  (1948-05-25) 25 May 1948 (age 76)
Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Genres|

* Hard rock
* heavy metal

Occupation(s)| Singer, songwriter
Years active| 1965–present
Member of| Scorpions

Musical artist

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.[1]

## Biography

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Meine wrote most of the lyrics to Scorpions' songs. He and former Scorpions drummer Herman Rarebell also shared lyrical authorship on some songs, including the major hit "Rock You Like a Hurricane". Meine composed some songs alone like "Wind of Change", "You and I", "But the Best for You", "Does Anyone Know", "A Moment in a Million Years", "Moment of Glory", "I Wanted to Cry", "Back to You", "My City, My Town", "Follow Your Heart", "Rock'n' Roll Band", "The World We Used to Know" and "Who We Are".[2]

He has played guitar on two Scorpions songs: "Coast to Coast" and "Follow Your Heart".[citation needed]

After a 1981 world tour and during the recording of the Blackout album, Meine lost his voice to the extent that he could not even speak properly.[citation needed] He was advised by his doctor to consider another profession. However, Scorpions stuck together and, after therapy and two vocal cord surgeries, Meine's voice recovered.

Meine performed on the Live in Berlin rendition of Roger Waters' "The Wall" in 1990. He was a featured singer during the performance.[citation needed]

Meine was awarded the city of Hanover plaque in 2000.[3] as well as the Cross of Merit First Class (Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse) of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit.[citation needed]

Dommenget released a Klaus Meine signature guitar that was given to him on his 60th birthday in 2008, which he used on the Humanity World Tour and the Get Your Sting and Blackout World Tour.[4]

Klaus' beyond-Scorpions collaborations include "Bridge to Heaven" with Uli Jon Roth, "Send Me an Angel", "Bigger than Life", "Keep the World Safe" and "Jerusalem of Gold" with Israeli singer Liel Kolet, "Bis wohin reicht mein Leben" from Rilke Projekt, "Wind of Change" with the tenor José Carreras, and the song "Dying for an Angel" from the album The Wicked Symphony by Avantasia.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ "Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time". HearYa – Indie Music Blog. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
2. ^ "Metal-Rules.com: Scorpions Interview with Klaus Meine". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
3. ^ "HANNOVER.DE - die Scorpions". Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
4. ^ "Boris Dommenget Guitarmaker handmade Guitars and Pickups". Retrieved 26 January 2016.

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Scorpions

* Rudolf Schenker
* Klaus Meine
* Matthias Jabs
* Paweł Mąciwoda
* Mikkey Dee

* Ralph Rieckermann
* Herman Rarebell
* Francis Buchholz
* Uli Jon Roth
* Michael Schenker
* Rudy Lenners
* Jürgen Rosenthal
* Wolfgang Dziony
* Lothar Heimberg
* James Kottak

Studio albums|

* Lonesome Crow
* Fly to the Rainbow
* In Trance
* Virgin Killer
* Taken by Force
* Lovedrive
* Animal Magnetism
* Blackout
* Love at First Sting
* Savage Amusement
* Crazy World
* Face the Heat
* Pure Instinct
* Eye II Eye
* Unbreakable
* Humanity: Hour I
* Sting in the Tail
* Return to Forever
* Rock Believer

Live albums|

* Tokyo Tapes
* World Wide Live
* Live Bites
* Acoustica

Cover albums|

* Moment of Glory
* Comeblack

Compilations|

* Best of Scorpions
* Best of Scorpions Vol. 2
* Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads
* Still Loving You
* Deadly Sting: The Mercury Years
* Big City Nights
* Classic Bites
* Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions
* Box of Scorpions
* The Platinum Collection
* Gold
* Born to Touch Your Feelings: Best of Rock Ballads

Singles|

* "The Zoo"
* "No One Like You"
* "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
* "Still Loving You"
* "Big City Nights"
* "Rhythm of Love"
* "Passion Rules the Game"
* "I Can't Explain"
* "Wind of Change"
* "Send Me an Angel"
* "White Dove"
* "You and I"
* "Here in My Heart"
* "You Are the Champion"
* "Humanity"
* "Raised on Rock"

Videos|

* World Wide Live
* Crazy World Tour Live... Berlin 1991
* Moment of Glory
* Acoustica
* Live at Wacken Open Air 2006

Tours|

* 50th Anniversary World Tour
* Crazy World Tour

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* Discography
* Members
* The Wall – Live in Berlin

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