Klaus Meine

Klaus Meine is the singer of the famous German group of Hard rock Scorpions. It was born in Wedemark in Germany the May 25th 1948, is married and has a son. Before belonging to Scorpions Meine belonged to an rock group of Hanover named Copernicus. It joined Scorpions in 1969, two years before the exit of the 1st album ( Lonesome Crow ), and left the groupe.
since, never It is famous for its voice single, able to deliver notes in the octaves highest, and for its humane engagement within various organizations. Its small size and its beautiful voice were worth the nickname of " to him; Imp with the gold voice ".
He wrote the words of the majority of the songs of Scorpions but he only has also compound some of the most known songs of the group like " When The Smoke Is Going Down" and especially " Wind off Exchange " left in 1990 on the album Crazy World , which will become a hymn to liberty and a world hit in 1991.

During the round which follows the exit of the album Animal Magnetism of 1980, Klaus loses the use of its voice, and must be made operate. He is completely demoralized, and is about to be made replace by Don Dokken of the Dokken group. But it is taken in hand by a surgeon with whom it must much, and it returns stronger than ever. The album which follows, which bears the name of Blackout , referred to its problems of vocal cords and will be the album which will reveal Scorpions like one of the greatest world rock groups.

External bonds

the French site
French-speaking Official Fanclub of the group Scorpions

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