Klaus Meine

German singer
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Summary

Klaus Meine was born on May 25, 1948[1], in Hanover[2]. He has worked as a heavy metal singer[3], songwriter[4], decorator[5], and rock musician[6].

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Germany[7]
  • Native language: German[8]
  • Award received: Stadtplakette Hannover[9], Merit Cross of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit (1st class)[10], Leibniz-Ring-Hannover[11], State Award of Lower Saxony[12], Grand Cross of Merit of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit[13]
  • Member of: Scorpions[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Genre: hard rock[16], heavy metal music[17]
  • Voice type: tenor[18]
  • Family name: Meine[19]
  • Given name: Klaus[20]
  • Work location: Hanover[21]
  • Instrument: voice[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[23], English[24]
  • Start of work period: 1965[25]
  • Copyright representative: GEMA[26]

FAQs

Where was Klaus Meine born?

Klaus Meine was born in Hanover[2].

What did Klaus Meine do for work?

Klaus Meine worked as a heavy metal singer[3], songwriter[4], decorator[5], and rock musician[6].

What awards did Klaus Meine receive?

Honors received include Stadtplakette Hannover[9], Merit Cross of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit (1st class)[10], Leibniz-Ring-Hannover[11], and State Award of Lower Saxony[12].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [5] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → heavy metal singer, songwriter, decorator +1
    Work location → Hanover
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/61951|batch #61951]]: Import professions from Lower Saxony Biography"
  2. 27d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  3. 7w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Personality database profile id → 33954
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Personality database profile id: 33954, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/251212846|Klaus Meine (#251212846)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7421|Personali"
  4. 10w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship → —
    Work period start → —
    Family name → Meine
    Genre → —
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14750: 27A6-0B72-FEE8-43B2-3EB6, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269215|batch #269215]]"
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