Kraftwerk

Summary

Kraftwerk is a musical group^[1]. Kraftwerk ranks in the top 0.79% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,758 views/month, #162 of 20,490).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kraftwerk received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[3].
• Kraftwerk received the Preis für Popkultur^[4].
• Kraftwerk received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[5].
• Kraftwerk's instance of is recorded as musical group^[6].
• Kraftwerk's genre is electronic music^[7].
• Kraftwerk's genre is Krautrock^[8].
• Kraftwerk's genre is synth-pop^[9].
• Kraftwerk's genre is electro^[10].
• Kraftwerk's genre is techno^[11].
• Kraftwerk's genre is experimental music^[12].
• Kraftwerk's genre is electronica^[13].
• Kraftwerk's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Records^[14].
• Kraftwerk's record label is recorded as Astralwerks^[15].
• Kraftwerk's record label is recorded as Elektra^[16].
• Kraftwerk's record label is recorded as EMI^[17].
• Kraftwerk's record label is recorded as Kling Klang Schallplatten^[18].
• Kraftwerk's discography is recorded as Kraftwerk discography^[19].
• Kraftwerk's Commons category is recorded as Kraftwerk^[20].
• Kraftwerk's country of origin is recorded as Germany^[21].
• Kraftwerk comprises Ralf Hütter^[22].
• Kraftwerk comprises Fritz Hilpert^[23].
• Kraftwerk comprises Henning Schmitz^[24].
• Kraftwerk comprises Falk Grieffenhagen^[25].
• 1961 marks the founding of Kraftwerk^[26].
• Kraftwerk's location of formation is recorded as Düsseldorf^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: DE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1970^[30]

• Genre(s): electro, electronic, krautrock, progressive electronic, synth-pop, techno^[31]

• Community tags: electro, electronic, electronic music, german, krautrock, progressive electronic, synth-pop, synthpop, techno^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5700dcd4-c139-4f31-aa3e-6382b9af9032^[33]

Body

Founding

1961 marks the founding of Kraftwerk^[26]. Kraftwerk's location of formation is recorded as Düsseldorf^[27].

Identity

Kraftwerk's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kraftwerk'}^[34].

Recognition

Awards received include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[3], a lifetime achievement award^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1962^[37]; Preis für Popkultur^[4], a music award^[38], in Germany^[39], founded in 2016^[40]; and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[5], a music museum^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1983^[43].

Why It Matters

Kraftwerk ranks in the top 0.79% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,758 views/month, #162 of 20,490).^[2] Kraftwerk has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] Kraftwerk is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Kraftwerk has been cited as an influence by Depeche Mode^[46], a musical group^[47], founded in 1980^[48]; Erasure^[49], a musical duo^[50], founded in 1985^[51]; Gino Soccio^[52], a record producer^[53], b. 1955^[54], of Canada^[55]; and DMX Krew^[56], a record producer^[57], b. 2000^[58], of United Kingdom^[59].

FAQs

What awards did Kraftwerk receive?

Honors received include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[3], Preis für Popkultur^[4], and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[5].

Who did Kraftwerk influence?

Kraftwerk has been cited as an influence by Depeche Mode^[46], Erasure^[49], Gino Soccio^[52], and DMX Krew^[56].