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Matthias Jabs

German guitarist
Person human Q61334

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
October 25, 1955
Place of birth
Hanover
Country of citizenship
Germany[7]
Occupation
composer, guitarist, songwriter, entrepreneur
Award received
Stadtplakette Hannover, Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit, Lower Saxony State Prize, Grand Cross of Merit of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit[8][9][10][11]
Genre
heavy metal music[14]
Official website
www.matthiasjabs.de[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[20]
Copyright representative
GEMA[22]
Family name
Jabs[16]
Given name
Matthias[17]
Instrument
guitar[19]
Member of
Scorpions[12]
P14750
4969-801D-C56E-6BF3-FFBF[27]
Record label
Bertelsmann Music Group[15]
Social media followers
6.9k (5.0k–6.9k, n=4)[23][24][25][26]
Start of work period
1975[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Matthias Jabs ar ماثايس جابس el Ματίας Γιαμπς fa ماتیاس یابس it Mathias Jabs ja マティアス・ヤプス ru Ябс ru Ябс Маттиас ru Ябс, Маттиас ru Джабс, Маттиас ru Matthias Jabs ru Джабс ru Джабс Маттиас ru Маттиас Джабс ru Маттиас Ябс th Matthias Jabs th แมทเทียส จาบส์ uk Маттіас Ябс
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000056033013
VIAF cluster ID
85520465
GND ID
1363120220
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
20140801-150-See-Rock Festival 2014--Matthias Jabs.JPG ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000193011
DBC author ID
87097919003868
DR music artist ID
67227
Discogs artist ID
454221
Encyclopaedia Metallum artist ID
32537
Europeana entity
agent/base/77965
Film.ru person ID
matthias-jabs
Freebase ID
/m/088yz_
Show all 26 identifiers +14
IMDb ID
nm1106955
IPI name number
00076067268
JRC Names ID
1248155
Museum-digital ID
149484
MusicBrainz artist ID
0ed00f32-560d-4333-9093-c406c02d03ac
NL CR AUT ID
xx0035459
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073540447
OFDb person ID
70564
Obálky knih ID
xx0035459
TMDB person ID
554152
Tidal artist ID
13510170
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjXhBhhhFKpvH3hm7B773
YouTube channel ID
UC-ZmFTe6TamVICeBcJJ2nwA
ČSFD person ID
104748

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
composer, entrepreneur, songwriter, guitarist
Award received 2
Lower Saxony State Prize, Stadtplakette Hannover
Mb:composer 2
Don’t Make No Promises (Your Body Can’t Keep), Don’t Make No Promises (Your Body Can’t Keep)
Belongs to 1
Scorpions
Copyright representative 1
GEMA
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Genre 1
heavy metal music
Given name 1
Matthias
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
guitar
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Mb:member of band 1
Scorpions
Member of 1
Scorpions
Place of birth 1
Hanover
Record label 1
Bertelsmann Music Group
Sex or gender 1
male
← SNARC ID 1
Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby
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Summary

Matthias Jabs was born on October 25, 1955[1], in Hanover[2]. He has worked as a composer[3], guitarist[4], songwriter[5], and entrepreneur[6].

FAQs

Where was Matthias Jabs born?

Matthias Jabs was born in Hanover[2].

What did Matthias Jabs do for work?

Matthias Jabs worked as a composer[3], guitarist[4], songwriter[5], and entrepreneur[6].

What awards did Matthias Jabs receive?

Honors received include Stadtplakette Hannover[8], Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit[9], State Award of Lower Saxony[10], and Grand Cross of Merit of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit[11].

Related Entities

Bertelsmann Music Group entrepreneur Germany

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  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [22] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [25] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 10w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Award received → Stadtplakette Hannover, Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit, Lower Saxony State Prize +1
    Official website → http://www.matthiasjabs.de/
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